Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TASHKENT (Reuters) - Three people were killed and ten more injured on Monday after a gas explosion at a mosque in Uzbekistan, the ...

These two cities are as distinct as they are complementary for understanding the country’s history. One hosts one of the best-preserved medieval complexes in Central Asia, while the other is a unique ...

TASHKENT -- Uzbekistan's government has banned people under the age of 18 from attending regular Friday Prayers or special prayer services at mosques across the country, including the Eid al-Adha ...

TASHKENT -- Uzbekistan plans to build numerous small mosques along roads and streets across the Central Asian country of 30 million. A senior imam in the capital, Tashkent, Anvar-qori Tursunov, told ...

Lebanese designer Nada Debs has turned the former Okhun Gozar Mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, into an exhibition space where ...

For the first time in Uzbekistan’s post-Soviet history, the customary of breaking fast at sundown during the Ramadan period is being banned from mosques and restaurants. Radio Free Europe/Radio ...

TASHKENT -- Uzbek authorities say Muslims in Central Asia's most populous country will be able to gather at mosques for Friday Prayers on August 13 if they have been fully vaccinated or tested ...

A contemporary artistic spirit is awakening amid the Silk Road–era palaces and mosques of Uzbekistan. When the contemporary art curator Diana Campbell, who helped shape the art scene in the ...

Imams in central Uzbekistan are being compelled ahead of the New Year's holiday to donate funds for something that's normally well outside their purview -- street decorations. Uzbek authorities have ...

Registan.net discusses how the government of Uzbekistan is using the state-sanctioned Islamic religious establishment to back its policies and ideology. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest ...

Khiva’s rich history and perfectly preserved architecture have long been difficult to reach—but no more. See how this UNESCO treasure is opening up to the world. At the start of the 20th century, ...

TASHKENT, March 31 (Reuters) - Three people were killed and ten more injured on Monday after a gas explosion at a mosque in Uzbekistan, the country's emergencies ministry said. In a statement ...