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Average Spending Of Belarusian Households Reached 2,717.2 Rubles Per Month In 2025

Average spending by Belarusian households in 2025 amounted to 2,717.2 rubles per month. The National Statistical Committee published the results…

05.03.2026
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Austrian University Opens New Applications For Tsikhanouskaya Scholarship

The Management Center Innsbruck in Austria has opened a new application round for a scholarship program under the patronage of…

05.03.2026
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Average Age 44, More Likely To Seek Additional Work: Belstat Presents Statistical Portrait Of Belarusian Woman

The average age of Belarusian women is 44, and they are more likely than men to seek additional work. The…

05.03.2026
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Poland Extends Buffer Zone On Border With Belarus For Another 90 Days

Poland has extended the buffer zone along its border with Belarus. A corresponding order of the country’s Ministry of the…

05.03.2026
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Belavia Operates Evacuation Flight From Oman

Belavia has carried out an evacuation flight from Oman. The airline’s aircraft landed in Minsk today at 8:50. According to…

05.03.2026
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Seliverstau Calls On Belarusian Enterprises To Participate More Actively In Russian National Projects

Belarus’s new ambassador to Russia, Yury Seliverstau, held a meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group responsible for monitoring the situation…

05.03.2026
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Trading House And Uzbek Agricultural Enterprises To Appear In Belarus

Prime Minister of Belarus Alyaksandr Turchyn today met with a delegation from Uzbekistan led by Davron Vakhabov, Chair of the…

05.03.2026
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State Control Committee Presents Major Tax Claims Against Tulip Business Ahead Of March 8

The State Control Committee has presented major tax claims against businesses involved in the import and sale of tulips. Criminal…

05.03.2026
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Communications Ministry Reports How Belarusians Used Cheaper Roaming In Russia

The Ministry of Communications and Informatization has published statistics on how Belarusian citizens used mobile roaming in Russia. Although roaming…

05.03.2026
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Agricultural Procurement Organizations For State Needs To Receive Loan Interest Subsidies In 2026

The Council of Ministers of Belarus, by Resolution No. 104 of March 3, approved the list of organizations that will…

05.03.2026
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Lithuanian Court Convicts Blogger For Inciting Hatred Against Belarusians And Jews

The Vilnius District Court has found Laurynas Ragelskis guilty of inciting hatred against Jews and Belarusians and of desecrating a…

04.03.2026
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Woman Convicted Over Protests Alena Pankova Dies — Nasha Niva

Alena Pankova, who was sentenced six months ago to “home confinement” for participating in protests, has died. According to Nasha…

04.03.2026
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Forum “8+100” In The European Parliament: Belarusian And European Politicians Discuss The Future Of Belarus

On March 4, the “8+100” forum of political parties was held at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event was…

04.03.2026
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Musician And Radio Host Aleh Khamenka Sentenced To Three Years In Prison

Musician and radio host Aleh Khamenka has been sentenced to three years in a general-regime penal colony and fined more…

04.03.2026
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Belarus’ Transport Ministry Says It Is In Constant Contact With UAE Aviation Authorities

Belarus’ Transport Ministry said the Aviation Department is conducting round-the-clock monitoring of the air situation and maintaining constant contact with…

04.03.2026
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Belarus Does Not Plan To Restrict Age Of Social Media Users — Piartsou

Belarus does not plan to introduce age restrictions for social media users. This was stated by Uladzimir Piartsou, deputy head…

04.03.2026
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Markau Expects TV Series From Belarusfilm This Year

Belarusfilm together with television channels should present their own TV series this year. This was stated by Marat Markau, head…

04.03.2026
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Supreme Court To Begin Hearing New Genocide Case On March 18

The Supreme Court will begin hearing a new case on charges of genocide of the Belarusian people during World War…

04.03.2026
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Minsk City Court Issues In Absentia Sentence Against Viktoriya Bakunovich

The Minsk City Court has issued an in absentia sentence against Viktoriya Bakunovich. Special proceedings against her were initiated by…

04.03.2026
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Dollar And Euro Fall In Trading On Belarusian Currency And Stock Exchange On March 4

After several days of growth, the dollar and the euro declined in trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange…

04.03.2026
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Latushka Proposed Adding Draniki To UNESCO List Earlier, But The Idea Was Not Supported

Pavel Latushka proposed adding draniki to the UNESCO cultural heritage list when he was Belarus’ permanent representative to the organization,…

04.03.2026
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Belarusian Sentenced In Absentia To Four Years For Messages About Prosecutor’s Assistant

The Mahilyow Regional Court on March 3 issued an in absentia verdict against Artsiom Shabuneu, sentencing him to four years…

04.03.2026
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Belavia’s Second Evacuation Flight Departs From Dubai

On March 4, Belavia organized a second evacuation flight from Dubai (UAE) to Minsk. Flight B2718 departed from Dubai at…

04.03.2026
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More Than 730,000 Belarusians Traveled Abroad On Organized Tours In 2025

Belstat has summarized the results of the tourism industry in 2025. Last year the agency recorded 3.5 million organized tourists…

04.03.2026
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Lukashenka Offers Iran Assistance “Based On Belarus’ Position In The Conflict”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka said he fears that Persian Gulf states could be drawn into a war with Iran and offered Tehran…

04.03.2026
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Ghana’s President Promises Large Order Of Belarusian Equipment To Ryzhankou

President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama promised Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou that his country would place a large order…

04.03.2026
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Bribe-Taker’s Appetite In Lida Grew Along With His Career

The Investigative Committee reported on a criminal case against an employee of a company in Lida. The 59-year-old man was…

04.03.2026
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Lukashenka Calls Israel’s Attack on Iran Unacceptable And Treacherous

On March 4, Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Iran’s ambassador to Belarus Alireza Sanei. He commented on the situation in the…

04.03.2026
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Invest In Society, Not In Lukashenka — Latushka

Pavel Latushka, Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, said that investments and…

04.03.2026
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Even Ketchup: Belarus Is The Largest Importer Of Tomato Sauces From Russia

Russia has updated its historic record for export revenue from ketchup and other tomato sauces — these products were sold…

04.03.2026
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Belarus Proposes Adding Draniki To UNESCO Cultural Heritage List

Belarusian authorities have proposed adding Belarusian draniki and babka to the UNESCO cultural heritage list. The Presidium of the Council…

04.03.2026
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Belarusian Car Market Grew By 13% In A Month

In February, legal entities in Belarus sold 4,100 new passenger cars. Compared with January, sales increased by 13%, the Belarusian…

04.03.2026
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Lukashenka-Ordered Inspection Reaches Radiation, Chemical And Biological Protection Brigade

Belarus has begun bringing the 8th Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Brigade to readiness. The inspection is being carried out…

04.03.2026
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Charging Network For Electric Vehicles Disrupted In Belarus

A disruption has occurred in the network of charging stations for electric vehicles in Belarus. The company Belorusneft, which operates…

04.03.2026
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Belarus’ Gold And Foreign Exchange Reserves Increased By Another $665.5 Million In February

Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $16.366 billion as of March 1, setting a new record. The data…

04.03.2026
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Tsapkala Spoke About Meeting at the White House

Valery Tsapkala said he had met at the White House with Deputy Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security…

04.03.2026
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MAZ Delivers 10 Trolleybuses to Smolensk

MAZ has delivered 10 MAZ 203T trolleybuses to Smolensk. They will begin operating on routes on Friday. The MAZ 203T…

04.03.2026
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Mahilyow Resident to Stand Trial for Organizing Fictitious Mandatory Work Placements

The Mahilyow Prosecutor’s Office has sent to court a criminal case against a 42-year-old resident of the regional center. He…

04.03.2026
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BelGee Sales in Russia Increase 2.3 Times in February

The Belarusian brand BelGee continues to increase passenger car sales in Russia. According to the Autostat agency, sales in February…

04.03.2026
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Belarus Finance Ministry to Issue $50 Million in Bonds

The Finance Ministry of Belarus has announced the placement of U.S. dollar-denominated government bonds on the Belarusian Currency and Stock…

04.03.2026
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Independence Avenue to Be Closed in Minsk on March 8

The Minsk City Executive Committee has decided to restrict traffic on Independence Avenue on March 8. According to Decision No.…

04.03.2026
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Interior Ministry Structures to Engage in Programming and Development of Covert Information-Gathering Tools

The Belarusian Interior Ministry, by Resolution No. 41 dated February 17, has expanded the list of paid services provided by…

04.03.2026
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Belavia Operates Flights From Oman and UAE to Minsk

Belavia has operated flights from Oman and the United Arab Emirates. After midnight today, aircraft from Muscat and Dubai landed…

04.03.2026
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Two Belarusians and Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Assisting Illegal Migration

The Pervamaisky District Court of Vitsyebsk has sentenced two citizens of Belarus and two foreign nationals for organizing and assisting…

03.03.2026
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Charhynets: About 1,000 Belarusians Stranded in the UAE

About 1,000 Belarusian tourists are stranded in the United Arab Emirates, and around 300 in Oman, Ihar Charhynets, генеральный director…

03.03.2026
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Ryzhankou Discusses Middle East Situation With Oman’s Foreign Minister on Lukashenka’s Instructions

Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou discussed the situation in the Middle East with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al…

03.03.2026
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Political Prisoner Alena Malinouskaya To Be Tried In New Criminal Case

A new criminal case has been opened against political prisoner Alena Malinouskaya, who was convicted in 2022 together with a…

03.03.2026
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Paval Sieviaryniec Elected Chair of Freedom Day Organizing Committee

A meeting of the organizing committee for the March 25 Freedom Day celebration was held on March 2. The meeting…

03.03.2026
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Belavia Aircraft With 189 Passengers Departs Dubai

Belavia flight B2718 has departed from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Minsk. There are 189 passengers on board. This is…

03.03.2026
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Charter Flight Minsk–Salalah Returning to Minsk

Due to the introduction of flight restrictions in the airspace, the flight landed at an alternate airport in Muscat, the…

03.03.2026