Author: Husan Ghulamov

Asif Merchant flew from Pakistan to the U.S. to find hitmen, prosecutors said. A Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran was arrested last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump and multiple other public officials, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court. While the criminal complaint does not mention Trump by name, multiple sources familiar with the case told ABC News one of the intended targets of the alleged plot was Trump. Other possible targets included government officials from both sides of the aisle, the sources said. After spending time in Iran, Asif…

The country’s most important archaeological find has been compared to Machu Picchu. Here’s how to see it At first glance, it doesn’t look like much, just a rectangular meadow in the Pamir foothills of central Tajikistan. But there was a time when this ground reverberated with the thunder of hooves. Occupying a broad saddle, high above the mighty Panj River, this meadow is believed to be an ancient arena for the Central Asian sport of buzkashi, or dead goat polo. The playing field was a centerpiece of a once sprawling settlement, a political and religious capital inhabited for centuries but since lost to…

Tashkent 24/2/ (50). In Tajikistan, over 20% of the population lives in poverty, and millions of citizens have emigrated to Russia to find work. Meanwhile, a feudal elite under President Emomali Rahmon has ravaged the country with corruption, nepotism, and massive drug smuggling of Afghan heroin to Russia and Europe. Although Rahmon’s successor and son, Rustam Emomali, has been increasingly in the headlines, adopting a presidential look, his stiff and awkward appearance reveals a man seemingly afraid of his shadow. Sources inside the country’s security apparatus report that he is in conflict with his powerful sisters, including Ozada, the head…

Mr Jamshid Khodjayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan and Chair of the Inter-Agency Commission on WTO Accession, led a delegation of nearly 50 officials to Geneva. This included Chief Negotiator Mr Azizbek Urunov, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Mr Ahadbek Haydarov, Deputy Minister of Justice Mr Alisher Karimov and Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Mr Bobir Abubakirov. Many officials from a range of ministries and agencies also joined the meeting virtually from Tashkent. “The presence of this large, high-level delegation reflects Uzbekistan’s unwavering and serious commitment to WTO accession. My special welcome goes to Mr Azizbek Urunov, who…

Uzbekistan is one of Belarus’ main trading partners in Central Asia and the CIS, Belarus’ Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at the Uzbekistan-Belarus business forum in Samarkand, BelTA has learned. The Uzbekistan-Belarus business forum was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Belarus’ Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko took part in the business forum alongside Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov. According to the Belarusian prime minister, a number of important events have taken place in 2023, the year when Belarus and Uzbekistan mark the 30th anniversary of…

New Saudi firm DataVolt is planning a data center campus in Uzbekistan. The company recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Digital Technologies, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to develop green data centers in Uzbekistan. Precise details – including location, specifications, and timelines – weren’t shared, but DataVolt said it will develop, invest, and operate data centers on a campus that could eventually total ‘several hundred megawatts.’ Rajit Nanda, DataVolt CEO, said: “We are excited to support the digitization of Uzbekistan with innovative and…

Samarkand, a city in southeastern Uzbekistan that is steeped in history, played host to the 7th International Congress, ‘The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan – Foundation of New Renaissance.’ In this episode of CULT, Euronews correspondent Galina Polonskaya delves into the country’s cultural tapestry as global scholars celebrate its rich history at the event. She spoke to Samarkand University of Technology Rector, Yusuf Abdullaev, who highlighted Uzbekistan’s role in shaping civilisation. Preserving Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage Firdavs Abdukhalikov, Chairman of the Board of the World Society on the Study, Preservation and Promotion of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan, said the country’s priority was to…

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the former Prime Minister of the State of Qatar, the founder of several significant investment and industrial holdings in the country, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani on November 7. The delegation of Qatar arrived in Uzbekistan to develop agreements at the highest level. Implementation of promising investment projects in Uzbekistan was considered. Among the discussed issues were the construction of a modern hotel complex in Bukhara city, a large logistics center, a shopping and residential complex in Tashkent city, the creation of high-speed road and railway infrastructure, the modernization of airports, and projects in energy, metallurgy,…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov on Wednesday in the capital Ankara. The two ministers discussed ties at a joint strategic meeting. Fidan and Saidov co-chaired the third meeting of the Türkiye-Uzbekistan Joint Strategic Planning Group, where they discussed bilateral ties in the energy, transportation, construction, tourism, defense and education sectors. The ministers exchanged views on the efforts to increase mutual investments and achieve the goal of $5 billion (TL 136.55 billion) trade volume. Regional and international developments, including relations within the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) and other multilateral institutions, were also on the agenda. The ministers…

A fire caused by a powerful explosion at a warehouse near Tashkent’s airport had been contained and the situation was under control, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (FVV) said on Thursday. The cause of the explosion was unclear, with one report of “strong lightning” and there had been no reports of injuries or deaths. The ministry said a “special laboratory” had been set up at the scene to investigate the explosion. “As a result of the quick actions of FVV employees, the area of the fire is being reduced,” the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. “The situation is…