Author: Niyaz Ermatov

September 2023 will include two firsts for the U.S. men’s national team. The USMNT on Thursday announced its two opponents for the FIFA-recognized international break in September: Uzbekistan and Oman. It will mark the USMNT’s first ever time playing each country, making them the 101st and 102nd opponents of the program. Uzbekistan will be the first opponent on Saturday, Sept. 9. The game will be held at CITYPARK, home of St. Louis City SC. The White Wolves are ranked No. 74 in FIFA’s ranking of men’s international teams. Oman is literally a step above Uzbekistan. Al-Ahmar (The Reds) are ranked No.…

On 1 June, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in close co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a webinar for cadets and lecturers from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. The event is a continuation of the webinar series launched last year to raise awareness about key trends and developments in contemporary policing among students and staff of the Academy. This year, webinars will focus on cyber-related topics in response to the rapid growth of both cyber-enabled and cyber-dependent crimes in Uzbekistan. The first webinar was dedicated to threats posed…

ASTANA – The Central Trans-Caspian Network, traversing through southern Kazakhstan, is the most sustainable option for forging the links between Central Asia and Europe, increasing container volume from 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2022 to 130,000 TEUs by 2040, according to the European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Study on Sustainable Transport Connections between Europe and Central Asia. The study conducted by the EBRD and funded by the EU aimed to identify the most sustainable transport network connecting the five Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as links with…

Cambodia is preparing for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, which will take place from May 5 to 17. The event in 2023 will be the 32nd in the games series. It will be held in Phnom Penh for the first time, marking the first time Cambodia has hosted the event. Over 7,000 participants from all 11 Southeast Asian countries are expected, and over 40 games will be played during the event. A significant amount of effort is required to meet the event’s standards. However, Thailand is assisting in the preparations to help the new host meet the demands. Thailand has…

Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan, Oybek Arif Usmanov has said that bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Uzbekistan had reached over $250 million by the end of 2022 and both countries were focusing on exploring more avenues of trade and investments in multiple sectors to enhance trade. He said that the implementation of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Uzbekistan and the recently signed nine Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs), would further increase trade volume to $1 billion between both countries. The Ambassador made these remarks while talking to an official media outlet during an Iftar dinner hosted by…

Taliban increasingly eager to show their alleged ability to benefit the more than 40 million inhabitants of theAfghanistanhave begun to push the accelerator pedal on a work that threatens to undermine the fragile water balance central asian. On the other hand, the benefits of the initiative for i growers Afghans would be undeniable. The work in question is the Canale Qosh Tepaan infrastructure that will allow part of the river’s water flow to be removed Amu Darya, the main waterway in the region, to ensure better irrigation for over 500,000 hectares of Afghan territory. Thousands of people are working on…

Uzbekistan was forced to put plans for a rejig of the constitution on ice following an explosion of public unrest in the Karakalpakstan autonomous republic in July. Officials are now primed to have another go. The amendments that the authorities are likely to shine most light upon concern such matters as property rights and taxation. Many suspect the real intention of the reform, though, is to enable President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to extend the amount of time he is permitted to remain in office. This agenda was formally revived in November, when the legislation, which had by then been shorn of provisions designed…

While the grand prize of Dh10 million went unclaimed this week, the draws saw as many as 22 participants matching four out of five numbers and sharing the second prize of Dh1 million, securing Dh45,454 each. The third prize of Dh350 each was shared among 1,272 winners. Meanwhile, the weekly raffle draw saw three participants share Dh300,000 among themselves. The lucky winners who received Dh100,000 each were Kirill from Uzbekistan, Rowena from the Philippines, and Khawar from Pakistan. Entrants can participate in Mahzooz by registering via www.mahzooz.ae and purchasing a bottle of water for Dh35, which enables them to enter…