The agreement, signed during the IDEF2025 exhibition in Istanbul, aims to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. According to it, Azerbaijan will purchase unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar.

In Uzbekistan, 405.5 thousand babies were born in January-June 2025. Of these, 209.6 thousand were boys (51.7 percent), 195.9 thousand (48.3 percent) were girls. 197.8 thousand were born in urban areas, 207.7 thousand in rural areas. The current number of births decreased by 14.4 thousand compared to the same period in 2024, and by 29.1 thousand compared to the first half of 2023.

The Uzbek delegation held a meeting with the leadership of the Central Bank of Malaysia and discussed the main areas of cooperation in the field of Islamic banking and financial regulation. The meeting examined in detail the Malaysian experience - the processes of licensing, supervision and regulation of Islamic banks and financial institutions. In particular, special attention was paid to compliance with Sharia principles and mechanisms for effective liquidity management in the Islamic financial system.

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The number of marriages in Uzbekistan has decreased and the number of divorces has increased over the first six months of this year. According to the National Statistics Committee, the number of registered marriages in January-June of this year amounted to 95.3 thousand. Compared to the same period last year, their number has decreased by 2.1 thousand.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's call on the Ukrainian people to "never agree to occupation," "never surrender," and "never allow territorial integrity to be violated" has sparked serious debate in Russia.

A delegation led by the Chairman of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan (SSS) Bahodir Kurbanov met with the Minister of Defense of Afghanistan, Mullah Muhammad Yaqub, in Kabul. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on border cooperation, establishing mutual relations, and other relevant issues. Bahodir Kurbanov also met with the Minister of Interior of the neighboring country, Sirojiddin Haqqani.

Two anonymous donors donated nearly $320,000 to build a mosque in Tatarstan.

"The support of our Uzbek brothers is very important to us. The first gift on the path to the restoration of Karabakh was given by Uzbekistan. At the initiative of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, we opened a school named after Mirzo Ulugbek in Fuzuli, designed for 960 students," said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a media forum in Khankendi.

Blogger Mirsaid Haydarov (Mufasa), who used offensive language towards Anora Sodiqova in his posts, has been ordered to pay 25 million soums in moral damages and 5 million soums in other expenses. Mirsaid Haydarov will also have to apologize to the journalist and delete his previous posts.