News: Uzbekistan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Uzbekistan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Uzbekistan – overview

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• November 2nd 2009 – March 10th 2008
• March 6th 2008 – November 13th 2006
• October 19th 2006 – March 6th 2006
• December 11th 2005 – November 5th 2005

Uzbekistan: news

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Monday, November 2nd 2009, 23:56

Why women now rule in Uzbekistan's markets
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EU removes Uzbekistan arms block

Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 11:56

The EU lifts an arms embargo against Uzbekistan, despite concerns about human rights in the Central Asian nation.
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Explosion reported in Uzbekistan

Tuesday, May 26th 2009, 18:12
related countries: Kyrgyzstan

State media in Uzbekistan says a suicide bomber has killed a police officer and wounded several people in the city of Andijan.
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US finds new Afghan supply route

Friday, February 20th 2009, 12:18
related countries: Afghanistan, Tajikistan, United States

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agree to allow Nato supplies for Afghanistan through their territory, the US says.
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Top US commander in Uzbek talks

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 13:03
related countries: Kyrgyzstan, United States
related places: America

Gen David Petraeus visits Uzbekistan, weeks after Kyrgyzstan announced the closure of America's key regional base.
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Russia's Medvedev in Uzbek talks

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 13:43
related countries: Russia
related places: Medvedev

Russian President Medvedev is set to discuss economic co-operation - particularly in gas - during a trip to Uzbekistan.
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Uzbek children in 'Aids outbreak'

Tuesday, November 11th 2008, 16:42

More than 40 young children have been infected with HIV at a hospital in Uzbekistan, health officials tell the BBC.
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'Islamist funders' held in Europe

Friday, May 16th 2008, 16:13
related countries: Germany, Netherlands

Police in the Netherlands, France and Germany swoop on suspects believed to fund Islamists in Uzbekistan.
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Uzbek 'sentenced over demo'

Tuesday, April 15th 2008, 13:12

A dissident poet in Uzbekistan has been sentenced to five years' forced labour, a rights organisation says.
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US 'not returning to Uzbek base'

Monday, March 10th 2008, 11:19
related countries: United States

The US is not trying to re-open a military base in Uzbekistan, a senior diplomat tells the BBC.
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November 2nd 2009 – March 10th 2008March 6th 2008 – November 13th 2006October 19th 2006 – March 6th 2006December 11th 2005 – November 5th 2005