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about 10 minutes ago
Prezident Shavkat Mirziyoyev 21-may kuni O‘zbekiston musulmonlari idorasi raisi, muftiy shayx Nuriddin Xoliqnazar bilan telefon orqali suhbatlashdi. Muloqot Qurbon hayiti arafasida va o‘zbekistonlik hojilar Haj amallarini ado etayotgan kunlarda bo‘lib o‘tgan.
Davlat rahbari muftiy orqali Makka shahrida bo‘lib turgan barcha yurtdoshlarni Qurbon hayiti bilan tabriklab, ularning yurt tinchligi, xalq farovonligi va yoshlar baxt-saodati yo‘lidagi duolari ijobat bo‘lishini tilagan.
Suhbat davomida so‘nggi yillarda har yili 15 mingdan ortiq o‘zbekistonlik Haj safariga yuborilayotgani qayd etilgan. Bu yil ilk bor mehnat faxriylari, mahalla faollari, nuroniylar hamda kam ta’minlangan oilalar...
about 25 minutes ago
Kazakhstan’s vast steppes, deserts, mountains, and abandoned Soviet sites have produced a mythology of their own. Some stories are folklore. Others grew from real geography, ecological disaster, nuclear testing, secretive institutions, and the long shadow of the Cold War.
That mix helps explain why tales of lost islands, strange stones, atomic ghosts, and unidentified flying objects still circulate across the country. The most interesting stories are not necessarily the ones that prove anything paranormal. They are the ones that show how history and landscape can turn into legend.
You Will Go But Never Return
One of Kazakhstan’s best-known mysterious places is Barsakelmes, whose name is usually translated...
about 33 minutes ago
O‘zbekistonda qabristonlarni obodonlashtirish ishlarini kuchaytirish maqsadida 2027–2029-yillarga mo‘ljallangan dastur tasdiqlandi. Unga ko‘ra, respublika bo‘ylab 10 mingdan ortiq qabristonlarni tartibga keltirish uchun jami 1,6 trln so‘m mablag‘ ajratilishi rejalashtirilgan.
Vazirlar Mahkamasining 2026-yil 21-maydagi 267-son qaroriga muvofiq, dastur doirasida qabristonlarni ta’mirlash, infratuzilmasini yaxshilash va obodonlashtirish ishlari bosqichma-bosqich amalga oshiriladi.
Moliyalashtirish manbalari aniq belgilangan. Xususan, qabristonlarning himoya devorlari va kirish darvozalarini qurish hamda ta’mirlash ishlari mahalliy budjetlar hisobidan moliyalashtiriladi. Bino-inshootlar, yo‘l...
about 36 minutes ago
Shveysariyaning Syurix shahrida 17 yoshgacha bo‘lgan futbolchilar o‘rtasidagi 2026-yilgi FIFA Jahon chempionatiga rasmiy qur’a tashlash marosimi bo‘lib o‘tdi.
Sergey Chigodayev boshchiligidagi O‘zbekiston U-17 terma jamoasi qur’a natijalariga ko‘ra “E” guruhidan joy oldi. O‘zbekiston guruh bosqichida Italiya, Kot-d’Ivuar va Yamayka terma jamoalari bilan kuch sinashadigan bo‘ldi. Qayd etish lozim, O‘zbekiston o‘smirlari qur’a oldidan 2-savatdan o‘rin olgan edi, bu esa jamoaning xalqaro maydondagi nufuzi o‘sib borayotganidan dalolat beradi.
Italiya terma jamoasi bilan bir guruhdan joy olish o‘zbek futboli muxlislari uchun alohida ahamiyatga ega. Chunki 2025 yilgi Jahon...
about 46 minutes ago
Navoiy viloyatining tog‘li va tog‘ oldi hududlarida kuzatilgan kuchli yog‘ingarchilik ortidan sel-suv oqimlari yuzaga keldi. Xatirchi tumanida yo‘lni xarsang toshlar bosib qolishi oqibatida 4 ta avtomobil va bir nechta uy-joy zarar ko‘rgan, sel yo‘llari yaqinida yashovchi fuqarolar xavfsiz hududlarga ko‘chirilgan.
about 1 hour ago
Prezident rasmiy tashrif bilan O‘zbekistonga kelgan YeXHT bosh kotibi Feridun Sinirlio‘g‘luni qabul qildi. Uchrashuvda tashkilot bilan iqtisodiy-ekologik, siyosiy va gumanitar sohalardagi hamkorligini yanada kengaytirish, kiberjinoyatchilikka qarshi kurashish masalalari ko‘rib chiqildi.
about 2 hours ago
“Onamning duosi”, “Turkman qizga uylanaman” va “Ketgim kelmayapti onajon” singari qo‘shiqlar muallifi Oxunjon Madaliyevning tavalludiga 21-mayda 63 yil to‘ldi. Sana munosabati bilan Gazeta “O‘zbekistonda xizmat ko‘rsatgan artist"ning repertuaridagi qo‘shiqlar asosida test tayyorladi.
about 2 hours ago
Kazakhstan has proposed establishing a Kenyan trade and logistics hub on its territory to facilitate the export of Kenyan goods to Eurasian markets, as Astana seeks to position itself as a key transit link between Asia, Europe, and Africa.
The initiative was announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan during the Kazakhstan-Kenya Business Forum, held as part of Kenya’s President William Ruto’s state visit to Astana.
“We are committed to opening a Kenyan trade hub in Kazakhstan that will provide your businesses with direct access to the entire Eurasian region,” Tokayev told representatives of the Kenyan business community.
Kazakhstan hopes to expand exports of grain and other agricultural...
about 2 hours ago
Endryu Mountbatten-Vindsorning (o‘sha paytda shahzoda Endryu) 2001-yilda Buyuk Britaniyaning xalqaro savdo va investitsiyalar bo‘yicha maxsus vakili lavozimiga tayinlanishi bilan bog‘liq hujjatlar e’lon qilindi.
2000-yilda tayyorlangan memorandumga ko‘ra, qirolicha Yelizaveta II o‘z o‘g‘lining ushbu lavozimni egallashini “istagan”.
“British Trade International” kompaniyasining sobiq rahbari Devid Rayt tashqi ishlar vaziri Robin Kukka yozgan xatida qirolicha Endryuning “milliy manfaatlarni ilgari surishda muhim rol o‘ynashiga juda qiziqish bildirganini” qayd etgan.
E’lon qilingan maktublardan birida Mountbatten-Vindsor “yanada rivojlangan davlatlarga borishni afzal...
about 2 hours ago
O‘zbekiston Eron xalqiga navbatdagi insonparvarlik yordamini yubordi. 15 ta yuk mashinasidan iborat gumanitar yuk tarkibidan dori vositalari va tibbiy buyumlar o‘rin olgan. Mart oyida ham Yaqin sharq mamlakatiga oziq-ovqat va birinchi ehtiyoj mahsulotlaridan iborat gumanitar yordam jo‘natilgan edi.
about 2 hours ago
Ijtimoiy tarmoqlarda tarqalgan videoda tibbiyot xodimlari ishlatilgan shpritslarning ignasini qopqoq bilan yopmasdan utilizatsiya qilayotgani, bu esa xavfli infeksiyalar tarqalishiga olib kelishi mumkinligi aytilmoqda. Bu borada Respublika OITSga qarshi kurash markazi “Daryo” nashriga izoh berdi.
Telegram kanallarida tarqatilgan videoda shifokorlar ishlatilgan ignalar orqali tasodifiy sanchilish natijasida OIV (HIV) bilan zararlanishi mumkinligi haqida ham da’volar keltirilgan.
Respublika OITSga qarshi kurash markazining tushuntirishicha, tibbiy amaliyotda ishlatilgan ignalarga qayta qopqoq kiydirish tavsiya etilmaydi.
Buning sabab sifatida aynan qopqoq kiydirish jarayonida tasodifiy sanchilish xavfi...
about 2 hours ago
Qozog‘iston rasmiylari maktab bitiruv kechalarini restoranlarda o‘tkazishni hamda ota-onalardan pul yig‘ishni taqiqladi. Ta’lim vazirligining ta’kidlashicha, chora-tadbirlar ta’lim muassasalarida xavfsizlikni ta’minlash va “Qonun va tartib” mafkurasini mustahkamlashga qaratilgan.
about 2 hours ago
On May 20, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a Kyrgyzstan-backed resolution titled “Peaceful Settlement of Border Disputes,” Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry announced.
More than 40 countries co-sponsored the document.
The resolution was presented by Kyrgyzstan jointly with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
According to the ministry, the main purpose of the resolution is to share with the international community the historic achievement of the three Central Asian countries in resolving border disputes through peaceful means, including dialogue and negotiations, in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.
The resolution proposes what Kyrgyz officials described as a simple and...
about 2 hours ago
Turkmenistan has recorded the world’s highest annual freshwater withdrawal per capita, a ranking that points to the heavy strain placed on water resources by irrigated agriculture, particularly cotton production, according to international data based on statistics from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Bank.
The country’s position at the top of the ranking is driven not by household consumption, but by the massive use of water in agriculture, particularly in the cotton sector.
The ranking is therefore less a measure of individual water use than an indicator of structural dependence on irrigation in an extremely arid country.
According to the data, more than 3,631 cubic meters of...
about 3 hours ago
The ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Astana 2027 will take place in Kazakhstan’s capital from May 22 to May 30, 2027, becoming the first world table tennis championship ever held in Central Asia.
The tournament was officially presented at the ADD Table Tennis Center Astana.
According to Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Tourism and Sports Serik Zharasbayev, the country will host seven international Olympic sports tournaments in 2027, with the World Table Tennis Championships expected to become one of the year’s largest sporting events.
Representatives from more than 100 countries are expected to participate. The main venue will be Barys Arena, which has a capacity of approximately 8,000...