On 27-October  2025-year, tourists who came to trip  our country from Sultanate Oman   have visited to al-Biruni institute of oriental studies, Uzbekistan Academy of sciences. Guests were welcomed by Deputy director for scientific affairs of the Institute Surayyo Karimova, Senior researcher of the Institute Nemat Jabborov, the specialist of the department of International relations Umid Rakhmanov. The guests were informed and introduced about the scientific activities of the institute, the research departments of the Institute and the publications of the Institute staff.  

After that, guests went to the meeting room and watched video footage of the opening ceremony of the Institute building and the construction process.  After that, the Guests were shown a restoration and repairing   Laboratory and Scanning room of the Institute and given information on the construction of a new building. The guests were greatly thanked for the warm reception and noted that the activities, the new building  and scientific publications of the Institute left them a huge impression.

On October 16-17, 2025, an international symposium dedicated to the great encyclopedist scholar Abu Rayhan Biruni was held at the initiative of Biruni University in Istanbul, Turkey, and the Al-Biruni  Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences. The event was dedicated to the scientific method, philosophy and incomparable contribution to the development of world civilization of Abu Rayhan Biruni, one of the greatest scientists in human history, a man of encyclopedic knowledge.

At the opening ceremony it was delivered speeches  by the Rector of Biruni University, Prof. Adnan Yuksel, the Chairman of the organizing committee, Prof. Adnan O'merusta oglu,  the Head of the Istanbul International Center for Cultural Studies, Prof. Bekir Karliga, the Deputy chairman of the Turkish Language Committee, Prof. Harun Shohin, the Vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Prof. Bahrom Abduhalimov and the Vice-rector of the Uzbekistan University of Journalism and Mass Communications, Prof. Sanjarbek Rashidov.

Eight scientific sessions were organized within the framework of the symposium. In the first session, Prof. Stephen Frederick Starr, Prof. Jan Peter Hogendijk, Prof. Bekir Karliga, and Prof. Bahrom Abduhalimov analyzed Biruni's scientific legacy and his theoretical views in various fields. 

The second session was dedicated to the topics of culture and civilization, and professors Bakhtiyor Karimov, Kemal Ataman, and Ma'rifat Hamdamova participated with lectures on Beruni's scientific contribution to the modern concept of civilization.

In the next sessions, lectures were given on philosophy, sociology, scientific ethics, history, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and source studies.

Prof. Surayyo Karimova's lecture that  "Did Biruni practice practical medicine?" and her solutions aroused interest among many participants. 

A special highlight was the special session dedicated to "Biruni's Manuscripts", who are  Uzbek scholars Assoc. Prof. Salimakhon Eshonova, Assoc. Prof. Fakhriddin Ibragimov, Assoc. Prof. Akbar Nurmatov, and Botirjon Abdullaev presented manuscript copies of Biruni's works and factual information about their scientific significance.

Following the symposium, an agreement was reached between Istanbul Biruni University and the Al- Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences  to establish long-term cooperation, conduct in-depth study of Biruni's scientific heritage and conduct research on an international scale.

The event marked the beginning of a new phase of cooperation between the scientific institutions of the two countries and laid a solid foundation for future international scientific programs aimed at further studying the legacy of Biruni.

On September 12, 2025, a scientific seminar for specialists in the field of source studies and textual criticism in the field of manuscript study was held at the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan  Academy of Sciences. The seminar was attended by the Director of the Manuscript Research Center at the Sultan Ahmad Waqf of the Republic of Turkey, Mahmud Misri, as well as such prominent researchers as Faisal al-Khafayan, Ayman Fuad Sayyid, Bashshar Awwad Maruf and Iyad at-Tabba. During the event, invited scientists presented reports on current topics of their research activities. In particular, Professor Iyad at-Tabba presented a report entitled “A Critical Study of Texts Written in the Genres of Sira and Shama’il”.  In turn, Professor Ayman Fuad Sayyid presented two reports: “Principles of Critical Publication of Historical Texts” and “Methods of Reconstructing Lost Historical Works.” After the presentations, the participants of the seminar, employees of the Institute, asked the speakers questions of interest to them and expressed their thoughts regarding the reports they had heard. The seminar was held at a high scientific level and turned out to be very productive for both the audience and the invited researchers.

On May 01, 2025,  the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman to Uzbekistan Ms. Jabr Nasir al-Busaidi and Dean of Sultan Qaboos University Dr. Al-Mukhtar bin Saif al-Abri and Director of the Oman think tank of Sultan Qaboos University Prof. Ahmed bin Hamad Al-Rabaani have visited to al-Biruni institute of oriental studies, Uzbekistan academy of sciences.

The guests were welcomed by the director of the Institute    Prof. B. Abduhalimov. The guests were informed about the scientific activity of the Institute, research departments of the institute and books which published by the employees of the Institute.

After that, the guests were shown the restoration, scanning departments and the reading room of the Institute and were given information on the construction of the new building. The guests  greatly thanked for the warm reception and noted that the activities and scientific publications of the Institute left them a huge impression.

On April 30, 2025, an archival photo exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s Victory Day and Reunification was held at the Tashkent House of Photography. The exhibition was titled “The Friendly Relations Between Uzbekistan and Vietnam Are Eternal.”
It is known that on April 30, 1975, the People’s Army of Vietnam liberated the country's largest city, Saigon. This event marked the unification of Vietnam as a single state and has since been celebrated as one of the country's most important national holidays.
The exhibition was organized on the initiative of the “Uzbekistan–Vietnam Friendship Society” with the support of the Committee on Interethnic Relations and Work with Foreign Compatriots, as well as in cooperation with the “Uzarchive” Agency, the Academy of Arts, and the Tashkent House of Photography.

Members of the “Uzbekistan–Oman Friendship Society” also actively participated in the exhibition.