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Joint Oman–Belarus Investment Fund to Begin Work in Minsk, With Priority on Building a Pulp and Board Plant

A joint Belarusian-Omani investment fund will soon begin operating in Minsk. This was announced by Abdulsalam Al Murshidi , head of…

05.12.2025
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Journalist Ihar Iliyash Added to “Extremist List”

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has added 24 more people to the “List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus,…

05.12.2025
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Joint Investment Fund, New Pulp and Board Mill, and Logistics Hub: Lukashenka Holds Another Round of Talks in Oman

Alyaksandr Lukashenka met today in Oman with President of the Oman Investment Authority Abdulsalam bin Mohammed Al Murshidi. According to…

05.12.2025
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Belarusian Labour Market Lost 152,500 Workers in Five Years

The Belarusian labour market has lost 152,500 people over five years. This estimate appears in the state programme “Balanced Labour…

05.12.2025
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Belarus-Born Officer Appointed Head of Mossad

Roman Gofman, military secretary to Israel’s prime minister, has been chosen by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to lead the Mossad intelligence…

04.12.2025
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Viktar Lukashenka Meets Head of Oman Olympic Committee

Viktar Lukashenka, President of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus, met with Azzan Al Said, head of the Oman Olympic…

04.12.2025
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Upgraded Rosa Luxemburg Border Outpost Opens on Belarus–Ukraine Frontier

An upgraded border outpost complex, Rosa Luxemburg, has opened on the Belarus–Ukraine frontier in the Yelsk District, the State Border…

04.12.2025
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Lithuania in Talks With U.S. on Recognizing Belarus’ Actions as Terrorism

Lithuania is holding talks with the United States on recognizing Belarus’ actions as terrorism, according to Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė.…

04.12.2025
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Ministry of Communications Says Roaming Issues in Russia Will Be Fully Resolved by Year-End

Roaming problems in Russia will be fully resolved by the end of the year, according to Pavel Tkach, First Deputy…

04.12.2025
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Coordination Council Elections Scheduled for Third Week of May 2026

The Coordination Council has decided to hold elections for the fourth convocation of the CC during the third week of…

04.12.2025
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Pyatkevich Counts on New Ideas from Honorary Consul in Lucerne Beyeler

Honorary Consul of Belarus in Lucerne (Switzerland) Hermann Alexander Beyeler arrived in Minsk and met with Deputy Prime Minister Natallia…

04.12.2025
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Krutoi Reports $20 Million Worth of Imported Microchips Replaced

The implementation of import-substitution projects has enabled Belarus and Russia to replace foreign-made microchips worth $20 million, said Dmitry Krutoi,…

04.12.2025
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Kuchynski Meets Assistant Secretary Smith

Dzianis Kuchynski, diplomatic adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, met in Washington with Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher W. Smith. Smith had previously…

04.12.2025
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Prosecutor General’s Office Sends Major Corruption Case Involving Belshina to Court

The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to court a major corruption case involving the “manufacture and sale of automobile tyres,”…

04.12.2025
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Belarus–Russia Trade Turnover Rises by 1.8% to USD 44 Billion

Belarus–Russia trade turnover increased by 1.8% to USD 44 billion, Dmitry Krutoi, chief of staff to Alyaksandr Lukashenka, said during…

04.12.2025
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Nicaragua Receives Large Shipment of Belarusian Machinery

Nicaragua has received a large shipment of Belarusian machinery, the Ministry of Industry reported. A total of 248 units were…

04.12.2025
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State Control Committee Suspends Operations of Meat-Processing Company Near Minsk

The State Control Committee has suspended the operations of a private meat-processing company in the Minsk district. The inspection found…

04.12.2025
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Lithuanian Border Guards Seize Three Shipments of Belarusian Cigarettes

Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service reported on Thursday that three shipments of smuggled cigarettes from Belarus had been seized. The…

04.12.2025
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Belarus and Algeria Agree to Strengthen Friendship and Partnership

Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed a joint statement on strengthening relations of friendship and partnership between the…

03.12.2025
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Teen Collected Card Details and Crypto Wallets: Interior Ministry Detains 17-Year-Old “Hacker”

The Interior Ministry reported the detention of a 16-year-old resident of Brest suspected of using malicious software. The ministry said…

03.12.2025
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Smugglers’ Weather Balloons Create Problems for Lithuanian Energy Operators

Vilnius Airport is not the only one affected by smugglers’ weather balloons. According to Delfi, the balloons carrying cigarettes are…

03.12.2025
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Belarus Starts Purchasing Apples From Dagestan

Belarus has started purchasing apples from Dagestan, according to a regional Russian media outlet. The outlet reports that the Dagestani…

03.12.2025
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Belarusian and Vietnamese Security Agencies Create Joint Working Group

Belarusian and Vietnamese security agencies are creating a joint working group. State Secretary of the Security Council Alyaksandr Valfovich and…

03.12.2025
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Finance Ministry Says It Is Not Considering an Increase in VAT

The Belarusian Finance Ministry is not considering raising VAT following the examples of Russia and Kazakhstan, Finance Minister Yury Seliverstau…

03.12.2025
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Lawmakers Ratify Security-Information Agreement With Zimbabwe

The House of Representatives has ratified several international agreements, including an intergovernmental accord with Zimbabwe on the mutual protection of…

03.12.2025
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Prosecutor General’s Office Details Sentences for Verameichyk and Hrachykha

The Prosecutor General’s Office has released a statement outlining the sentences handed down to former Kalinouski Regiment fighters Vasil Verameichyk…

03.12.2025
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House of Representatives Approves National Budget for 2026

The House of Representatives has adopted the draft national budget for 2026 in the second reading. According to the chamber’s…

03.12.2025
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Lawmakers Lower Income Tax Rate for High Earners in Second Reading of Tax Code Amendments

Members of the House of Representatives have adopted amendments to the Tax Code in the second reading. According to the…

03.12.2025
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Government Approves First State Program for 2026–2030

The Council of Ministers has approved the first state program for 2026–2030. The National Register of Legal Acts today registered…

03.12.2025
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Lithuanian Defense Minister Calls Belarus’ Drone Claims Fake

Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said that statements by the Belarusian authorities about an alleged drone that entered Belarusian territory…

02.12.2025
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Tsikhanouskaya’s Office: No Real Grounds To Believe the Regime Has Softened Repression

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s office stated that repression in Belarus is systemic and that the situation continues to worsen each year. The…

02.12.2025
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Lukashenka Urges Algeria’s Prime Minister To Invest, Saying “Money Means Nothing”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, during his official visit to Algeria, met with Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb. He said that Belarus is ready…

02.12.2025
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Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Fight Europe “Right Now”

Vladimir Putin said at a press conference during the “Russia Calling” forum on 2 December that Europe is putting forward…

02.12.2025
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Lukashenka Promises Not To Slow Down Cooperation With Algeria

Alyaksandr Lukashenka arrived in Algeria on an official visit on 2 December. Immediately after landing, he met with the Speaker…

02.12.2025
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Belarusian Ski Union Wins Case Against FIS

The Belarusian Ski Union has won its case against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) at the Court of…

02.12.2025
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Svyetlahorsk Resident Disappeared After Returning From Poland, Found in Homyel Detention Center

A resident of Svyetlahorsk, Hleb Panasiuk, left Poland for Belarus on 8 October and disappeared. He has been found in…

02.12.2025
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Polish Prosecutors Charge Russian Suspected of Creating Spy Network

Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office has announced that charges have been filed in absentia against a Russian national accused of running…

02.12.2025
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Homel Couple Sentenced for “Facilitating Extremist Activities”

At the end of November, the Homel Regional Court delivered a verdict against spouses Stanislau Machalau and Sviatlana Yakubovich under…

02.12.2025
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Lithuanian Drone Maker Confirms Model Seen in Hrodna Is Theirs, but With Caveats

The drone that flew into Hrodna from Lithuania, reported yesterday by the Belarusian Interior Ministry and shown on state television,…

02.12.2025
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Latushka: Europe Will Not Be Safe if Belarus Is Handed Over to Russian Protectorate

Europe will not be safe if Belarus is handed over to a Russian protectorate. This was stated by Pavel Latushka,…

02.12.2025
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Norway to Allocate Additional Support for Victims of Repression in Belarus

Norway will provide additional funding to support victims of repression in Belarus. The money will be directed to the International…

02.12.2025
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Labour Ministry Issues Five-Year Workforce Forecast

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has released a five-year workforce outlook, identifying professions expected to be in demand…

02.12.2025
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Apartment Market Activity Declined in November — State Property Committee

Apartment market activity in Belarus decreased in November. According to the State Property Committee, 1,005 apartment transactions were registered in…

02.12.2025
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Interior Ministry Says Drone That Entered Belarus Dropped “Extremist” Materials

The Interior Ministry published photos of the unmanned aerial vehicle that allegedly entered Belarus from Lithuania and fell in Hrodna…

01.12.2025
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Belarus Accuses Lithuania of Airspace Violation by Drone

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned Lithuania’s chargé d’affaires Erikas Vilkanecas on 1 December. He was issued a protest “in connection…

01.12.2025
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Lukashenka’s Press Service Outlines Topics of Talks With Oman’s Sultan

Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s press service has outlined the topics of today’s talks with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al…

01.12.2025
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Former Kalinouski Regiment Fighter Hrachykha Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Former Kalinouski Regiment fighter Vasil Hrachykha has been sentenced to five years in prison, the human-rights centre Viasna reported. Hrachykha…

01.12.2025
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Auto Parts and Aviation Connectors: Great Stone Welcomes Two New Residents

The administration of the Great Stone Industrial Park has registered two new resident companies. The company Lianshi Technology Bel LLC,…

01.12.2025
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Lithuanian Officers Intercept 11 Weather Balloons With Contraband Cigarettes During a Week of Borderland Raids

Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service has summed up a week of anti-smuggling raids in border regions. The operations, carried out…

01.12.2025
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OSCE Formally Disbands the Minsk Group

The OSCE has completed the dissolution of the Minsk Group, which was established in the last century to facilitate the…

01.12.2025