Bakhytzhan Baizhanov, the cousin of former Kazakh Economy Minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev, who was convicted of covering up the murder of Saltanat Nukenova, has been released early from prison. A court applied an amnesty act and ordered his immediate release.
The Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) intends to more actively recruit qualified specialists from Uzbekistan. Currently, over 120 Uzbek citizens work at the enterprise, earning an average of $800 to $1,000 per month.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on July 22 appointing Yeraly Tugzhanov as the new ambassador of Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan.
22-year-old footballer Abdukodir Khusanov held meetings in Minsk with Belarusian Sports Minister Sergey Kovalchuk, the country's football federation leadership, and his first senior coach Anatoly Yurevich. Under Yurevich, Khusanov began his career at Energetik-BGU, now known as SKA-1938.
Following their removal from Apple's App Store, the apps VK, MAX, and Odnoklassniki have now also disappeared from Google Play, according to Podrobno.uz.
Ilnaz Galyaviev, serving a life sentence for the 2021 attack on Gymnasium No. 175 in Kazan, has officially registered his marriage in the 'Black Dolphin' maximum-security prison. The news has sparked widespread public debate in Russia.
Kyrgyzstan's Asman Airlines has launched direct flights on the Tamchy (Issyk-Kul) to Tashkent route, according to a statement from Uzbekistan Airports.
Tajikistan has released statistics on suicides and suicide attempts for the first half of 2026. According to Bunafsha Fayziddinzoda, chairwoman of the country's Committee on Women and Family Affairs, a total of 250 cases were recorded, with 138 involving men and 112 involving women.
On July 15 at 11:16 local time, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 occurred in Kyrgyzstan. According to the Republican Center for Seismological Monitoring, the epicenter was located in the Batken region at a depth of 5 km.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has announced plans to accept an additional 5,000 workers from Uzbekistan's Andijan region. Starting in September, groups of 500 people will be sent to the Vitebsk region.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the Fergana Valley, spanning Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, as one of the most seismically vulnerable regions in Central Asia. Approximately 11 million people reside in this densely populated area.
The Kyrgyz authorities have made permanent a ban on the export of oil and most petroleum products. The restriction will remain in effect until the domestic fuel market is fully supplied or until the launch of a unified oil and petroleum products market within the Eurasian Economic Union.