Uzbekistan

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Iran arranges diplomatic visit to Abraham Accords member Kazakhstan

 PROTESTERS, MOSTLY Houthi supporters, sit along an Iranian flag at a demonstration in support of Palestinians and Iran, in Sanaa last week. Aggression by proxies such as the Houthis must be treated as direct Iranian attacks, says the writer.

Iran engages in diplomatic blitz, strengthening ties with Iraq, Uzbekistan, UAE - analysis

A drone view of the downtown with the dome of the Khan Shatyr Shopping and Entertainment Center in Astana, Kazakhstan October 10, 2025.

Cove Capital to mine Kazakhstan tungsten in Trump-announced deal


Tolerance: The Key of Understanding and Global Peace

Today, Central Asia is an "island of stability" in an unstable world. Friendship and peace exist there among people from different backgrounds.

 Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of Holon Institute of Technology, at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York,

British medics save Uzbekistan boxing coach after cardiac arrest at Paris Olympics

The incident occurred on August 8, in the warm-up area at Roland Garros in Paris, where Kilichev was celebrating Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov’s gold medal win.

 Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan celebrates with his coach and Uzbekistan Olympic boxing team's head coach Tulkin Kilichev after winning against Billal Bennama of France. Picture taken August 8, 2024.

German government discusses deportations to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan, Taliban out of talks

The delegation suggested to the Uzbek government that Afghan deportation candidates should be brought to Tashkent. From there they could be transported to Kabul.

A person holds a poster depicting a cover of Der Spiegel magazine with a picture of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and a quote, reading: "We must finally deport on a grand scale" during a right wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party protest, one week after a man killed a policeman with a knife in t

Third Euro-Asia seminar held at HIT in collaboration with Ministry of Foreign Affairs

HIT's Seminar reflects its vision to serve as a bridge between cultures and peoples, and as a vehicle to build new bridges between nations and religions.

 HIT’s senior management with the participants of the 3rd. Euro-Asia Seminar at HIT

Russia to build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan

"It heralds the beginning of a new age in the comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance relations between our countries," said Uzbek PM.

 A view through flowers shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, including its Unit No. 4, before the arrival of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, June 15.

Alleged ISIS-affiliated Uzbek man lived in US for 2 years before government discovery

It was a year after the Uzbek government released official international notice on Jovokhir Attoev that the United States realized that he was wanted in Uzbekistan for alleged ISIS affiliation.

 An ISIS flag seen at Israel's kibbutz Sufa following a massacre by infiltarting Hamas terrorists, pictured on October 11, 2023

Navigating China's trade corridors and Israel's strategic choices - opinion

Three key trade routes from China - Northern, Southern, and Middle Corridors - reshape geopolitics. Israel leans towards the Middle Corridor for strategic trade security amidst escalating tensions.

 The cargo ship Mehmet Bey waits to pass through the Bosphorus Strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022

Israeli teen forced to marry Muslim man in Uzbekistan - report

A teenager told Israel Police that under the excuse of a genealogy trip to Uzbekistan, her parents, olim from Uzbekistan who now live in the Shfela, forced her to marry a Muslim man.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

'Restoring memory': Israeli artist's journey is shown in Tel Aviv

Ira Eduardovna, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then part of the former Soviet Union), is an accomplished Israeli artist who has won numerous awards and held exhibitions in the US, Israel, and Europe.

 ‘THE IRON Road,’ film still.

Israeli ‘one-man orchestra’ takes center stage at festival in Uzbekistan

 Adam Ben Ezra at the International Jazz Festival, Uzbekistan 2023