Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbek police detain over 6,000 people on drugs charges in 2006
A total of 6,040 people, including 106 foreign citizens, were detained in Uzbekistan in 2006. The amount of drugs seized from them was about 246 …
Russia’s FSB rescues Uzbek slaves
Officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Orel Oblast have freed 18 citizens of Uzbekistan who were being …
SCO member states to increase defense cooperation
Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will make fresh efforts to cooperate in national defense and security in …
Astana to host VI Central Asian Educational Forum
The VI Central Asian Education Forum will be held in Astana on 26-28 June under the auspices of the United …
Uzbekistan destroys more than 400 kg of heroin
Uzbek authorities on Tuesday incinerated 424 kilograms of heroin at a factory outside the capital Tashkent in the presence of …
Uzbekistan’s Health Week campaign educates 6m youths on proper nutrition
In view of the urgent need to raise awareness about proper nutrition in children, a national campaign called Health Week …
VI Central Asian festival of ecological journalism kicks off in Bishkek
The VI Central Asian festival of ecological journalism is to be held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on 25-27 June. …
Presidents of Iran, Mongolia and Turkmenistan to attend SCO summit in Bishkek
President of Iran Mahmud Ahmadinejad, President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will attend a summit …
SCO Defense Ministers to meet in Bishkek
Defense Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will meet in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 27 June.
About 9,000 Muslims from Uzbekistan to go for hajj this year
Some 9,000 Muslims from Uzbekistan will make annual pilgrimage to Mecca for the hajj this year, press service of the …