Uzbekistan

IDF expands Personal Security Branch to protect troops, officials from global threats - interview

One of the branch's initial tasks was a comprehensive risk analysis of global flight paths and routes that could pose a hazard to IDF personnel.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|ByAMIR BOHBOT

An intelligence analyst overseeing open-source and classified intelligence.

The Dutch chess team is seen on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand Uzbekistan sat across from empty seats and the Isreali team refused to play on Yom Kippur.

Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart

According to the Israel Chess Federation, the International Chess Federation agreed in writing that matches scheduled for Yom Kippur would be moved to accommodate the Israeli team.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pakistani chess team forfeits opening match against Israel at chess Olympiad in Samarkand

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) did not respond to the Post's emailed request for comment by the time of publication.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026|ByALEX CARSON

An experimental model of Israel Aerospace Industries' Lavi aircraft (left) and a Chinese J-10 fighter jet (right); Illustrative.

Chinese fighter jet based on Israeli design sold to Muslim-majority Uzbekistan

The Chinese J-10 is cheaper than the American F-16 and is marketed to countries that don't want to buy US-made fighter jets.

AUGUST 30, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

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.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

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.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByMAARIV ONLINE

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.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

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.”

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

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

China to resume visa issuance to Afghans, exempt Afghan imports from tax

Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the measures when he met Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed foreign affairs chief in Uzbekistan on Thursday, according to a statement on the ministry website.

JULY 29, 2022ByREUTERS