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


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

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