Sayfullo Saipov, the suspected Islamic extremist charged with using a truck to kill eight people on Tuesday in Lower Manhattan, was still a toddler when his homeland of Uzbekistan gained independence ...

Samarkand is rightfully proud of its ancient history, which it inherited from its famous ancestors. The architectural monuments of the city and the entire region serve as a living reminder of how the ...

Back in the days of the fabled Silk Road, Samarkand was a byword for cross-cultural exchange. For hundreds of years, Tajik served as a lingua franca in this flourishing center of Persian civilization, ...

Uzbekistan’s territory was a central route on the Silk Road, and the people, ideas and goods that travelled through it have intrinsically become part of Uzbekistan’s culture, including its cuisine. As ...

When Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev first told the United Nations General Assembly in 2017 that his country planned to establish an Islamic Civilization Center, the ambition was clear: this ...

(for story see UZBEKISTAN-ELECTION/ or click on ID:nL22155405) Dec 22 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan votes in a presidential election on Sunday certain to give President Islam Karimov a third term. Below is a ...

Ever seen a whole city that feels like it’s frozen in time? Welcome to Khiva, Uzbekistan’s ancient desert jewel. From above, the Itchan Kala looks like a movie set. Sun-baked walls, turquoise domes, ...

Ladies and Gentlemen: Good morning! Assalom-Aleykum! Governor Nurmuratov, thank you for that generous introduction. First Deputy Chairman Ishmetov, thank you for welcoming me today. It is a pleasure ...

I could have sworn that I knew absolutely nothing about the history of this country I was visiting but it so happened that we were going to Samarkand, which was once ruled by Timur the Lame, and there ...

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan votes in a presidential election on Sunday certain to extend President Islam Karimov's 18-year rule by a third seven-year term. Below is a chronology of key events in ...