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At 1:23 a.m. on August 23, an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 was recorded on the border of the Masally and Jalilabad regions of Azerbaijan (about 200 km south of Baku). The epicenter of the tremors was at a depth of 35 km. In the surrounding areas, the t…

According to the Uzbek Statistics Agency, in January-July 2023, foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan reached 34.9 billion US dollars and rose by 23.3% compared to the same period in 2022.
China remains major trade partner of the country, with 6.9 bill…

26 fires occurred in Kyrgyzstan in past 24 hours, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on August 23.
28 fire brigades were involved in extinguishing the fires.
7 fires were recorded in Chui region, 6 in Issyk-Kul region, 4 in Osh region, 4 in…

A citizen of Kazakhstan detained in Bishkek escaped from officers of the Kyrgyz bureau of INTERPOL.
The suspect ran away from police when he was brought to the National Psychiatry and Narcology Center, AKIpress learnt from sources.
The incident happen…

The government of Tajikistan approved the renaming of about 3,500 geographical objects in the country. They have now all acquired Tajik names.
The Murghab district of GBAO has the highest number of renamed locations. 1,005 geographical names were rena…

The agreement on the establishment of the Supreme Interstate Council between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan was signed by Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev in Baku on August 22, the presidential press service of Uzbekistan reported.
During the …

Ombudswoman of Kyrgyzstan Dzhamilya Dzhamanbayeva and Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova held a meeting with representatives of the Kyrgyz diaspora in Moscow.
According to the Ombudswoman’s Institute, the meeting was held at th…

Uzbekistan Textile Days will take place in Germany from August 28 to September 2, UzA reported.
The event aims to support the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Uzbekistan, establish new cooperation relations while entering the Europe…

SOCAR AQS Türkiye, a subsidiary of drilling company SOCAR AQS, and Turkish state oil company TPAO have signed an oil drilling contract, Trend reports.According to SOCAR AQS, the company will provide drilling services for four onshore oil wells in Türk…