A court in Uzbekistan's Surkhandarya region has delivered a verdict in the case of a fatal traffic accident caused by a university student driving without proper documentation. On November 23, 2025, around 3:40 PM, a fourth-year student drove a Chevrolet Cobalt vehicle toward Tashkent without possessing any driving license or registration papers.
A trial has commenced at the court for serious crimes in Aydın, Turkey, concerning the death of 35-year-old Uzbek national Muattar Aliyeva, who was fatally shot in the head in July last year at a casino in the Köşk district. The main defendant is the casino owner, Rashid Yasan, who is accused of intentional murder. The proceedings aim to uncover the circumstances surrounding the Uzbek citizen's death and determine the defendant's liability.
Honored Artist of Uzbekistan Dono Boboxonova Dies at Age 79
A video circulating on social media shows a Tashkent Metro train moving with a carriage door open, prompting an official response from "Tashkent Metropoliten." The incident occurred on April 14 at approximately 12:53 pm on train No. 34, which was scheduled to depart from the "Alisher Navoiy" station.
In Tashkent, a group of young people who drove a Gentra car through the city without state license plates and with installed emergency lights has been held administratively liable. The court sentenced two participants to 5 days of administrative arrest each, fined a third 1.2 million soums, and fined the car owner 2.06 million soums for handing over the wheel to individuals without proper documents.
A Paris-based engineer and art enthusiast, Ari Hodara, has won an original Pablo Picasso painting valued at over €1 million in a charity raffle. The artwork, titled "Tête de Femme" (Head of a Woman), is a 1941 gouache-on-paper portrait depicting Picasso's partner Dora Maar, and Hodara was notified of his win on Tuesday via a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris. The 58-year-old winner initially questioned, "How do I know this isn't a prank?" as he did not expect such a significant prize.
At Tashkent International Airport, a passenger was detained after agreeing to transport another person's bag from Istanbul for a payment of 35 US dollars. Customs officers discovered a large batch of synthetic drugs hidden among food items in the luggage. Suspicious objects inside a package of peanuts were identified during an X-ray scan of the baggage.
Customs authorities at Tashkent International Airport have seized synthetic narcotics MDMA from a passenger arriving from Istanbul. The Customs Committee reported that the passenger was detained while attempting to transport the drugs unknowingly, highlighting a significant security breach in border control procedures.
In the mountainous areas of Ohangaron district, Tashkent region, an incident occurred on April 13 where a 4-year-old child from a family on a leisure trip went missing. Family members had climbed to a mountain peak to view the snow and, forgetting the child, descended to continue their rest. The child's absence was noticed approximately 40 minutes later, after which relatives immediately reported it to the duty unit of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES).
Customs officials at Tashkent International Airport have seized 598 tablets of the synthetic drug MDMA from the luggage of a female passenger arriving from Turkey. According to a press secretary from the Customs Committee, the narcotics were concealed inside packages of peanuts.
At a briefing, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Head of the Investigative Department Ramazon Ashurov reported that in the first three months of 2026, Uzbekistan recorded 1102 road traffic accidents (RTAs). Of these, 31.4 percent, or 346 cases, resulted in fatalities. These figures highlight the severity of road safety issues in the country and the urgent need for measures to address them.
Lady Fatou, known as the "grand dame" of the Berlin Zoo, has turned 69 years old, solidifying her status not only as the zoo's longest-residing tenant but also as the oldest living gorilla in the world. She was certified by Guinness World Records last year for this achievement.