Kasim-Jomart Tokaev signed the law on ratification of the treaty on the alliance relations between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The document aims to expand cooperation in political, trade-economic, transit-transport, energy, civil defense and other fields.

A draft law on Islamic banking has been developed, which will be submitted to the parliament this year, said Behzod Hamroev, deputy chairman of the MB. He said that in the near future it is expected that the regulatory documents on Islamic financial services will be adopted in microfinance organizations.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog responded to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's statement that an arrest warrant had been issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Herzog said the issuance of arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant was a "one-sided political move."

Due to the devaluation of the ruble, political events and the recent Crocus terrorist attack, the number of Kyrgyz working in Russia has almost halved. This was reported by Esenbek Ergeshov, chief specialist of the Center for Employment of Citizens Abroad under the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Migration of Kyrgyzstan.

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed his condolences to the Supreme Religious Leader of this country, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in connection with the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ibrahim Raisi and the persons accompanying him as a result of the tragedy that occurred in the north of Iran.

US Central Command trucks began delivering humanitarian aid from a temporary port established by the US in the Gaza Strip. The vehicles left the temporary port at 09:00 local time.

Tens of thousands of Crimean Tatars were expelled from their homeland on May 18, 1944 by order of Joseph Stalin. Within 15 minutes, about 259,000 Crimean Tatars, mostly old people, women and children, were brought to the square and put on carts for transporting animals. Half of the Crimean Tatars deported in inhumane conditions died on the way before reaching their destination.

On May 13, a fight broke out between Kyrgyz and foreigners in one of the hostels in Bishkek. On the night of May 18, after this brawl, a protest was organized with the participation of about 1,000 people. 29 people were injured in the clashes. The Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed concern about Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan.

A US Interior Department official has become the first Jewish official to publicly resign in protest of Israel's tacit support for its "genocidal" war in Gaza. "In light of President Biden's devastating and continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza, I can no longer in good conscience represent this administration," said Lily Greenberg Coll.

The Kazakh government has started arresting Uzbek citizens who have violated Russian legislation or failed to pay fines. Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that Kazakhstan and Russia agreed on mutual recognition and enforcement of decisions on administrative and criminal cases.