A citizen who promised to officially register and hand over 80 sotiks of land in exchange for money in the Qiziriq district of Surkhandarya region has been detained.

Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East, an Iranian ballistic missile, suspected to be headed for Turkish airspace, was neutralized.

The Central Bank announced the exchange rate of foreign currencies against the Uzbek soum effective March 5.

In the region, four members of a criminal group who had been operating based on their own "street law" were apprehended.

According to the capital city administration's report, commercial shops at bus stops in Tashkent city will be completely removed.