Author: Akpulat Erentoz

Uzbekistan – 2030 Strategy and measures for its implementation in 2023 were approved by the president Mirziyoyev. The Strategy envisages 100 goals in 5 areas. In particular, one of the important goals was to increase the efficiency of countering corruption factors, to continue the work of forming an intolerant attitude towards corruption in the society. In this, the following were reflected as performance indicators of the goals to be achieved by 2030: source

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry announced on Tuesday the kingdom will extend its voluntary oil production cut of one million barrels per day for another three months until the end of the year. The kingdom’s oil production from October to December will be approximately 9 million barrels per day, it said, adding the decision to reduce oil production will be reviewed monthly to determine whether to deepen the cut or to increase production. The kingdom’s voluntary cut of oil production was implemented in July and was extended to include August and September. The ministry said the move aimed to reinforce OPEC+…

Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov, who is on a visit to the United States on September 4-5, held talks with the leadership of Air Products, Exxon Mobil, Abbott, HP, Valmont Industries, General Electric, Caterpillar, US Inc, John Deere Air Products , Exxon Mobil, Abbott, HP, Valmont Industries, General Electric, Caterpillar, US Inc, John Deere and others. According to the Ministry, the sides reached agreements were on the implementation of joint projects in Uzbekistan in the fields of energy, healthcare, water management, electronics, production of large equipment for the mining industry and agriculture, geological exploration and other areas.…

On September 5, Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, the General Asim Munir. The parties discussed the ways to further advance the Uzbek-Pakistani ties and to strengthen the strategic partnership ties. At the beginning of the meeting, the General Asim Munir conveyed the sincere greetings and best wishes of the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi and the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar Kakar to the head of our state. The parties also focused on keeping the high upward trend in the two-way trade, accelerating the implementation of infrastructure projects and strengthening cooperation ties between the major companies of…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Hamas shall pay full price if they try to carry out attacks against Israel. “Whoever tries to hurt us, whoever finances and organizes, whoever dispatches terrorists against Israel, will pay the full price,” said Netanyahu in a televised statement. The remark came after Hamas’ deputy political chief Salah al-Arouri threatened a “multi-front war” if Israel tried to assassinate more Palestinian leaders. Last week, right-wing Israeli ministers and lawmakers reportedly called on the government to return to the so-called “targeted killings” of Palestinian militants amid a wave of Palestinian attacks against Israelis. The…

Talks took place between executives of Chirchiq technopark and Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ), at which the parties discussed perspectives for cooperation. The press service of Chirchiq technopark unveiled in the Tashkent province announced the intention of UAZ to start assembling cars on their basis. In March 2022, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov and the president of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov attended the official launc ceremony of Chirchiq chemical-industrial technopark in the Tashkent province, with the participation of the Russian technopolis Khimgrad in Tatarstan. Chirchiq technopark was set up with the aim of attracting and hosting foreign and local companies to…

Mosquitoes carrying the deadly West Nile virus were found in two locations in Israel, according to a joint statement issued by the country’s health and environmental protection ministries on Thursday. The statement said that the mosquitoes were captured in the city of Or Yehuda, located near Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv, and near Neve Zohar resort on the shores of the Dead Sea in the southeast of the country. Following the detection, the two ministries ordered the relevant local authorities to increase monitoring and, if necessary, to carry out immediate preventive and extermination actions. The ministries also advised…

Israel planned to ramp up annual natural gas exports from the Tamar field to Egypt to 3.5 billion cubic meters, said the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on Wednesday. The expansion, approved by Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz, is set to start in 2026, according to the ministry’s statement. The ministry noted that exporting more gas could increase Israel’s revenues by billions of dollars and strengthen political relationships with Egypt and other countries in the region. In 2022, the export of Tamar gas to Egypt stood at 0.86 billion cubic meters, it added. The increase will be made possible…

Israel’s cyber authority announced Monday that it has detected sensitive data leakage at seven Israeli dating websites. “To protect the users’ privacy, the directorate is now working through partners to help reduce the possibilities of public exposure of the leaked content,” the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) said in a statement. The websites’ owners said they were examining the scope and essence of the leaked data, and an Israeli court issued orders to ban the publication of the leaked content and remove it from the websites, according to the statement. It noted that the websites’ owners and their data storage…

Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa advanced to the UEFA Champions League playoffs after securing a 3-1 home win over Slovak champions Slovan Bratislava in the second-leg match of the third qualifying round on Tuesday evening. Haifa, who also prevailed in the first leg in Bratislava, will face Swiss champions Young Boys Bern in the playoffs, following a home-away format. Around 30,000 fans at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in the northern city of Haifa witnessed a strong start by the visitors. Haifa goalkeeper Itamar Nitzan was forced into action by headers from Sharani Zuberu and Alexandar Cavric on four and eight minutes…