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


Uzbekistan: Warm welcomes and Jewish communities on the Silk Road

Uzbeks share a desire to welcome visitors which includes the Jewish people and Israelis. A warm smile and a hand placed over the heart are guaranteed everywhere.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan - Silk Road, Flying Carpets & Synagogues

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 49

 A madrasa in Bukhara's main square

Holon Institute of Technology marks 30 years of ties between Israel and Eurasia

HIT’s President, Prof. Eduard Yakubov noted that “the establishment of relations between Israel and the Euro-Asian countries is vital to Israel."

  HOLON INSTITUTE of Technology campus

Successful Russian-speaking start-up founder now helps mentor youth

One of the few successful Russian-speaking start-up founders in Israel, Berezin volunteers as a youth and young adult entrepreneurship mentor through Unistream and Taglit-Birthright. 

 Konstantin Berezin

Ancient ship traded rare metals by traveling in Middle East 2,000 years ago - study

The tin had planned to travel to markets in the Middle East that were supposedly going to be made into a coveted bronze metal..

 Uluburun excavation.

Strengthening ties between the Holon Institute of Technology and Uzbekistan

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, HIT president, reviews the Israel-Uzbekistan International Summit of Academy and Science.

 Members of the HIT delegation and Uzbekistan academic officials at the National University of Uzbekistan

How did an IDF soldier avoid trouble during emergency landing in Iran?

Mossad officials contacted the soldier, telling her not to identify herself as Israeli, and she attempted not to bring any attention to herself.

 Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022

Central Asian countries ban citizens from participating in Ukraine war

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan also warned their citizens of legal repercussions in case of involvement in the war in Ukraine.

Russian soldiers march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 13, 2022

Largest meeting of Israeli academics outside Israel led by HIT

The meeting was held during the the Israel-Uzbekistan International Summit of Academy and Science that is being held in Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand, from September 5-11.

 Left to right: Albert Pinhasov, rector of Ariel University, Mr. Yaakov Mushiachov, Mr. Shmuel Goldberg, CEO of HIT, Mr. Pini Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of HIT,  and Professor Eduard Yakubov, president of HIT, at Bukhara State University.

Israel-Uzbekistan STEM Conference gets under way in Tashkent

“As a son of both Uzbekistan and Israel, I am trying to build bridges between the two countries.”

 FROM LEFT: Prof. Adir Pridor, Prof. Eduard Yakubov, Prof. Shavkat Ayupov, Academician of the Academy of Science Pinchas Cohen, Ambassador to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Zehavit Ben-Hillel, Shmuel Goldberg