A competition on the recitation of the Holy Qur'an with the participation of reciters from 20 countries of the BRICS countries, as well as the Arab-Muslim world - the CIS, Asia and Africa - has started in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. The winner will receive a cash prize of $7,000.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Ankara will continue to protect the rights of the Turkish minority living in the Western Thrace region of Greece. According to him, Turkey is closely monitoring the actions of the Greek authorities regarding ethnic Turks in the country and is ready to intervene if necessary.

An agreement on cooperation in the field of military intelligence is expected to be approved between the governments of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. This document defines mutual exchange of military intelligence information in the areas of defense, terrorist and extremist organizations, military-political events of mutual interest, conducting joint combat training activities, etc.

More than 1,000 bodies, including women and children estimated to be in 'well of hell' west of Mosul

Secular statehood is under threat in Uzbekistan. Supporters of radical atheism like Eltuz in society and the state pose such a threat. Today, people poisoned by the ideology of the former communist regime, influenced by destructive ideas such as Islamophobia, and deceived by foreign ideas such as radical atheism, are destroying peace and harmony in our society.

On July 20, 1974, a peacekeeping operation was conducted on the island in order to stop ethnic cleansing and other crimes against Turkish Muslims living on the island of Cyprus. This operation, code-named "Operation Atilla", began with the Turkish armed forces throwing troops (initially 10,000, later their number was increased to 40,000) to the north of the island. An intense battle takes place in the area of Pentemili Beach.

The first congress of movements against French colonialism was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It was attended by about 20 leaders of political parties and movements fighting for the independence of Corsica, Melanesia, Polynesia, the group of Caribbean and Antilles islands that suffered from French colonialism, as well as representatives of two Dutch colonies.

A citizen of Uzbekistan, who was recruited by Yevgeny Prigozhin personally to the private military company "Wagner" and participated in the war in Ukraine, was sentenced to five years in prison. He goes to Russia to work in 2016 and is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the intentional killing of another migrant. The head of "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin personally came to the prison and promised the prisoners release, high salary and Russian citizenship to the stateless.

During the state visit of the Kyrgyz President Sadir Japarov to Uzbekistan, 16 documents were signed between the two countries. These include the protocol on the conclusion of bilateral negotiations on Uzbekistan's WTO membership, the protocol on amendments to the intergovernmental agreement on the mutual arrival and departure of citizens, and the intergovernmental agreement on resort and recreation facilities in Issyk-Kul.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Japarov took part in the launching ceremony of major cooperation projects. For example, the Cobalt, Onix and Tracker car production plant started working in cooperation with Uzbekistan in the Chuy region of Kyrgyzstan, while the construction of two solar power plants was started in Fergana and Namangan.