Uzbekistan

Pakistan launches new trade corridors through Iran, China to central Asia, bypassing Afghanistan

Pakistan’s new Iran and China trade corridors give Central Asian countries alternative access to Pakistani ports after Islamabad closed key Afghan crossings over security concerns.

 AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-UNREST Goods carrier trucks stalled near the closed Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province on October 21, 2025.
A demonstrator installs banners reading "WARNING - The artist you are about to see previously stated: 'I like Hitler' We thought you should know this," Arnhem, Netherlands, June 6, 2026.

Jews face harassment in nearly 100 countries as global religious hostilities spike, Pew shows

ISRAELI JUDOKA Raz Hershko didn’t compete yesterday at the Tashkent Grand Slam in Uzbekistan after the Shin Bet directed the team to leave the country.

Security directive forces Israeli judo team to withdraw from Tashkent Grand Slam

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces, Damascus, January 18, 2026.

Syrian government focuses on attracting new economy investments, ties with Central Asia states


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

FIFA Under-20 World Cup: Israel beats Japan 2-1 in historic match

Israel will face off against Uzbekistan in the round of 16 on Tuesday night.

 May 24, 2023 Israel players pose for a team group photo before the match

Islamic State NYC truck ramming terrorist given 10 life sentences

Sayfullo Saipov carried out the Halloween terrorist attack in which he deliberately drove a 6,000 pound truck into people on the Hudson River Bike Path in lower Manhattan.

 US Attorney General Merrick Garland announces US Justice Department anti-trust lawsuit against Google in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Is Russia worried about the West’s moves in Central Asia? - analysis

It was assumed that the US leaving Afghanistan would mean that Central Asian countries would assume they have been abandoned to the Russia-China anaconda, but that may be changing.

 Then-Russian ambassador to Japan Mikhail Yurievich Galuzin speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the embassy in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2022.

When theatre and therapy come together - Jerusalem’s Psik Theater in Uzbekistan


Trump failed to declare $300,000 worth of international gifts - State Department

The State Department found that Donald Trump received 117 undeclared gifts including a dagger valued at $35,000.

 Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop to unveil his leadership team, at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, US, January 28, 2023.

Uzbekistan Part 2 - From Bukhara to Samarkand

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 52

 Uzbeks deliver a warm welcome. A stand at the Tashkent International Tourism Fair 2022