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Ibrohim Ergashev investitsiyalar, sanoat va savdo vazirining o‘rinbosari etib tayinlandi. U bungacha O‘simliklar karantini va himoyasi agentligi direktori edi.
yesterday at 20:57
Amerikalik soul va R&B yulduzi, 13 karra “Gremmi” mukofoti sohibi Jon Lejend (John Legend) ilk bor Markaziy Osiyoda konsert beradi. Uning yakkaxon konsert dasturi 8-iyunda Registon maydonida o‘tadi. Gazeta dunyoga mashhur All of Me va Love Me Now xitlari muallifining faoliyati haqida hikoya qiladi.
yesterday at 20:08
Bugun “Vitaliti” stadionida Premyer liga chempionligi taqdirini hal qilishi mumkin bo‘lgan eng muhim to‘qnashuvlardan biri bo‘lib o‘tadi. Unda Abduqodir Husanov asosiy tarkibda maydonga tushadi.
Pep Gvardiola boshchiligidagi “Manchester Siti” jamoasi hozirda turnir jadvalida ikkinchi o‘rinda bormoqda va ular uchun ushbu bahsdagi g‘alaba suv va havodek zarur, chunki har qanday ochko yo‘qotilishi “Arsenal” jamoasini 2004-yildan beri ilk bor muddatidan oldin chempionga aylantirishi mumkin. “Shaharliklar” so‘nggi o‘yinlarda ajoyib formada bo‘lib, FA Kubogi finalida “Chelsi” ustidan g‘alaba qozonishdi va Premyer ligada ketma-ket 14 o‘yindan beri mag‘lubiyat nimaligini...
yesterday at 20:05
19-may oqshomida Tojikistonning Xatlon viloyatida 4,8 magnitudali zilzila qayd etildi. Uning kuchi Surxondaryo viloyatining ayrim tumanlarida 2 ball ko‘rinishida sezildi.
yesterday at 19:52
Bugun, 19-may kuni Respublikaning bir qator viloyatlarida kuchli yog‘ingarchilik, do‘l va sel kelishi bilan bog‘liq murakkab meteorologik vaziyat kuzatildi. Mazkur tabiat hodisalari tushdan so‘ng Samarqand va Jizzax viloyatlaridan boshlanib, kechga yaqin Qashqadaryo va Namangan viloyatlarida shiddatli tus oldi.
Mintaqaviy tafsilotlar va xronologiya
Kunning birinchi yarmidan so‘ng, soat 14:40 larda Samarqand viloyatining Bulung‘ur tumanida qisqa muddatli (2 daqiqa davom etgan) kuchli yomg‘ir va 0,5 mm hajmdagi do‘l yog‘ishi kuzatildi. Bu vaqt oralig‘ida Jizzax viloyatining Zomin tumanida shimol yo‘nalishidan esgan shamol tezligi 17 m/s gacha yetgan bo‘lsa, Lalmikor MS hududida 15 daqiqa...
yesterday at 19:36
O‘zbekistonda suv va alkogolsiz ichimliklarni raqamli markirovkalash tizimida agregatsiyani joriy etish muddati bir yilga — 2027-yilning 1-apreligacha uzaytirildi. Bozor ishtirokchilari sohaning bunga tayyor emasligi, mexanizmlar puxta ishlab chiqilmagani va umuman, jarayonning keraksiz ekanini ma’lum qilgandi.
yesterday at 19:34
Saudiya Arabistonining Jidda shahri mezbonlik qilayotgan 17 yoshgacha bo‘lgan o‘smirlar o‘rtasidagi Osiyo kubogida musobaqaning amaldagi g‘olibi hisoblangan O‘zbekiston hamda Yaponiya terma jamoalari o‘rtasidagi yarim final bahsi bo‘lib o‘tdi.
O‘yinning borishi va birinchi bo‘limdagi ustunlik
Sergey Chigodayev boshchiligidagi “oq bo‘rilar” uchrashuvni ancha faol boshlashdi. O‘yinning ilk daqiqalaridanoq Suhrob Sadirjonnov va Abubakir Rahimovlar raqib darvozasi oldida xavfli vaziyatlarni yuzaga keltirishdi. Ayniqsa, Ahror Ravshanbekovning to‘p bilan mohirona muomala qilishi O‘zbekistonning hujumlariga tezkorlik bag‘ishladi.
Uchrashuvning 25-daqiqasida aynan Ravshanbekovning...
yesterday at 19:22
O‘zbekistonda oxirgi yillarda xotin-qizlar va voyaga yetmaganlarning huquqlarini himoya qilish davlat siyosatining eng ustuvor yo‘nalishlaridan biriga aylanib bormoqda. Ammo, so‘nggi vaqtlarda bolalarga nisbatan sodir etilgan bir qator zo‘ravonlik holatlari jamoatchilik orasida keskin muhokamalarga sabab bo‘ldi. Avvalroq, taqdim qilingan maqolada Maktabgacha ta’lim muassasalaridagi jiddiy holatlar haqida hikoya qilgan edik.
Unda Ohangaron shahrida tarbiyachi bolani haqoratlab, urgani va bu holatni videoga olib tarqatgani, Navoiy shahridagi xususiy bog‘chada esa 2003-yilda tug‘ilgan yosh tarbiyachi bolalarni tepib, ularga nisbatan qo‘pol munosabatda bo‘lgani, har ikki holatda ham...
yesterday at 19:03
Bugun, 19-may kuni Rossiya prezidenti Vladimir Putin Pekinga ikki kunlik rasmiy davlat tashrifi bilan bordi. Ushbu tashrif ikki mamlakat o‘rtasidagi munosabatlar uchun tarixiy ahamiyatga ega bo‘lib, 2001-yilda imzolangan “Yaxshi qo‘shnichilik, do‘stlik va hamkorlik to‘g‘risidagi shartnoma”ning 25 yilligiga to‘g‘ri keldi. Pekin aeroportida Rossiya rahbarini Xitoy Tashqi ishlar vaziri Van I, faxriy qorovul va ikki davlat bayroqlarini silkitgan yoshlar tantanali ravishda kutib olishdi.
Diplomatik muvozanat
Putinning tashrifi AQSh prezidenti Donald Trampning Pekinga qilgan tashrifidan bor-yo‘g‘i bir necha kun o‘tib sodir bo‘lmoqda. Bu Xitoyning xalqaro maydondagi murakkab diplomatik...
yesterday at 17:53
2025-yilda O‘zbekistonda bankomatlar pulni hisobdan yechib, naqd pul bermasligi yoki kartani ushlab qolishi bilan bog‘liq 290 mingta holat qayd etilgan. Senator Qutbiddin Burxonov ayrim murojaatlar 15 kundan ortiq ko‘rib chiqilayotgani, pul va kartani tezkor qaytarish tizimi esa to‘liq ishlamayotganini bildirdi.
yesterday at 17:08
Делегация Uzbekistan Airports приняла участие в международном инвестиционном форуме Uzbekistan Investor Day, который прошёл в Лондоне и объединил представителей ведущих мировых финансовых институтов и инвестиционного сообщества. В рамках мероприятия представители компании провели ряд встреч с международными банками, экспортно-кредитными агентствами, рейтинговыми и инвестиционными организациями. Среди...
yesterday at 16:26
Узбекистан достиг рекордного результата в международном рейтинге стартап-экосистем, значительно укрепив позиции на мировой технологической арене. Согласно данным StartupBlink, в рейтинге Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 страна поднялась сразу на 19 позиций по сравнению с прошлым годом и заняла 79-е место в мире. Это лучший показатель в истории Узбекистана. Также республика продемонстрировала самый высокий...
yesterday at 15:49
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.
ALMATY – Kazakh singer and Global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) Dimash Qudaibergen arrived in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on May 17 as part of a humanitarian mission focused on displaced communities and regional humanitarian challenges, reported the DimashNews agency.
Photo credit: Hossain Ahammod Masum/IOM Bangladesh 2026
Cox’s Bazar is a home to one of the world’s largest populations of forcibly displaced people, many of whom continue to rely on long-term humanitarian assistance. International organizations and local partners are now providing support in...
yesterday at 15:48
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has called on world leaders to support Kyrgyzstan’s candidacy in the election for non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, scheduled for June 3, 2026, for the 2027-2028 term.
In a statement published on his Facebook page, Japarov said Kyrgyzstan has the backing of the other Central Asian countries and is prepared to promote “pragmatic and depoliticized solutions” on the international stage.
According to the president, the underrepresentation of small, developing, and landlocked countries in the Security Council “undermines the sustainability of the entire architecture of collective security.”
“This is not a political preference but an objective...
yesterday at 15:35
Kazakhstan has begun a large-scale restructuring of its education system in 2025-2026 as authorities attempt to address labor shortages, overloaded school infrastructure, and the growing mismatch between graduates’ qualifications and the needs of the economy.
While previous reforms focused primarily on expanding access to education, the government is now shifting toward tighter administrative management of student enrollment, stronger support for technical and vocational training, and the integration of digital technologies into schools.
As previously reported by The Times of Central Asia, the reforms are unfolding amid growing pressure on Kazakhstan’s labor market.
One of the most pressing issues remains...
yesterday at 15:33
В Alatau City протестировали первый в Центральной Азии летающий автомобиль
yesterday at 15:27
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosted the interior and public security ministers of the “Central Asia-China” format in Astana during the second meeting of regional law enforcement agencies. The meeting was attended by Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, Kyrgyz Interior Minister Ulan Niyazbekov, Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda, Turkmen Interior Minister Muhammet Hydyrov, and Uzbek Interior Minister Aziz Tashpulatov.
Participants discussed transnational crime, drug trafficking, cybercrime, and extremism.
Tokayev said strengthening cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of Central Asia and China is essential for maintaining regional stability.
“Transnational...
yesterday at 15:26
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.
ALMATY — Nearly 17,000 people attended the museum events in Almaty as part of the annual Night at the Museum cultural campaign marking the International Museum Day, making it one of the city’s largest public cultural initiatives dedicated to promoting historical awareness and cultural heritage.
Museums across Almaty opened their doors late into the night on May 18 as thousands of residents and visitors took part in the annual Night at the Museum cultural campaign. Photo credit: Perizat Smetova. Click to see the map in full size. The map is designed by The Astana Times.
It included exhibitions, performances, concerts,...
yesterday at 15:13
The Trade Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic in Uzbekistan will open a Kyrgyz Trade Pavilion at Food City in Tashkent.
Food City is Uzbekistan’s largest wholesale fruit and vegetable market and one of the country’s biggest food distribution centers.
An agreement on the pavilion’s opening was signed on May 15 in Tashkent between the Trade Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic in Uzbekistan and the Uzbek company FOODSTUFFS SELL.
Spanning 60 hectares in Tashkent, Food City includes a large fresh food market serving retailers, supermarket chains, exporters, food processing companies, restaurants, and catering businesses.
According to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the pavilion will create a new platform...
yesterday at 15:10
Президент Узбекистана Шавкат Мирзиёев ознакомился с предложениями по дальнейшему развитию автомобильной отрасли, расширению производственных мощностей и повышению конкурентоспособности отечественного автопрома. За последние годы автомобильная промышленность страны значительно трансформировалась. Если ранее рынок был связан с ограниченным числом производителей и длительным...