Belarus Abolishes Export Duties on Leather Raw Materials
On May 4, Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree “On export customs duties on leather raw materials.” The document…
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Alcohol Import Procedures Changed in Belarus
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a decree “On the production and circulation of alcoholic, non-food alcohol-containing products, and non-food…
Venue of National Centre for Contemporary Arts on Niakrasava Street to Cease Exhibition Activities in June
Details have emerged about the closure of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts. Today, the cultural institution officially…
“An Exercise in Offensive Labels.” Belarusian Foreign Ministry Responds to Remarks About Russian Province
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has responded to comments by Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonyan, who described Belarus as…
New Belarus Representative to CSTO Appointed
Lukashenka Appoints New Deputy Emergencies Minister
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has appointed a new deputy minister for emergency situations. The post has been given to Colonel…
Register of Monuments to Be Created in Belarus
A register of monuments and memorials will be created in Belarus. The relevant resolution was signed by Belarusian…
Charges Revealed Against Mazyr Human Rights Defender Uladzimir Tselyapun
Human rights defender from Mazyr Uladzimir Tselyapun is accused under articles on facilitating “extremist activity” (Article 361-4 of…
Ukraine Observes “Certain Activity” on Belarus-Ukraine Border
Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Andrii Demchenko said that “certain activity” is being observed…
Insider: Kachanava to Award Propagandists, Tur to Receive Certificate
Administrators of the official Telegram channel of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus…
Mikita Yemialyanau Released in Spring 2026
Anarchist political prisoner Mikita Yemialyanau served his sentence and was released in spring 2026. This information was published…
Ukraine to Continue Cooperation With Belarusian Democratic Forces — Sybiha
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha commented on a meeting with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held today at the European Political…
Turchyn and Mishustin Discuss Joint Economic Projects
On May 4, Belarusian Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn held a telephone conversation with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.…
Owners of Major Women’s Footwear Retailer Suspected of Tax Evasion
The State Control Committee suspects a married couple who own one of Belarus’s largest retailers of women’s footwear…
Sugar Factories Report Lower Profits in 2025
Four Belarusian sugar factories reduced both revenue and profit in 2025. According to annual reports from the four…
Belarusian Tank Crews Trained in Russia
Belarusian tank crews have undergone training in Russia, the Defence Ministry’s press service said. According to the statement,…
Belarusian Side Seeks to Retrieve Suspected Spy Kardash From Ukraine
The Belarusian side has signalled its desire to take custody of Inna Kardash, who was detained in Ukraine…
Buses in Belarus to Be Equipped With Video Cameras and Seat Belts
Buses in Belarus must be equipped with seat belts and video cameras within the next three years. These…
Forecasters Issue First Heat Warning Of The Year
Forecasters have declared a yellow level of danger due to heat. This is the first such warning in…
Dollar, Euro And Yuan Rise In First Trading Session Of May
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Monday, May 4, ended with gains in the US…
Swedish International Liberal Centre Foundation Declared “Extremist Organisation”
Belarus’s Supreme Court, in a ruling dated April 23, declared the “Swedish International Liberal Centre Foundation” an “extremist…
Police Detain Men Who Transported 32 Kg Of Gunpowder From Poland
The Interior Ministry’s press service reported the detention of a 35-year-old resident of Brest and a 37-year-old resident…
Tsikhanouskaya Discusses Security Issues With Sybiha And Rutte
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed security issues with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on…
Belarusian Customs Intercepts Shipment of Chinese Goods
Belarusian customs officers have uncovered a large shipment of undeclared Chinese-made goods in a truck operated by a…
Unclear “Movements” Underway as Lukashenka Meets Serbian Ambassador
Alyaksandr Lukashenka met Serbian Ambassador Ilina Vukajlović on Monday, saying misunderstandings between the countries are easing and assuring…
Zelenskyy Tells EPC Summit of Drones Over Red Square
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at the European Political Community summit, called for continued pressure on Russia to…
Foreign Trade Deficit in Goods Narrows in First Quarter
The deficit in Belarus’s foreign trade in goods narrowed in the first quarter, according to data from the…
Energy Ministry Sets Quotas for Renewable Energy Sources
Belarus’s Energy Ministry has set quotas for the construction of installations using renewable energy sources to be allocated…
Bus, Minibus and Car Collide in Minsk, Passenger Injured
One person was injured in a traffic accident involving a Neman bus operated by Minskoblavtotrans, a minibus and…
Belarusian Sber Bank Increases Charter Capital
Nawrocki Thanks Trump for Poczobut’s Release
Polish President Karol Nawrocki held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Sunday evening. “Nawrocki thanked…
BELPOL Reveals Cash Payment Schemes for MZKT Products
The initiative of former security officers BELPOL has published an investigation into cash payment schemes used in the…
Minsk Couple Used AI to Defraud Men on Dating Sites
A young couple has been detained in Minsk on suspicion of organising a fraud scheme under the guise…
Tsikhanouskaya Arrives at EPC Summit in Yerevan
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has arrived in Yerevan, where the 8th summit of the European Political Community is taking place.…
Poczobut Does Not Abandon Idea of Returning to Belarus
European Political Community Summit Opens in Armenia
A summit of the European Political Community will take place in Yerevan today. “We are here in Armenia…
Belarusian Organisations Laid Off More Workers Than They Hired in First Quarter
Belarusian enterprises laid off more workers than they hired in the first quarter, according to data from the…
Forest Fire in Hrodna District Extinguished After Several Hours
A forest fire covering an area of 10 hectares was extinguished in the Hrodna district. The blaze was…
Criminal Case Opened Against Director After Trainee’s Death on Ride in Mahiliou
The Mahiliou interdistrict department of the Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against a 56-year-old director of…
Ukraine Strikes Two Tankers of Russia’s “Shadow Fleet”
Ukrainian forces struck two tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow oil fleet in waters near the entrance to the…
Belarusian Railways: Derailment in Lithuania Delays Trains on Kaliningrad Route
Passenger trains on the Kaliningrad route are delayed due to the derailment of freight wagons on Lithuanian Railways,…
Armenian Parliament Speaker: “We Will Not Allow Ourselves to Become a Province. We Will Not Be Governed Like Belarus”
Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan said that a political operation aimed at changing power…
Tsikhanouskaya: “Freedom of the Press Is a Mirror of What Is Really Happening in Society”
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya issued a statement on the occasion of World…
UAE Investment in Minsk Economy Rises More Than Fourfold Compared With 2022
The Main Statistical Office of Minsk has published the report “Minsk in Figures” for 2025. One section focuses…
Ukrainian Drones Again Target Port in Russia’s Primorsk
Widow of Belarusian Volunteer Urges Zelenskyy to Grant Foreigners Eligibility for Hero of Ukraine Title
Veranika Yanovich, the widow of Belarusian volunteer Aliaksei Lazarau, who was killed on January 19 while carrying out…
Refrigerator Catches Fire in Store in Hrodna
A refrigerator caught fire in a store on Avtamabilnaya Street in Hrodna. As reported by the Emergencies Ministry,…
Russian Drone Strikes Minibus in Kherson, Killing Two and Injuring Eight
At around 07:00 on Friday, Russian forces carried out a drone strike on a minibus in the Dniprovskyi…
Director of Minsk Firm Borrowed Money for Business and Lost It in Online Casino
Economic crime officers in Mahiliou uncovered a director of a Minsk-based company who borrowed money from acquaintances under…
European Aquatics Requests Delay in Reinstating Belarusian Athletes Under National Flags
The European Aquatics federation has requested a delay in allowing Belarusian and Russian athletes to compete under their…