The discounts apply to all domestic flights and passenger trains, except Afrosiyob services..

Starting from 1 January 2026, Georgia will require mandatory health insurance for all foreign nationals entering the country..

The process of getting a driver’s license in Uzbekistan takes about five months and costs between 8 and 10 million UZS. Below, we break down the medical certification requirements, the enrollment procedure for driving schools, and the format of the final exam..

A resident of Tashkent’s Yashnabad district, Arsen Avanesyan, who used his own funds to transform an abandoned plot near railway tracks into a landscaped green area, has been fined for violating land regulations. He has been ordered to return the site to its original state – an empty lot. The fine amounts to UZS 82.4 million..

Winter break for general secondary school students will start on 28 December, while pupils in grades 1–4 will begin their holiday on 27 December..

Applications submitted for November were automatically voided. A Kun.uz inquiry found that the issue arose because dormitory spaces had been pre-reserved by the university administration for foreign students. The institute’s management said disciplinary measures had been taken against certain responsible officials. .

The autumn season of 2025 in Uzbekistan was 1–2 degrees warmer than normal and extremely dry. A significant precipitation deficit was observed throughout all three autumn months, with most parts of the country receiving only 2%–35% of the seasonal norm..

The readiness of waste-to-energy plants in Uzbekistan currently stands at around 40%. They are planned to be completed in six regions by the end of 2026. The launch of these facilities will help reduce the number of landfills and convert them into environmentally safe zones.

Uzbekistan saw a significant rise in the number of international students in the first ten months of 2025, according to data from the National Statistics Committee. .

More than 19,500 cases of fare evasion were recorded on public transport over the first 11 months of this year. In response, Tashkent has strengthened inspection efforts to ensure passengers pay their fares on time, while expanding the authority to issue fines for non-payment..

Nearly 6.4 million citizens of Uzbekistan traveled abroad for tourism between January and October 2025..

Authorities have confirmed that three people died following a gas cylinder explosion at one of the markets in Gulistan on 2 December. .

Uzbekistan has recorded a sharp rise in drug-related offences, with almost 13,000 crimes identified in the first ten months of the year and close to 1,000 young people implicated between September and November, according to new data from the State Customs Committee..

Air quality in Tashkent sharply deteriorated on the morning of 2 December, with concentrations of fine particulate matter PM2.5 reaching levels 3.5 times higher than the permissible norm, according to data from automatic air-quality monitoring stations..

Uzbekistan has approved a new regulation that classifies vehicles by their emissions level and introduces color-coded eco-stickers as part of efforts to reduce air pollution. The system divides cars into three ecological categories – clean, medium and harmful – based on their manufacturer-assigned emission class..