On April 27 of this year, Andrei Grozin, a historian and researcher at the Russian Institute for the CIS, was denied entry into Kazakhstan upon his arrival in Astana. Although he had received an official invitation to participate in several events in late April, it was reported that he was on a list of persons banned from entering Kazakhstan.

Ankara plans to bring Turkmen gas to Turkey via a pipeline under the Caspian Sea within the next five years. The Turkish president said the first gas transit from Turkmenistan was carried out via Iranian territory on March 1 this year, and 250 million cubic meters of natural gas have been delivered so far.

A first-year Indian student at the Tashkent Medical Academy has been making headlines on social media, complaining about the poor quality of education and the inability of teachers to speak English fluently. He says that basic medical subjects are not being taught adequately at the university, and that classes are being canceled or shortened regularly.

The Office of Muslims of Uzbekistan announced that preparations for the Hajj are currently underway. It is noted that all pilgrims have undergone medical examinations, vaccinations have been carried out, group leaders and doctors have been assigned, practical training has been organized before the trip, and all documents have been formalized.

Sherzod Juraev, who has been teaching Arabic in Bukhara since 2021, was found guilty by the Peshku District Court under Articles 94-241 and 34 (illegal religious education) of the Code of Administrative Responsibility (CAC) and sentenced to 7 days in prison. He was also fined 1 million 875 thousand soums.

US officials thanked President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for organizing and funding the deportation of 131 citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The flight carrying the Central Asians was carried out as part of an agreement between Washington and Tashkent.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov met with Secretary of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China Ma Xinjiu. It was reported that Uzbek-Chinese relations are developing on the basis of mutual trust and are entering the stage of comprehensive strategic cooperation.

The total cost of the project is estimated at $30 million, the director of the Navoiy FEZ, Habib Abdullaev, told Sputnik. The first aircraft is scheduled to be launched in October 2025.

A pilot program of a preferential taxi service to transport children with disabilities to school has been launched in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Andijan. The project is being implemented in partnership with the National Agency for Social Protection (NASP) and Yandex Uzbekistan.

US officials thanked President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for organizing and funding the deportation of 131 citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The flight carrying the Central Asians was carried out as part of an agreement between Washington and Tashkent.