Law on Leasing Activities Signed
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed the law “On Leasing Activities.” The document provides for comprehensive regulation of leasing within…
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Government Granted Authority to Set Special Export Incentives
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on March 16 signed Decree No. 88 “On Promoting Export Development.” The document предусматривает amendments to…
Lukashenka Approves Draft Visa-Free Agreement With Thailand
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on March 16 signed a decree approving as a basis for negotiations a draft agreement between…
Polish Court Refuses to Consider Appeal of Belarusian Journalist Banned From Entering the Schengen Area
The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw has dismissed an appeal in the case of Belarusian journalist Alyaksandr Burakou,…
Fragments of Unknown Aerial Object Found in Poland Near Border With Belarus and Ukraine
Metal fragments of an unidentified aerial object have been found in Włodawa County of the Lublin Voivodeship, in…
Lukashenka Congratulates Tokayev on Constitutional Referendum in Kazakhstan
Alyaksandr Lukashenka congratulated President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the successful holding of the nationwide referendum and expressed readiness to…
“Hear Me, You Two-Legged One, Throw Me an Acorn!”: Belarusian Wins Over Instagram With a “Wild” Hit
Belarusian Siarhei Kijko, who lives in Krakow, has turned a common problem of Polish cities — the invasion…
Belarus and Georgia to Hold Commission Meeting on Economic Cooperation
Belarus and Georgia will hold the next meeting of their intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation in Tbilisi tomorrow.…
Minsk Resident Finds Revolver in Bathroom Ceiling During Renovation
A revolver with ammunition was discovered in a Minsk apartment. The find was reported to police by a…
Lithuanian Conservatives Again Propose Revoking Residence Permits for Belarusians Who Frequently Travel Home
Lithuanian conservatives led by Laurynas Kasčiūnas have once again proposed revoking residence permits from Belarusian citizens who frequently…
Planar Equipment Used at Russian Plant Kremniy El Attacked by Ukraine
Equipment produced by the Belarusian enterprise Planar was installed at the Russian plant Kremniy El, which was attacked…
Dollar and Yuan Rise on BCSE Trading on March 16
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Monday, March 16, ended with gains for the US…
CSTO Holds Strategic Exercise on Assisting Member States
The Collective Security Treaty Organization is holding a strategic command-and-staff exercise from March 16 to March 19. This…
Minskstroy Reports on Reconstruction of the Main Building of BSU
Reconstruction of the main building of the Belarusian State University is underway in Minsk, the company Minskstroy reported…
Russia Supplied $4 Billion Worth of Agricultural Products to Belarus in 2025
Russia exported about $9 billion worth of agricultural products, or 12.2 million tons, to countries of the Eurasian…
Ryazan Governor Stresses Importance of Deeper Integration at Meeting With Lukashenka
Alyaksandr Lukashenka held a meeting today with another Russian regional governor. The head of the Ryazan Region, Pavel…
Investigative Committee Announces Criminal Case Against Vadanosava
The Investigative Committee said it has taken over a criminal case against host and singer Katsiaryna Vadanosava. Last…
Belarusian Companies Start the Year With Growth in Net Profit
Belstat has published data on the financial results of organizations for January 2026. Their net profit increased significantly.…
Retail Turnover Rises by 1.6% in January–February
Retail turnover in Belarus reached 15.6 billion rubles in January–February, which is 1.6% higher than in the same…
Industrial Production in Belarus Falls by 3.7% in January–February
The volume of industrial production in January–February amounted to 33.1 billion rubles. In comparable prices it decreased by…
Police Shut Down Moonshine Distillery Near Hrodna
The Internal Affairs Directorate of the Hrodna Regional Executive Committee reported the closure of a moonshine production facility…
Tsikhanouskaya: The United States Has Leverage to Secure Release of Political Prisoners
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya expressed gratitude to the United States for efforts to secure the release of political prisoners in…
Migrants Step Up Attempts to Cross Belarus Borders With Latvia and Poland
Polish and Latvian border guards have reported new attempts by migrants to cross the border from Belarus. On…
Minsk Traffic Police to Inspect Buses for Three Days
The Minsk traffic police will conduct a preventive operation related to passenger transportation by buses from March 16…
Bridge Over the Sozh Flooded in Mstsislau District
In the Mstsislau District, a low-water bridge over the Sozh River and a section of the Paradino–Zasozhye road…
Calves Die in Fire in Valozhyn District
Investigators Complete Probe Into Construction Worker’s Death in Minsk
The Investigative Committee has completed its investigation into the death of a construction worker at a building site…
New Constitution of Kazakhstan Supported by 87.15% in Referendum
The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan has announced preliminary results of the constitutional referendum held on Sunday. According…
Babaryka Apologizes for His Remarks About Ivan Krautsou
Viktar Babaryka published a post on Facebook apologizing to Ivan Krautsou. Earlier, in an interview with Tok with…
EDB Forecasts Inflation in Belarus Below Target Level
Analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank expect inflation in Belarus this year to be below the government’s target…
Belarus Remains the Largest Buyer of Russian Pet Food
Over the past year Belarus purchased about 54,000 tons of Russian pet food worth nearly $176 million, the…
Ivan Morozov, One of the Founders of the Belarusian-Language LiveJournal Community, Released
Blogger Ivan Marozau has been released after fully serving a second sentence on politically motivated charges, Nasha Niva…
Fisherman Drowns in Dobrush District
In the settlement of Zaradvinnie, workers of the Dobrush rescue station of OSVOD discovered and recovered from the…
Ukraine National Gymnastics Team Coach Moves to Work in Belarus and Explains Why
Senior coach of Ukraine’s national artistic gymnastics team Vyacheslav Lavrukhin has left the country and become senior coach…
Pavel Dabravolski to Serve Sentence in Medium-Security Penal Colony
Journalist Pavel Dabravolski, who was sentenced to nine years in prison, will serve his term in a medium-security…
Short Circuit Causes Smoke in Shopping Center in Vitsyebsk
Smoke was reported this morning at the Mega shopping center in Vitsyebsk on Victory Avenue. On the second…
Tsikhanouskaya: The Constitution Must Be Not a Tool of Control but a Guarantee of Freedom
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her adviser on parliamentary cooperation Anatol Liabedzka spoke on March 15, the Day of the…
Vilnius Airport Closed Again Due to Weather Balloons
Airspace over Vilnius Airport was closed from 21:46 to 23:35 after navigation markers resembling weather balloons used for…
Children Stuck Waist-Deep in Mud in Minsk
Rescuers in Minsk pulled two boys who had become stuck waist-deep in mud, the press service of the…
Drone Falls on Highway in Dobrush District — Flagstok
Latushka Coalition and For Freedom Movement Announce Joint Participation in Coordination Council Elections
The coalition of Pavel Latushka and the For Freedom movement has announced its joint participation in the upcoming…
Kalesnikava Receives Charlemagne Prize Four Years After It Was Awarded
On Saturday, March 14, the ceremonial presentation of the International Charlemagne Prize to Maria Kalesnikava took place in…
In Minsk, 17-Year-Old School Student Stored a Thousand Vapes in a Garage for Sale
Officers of the Economic Crime Department of the Minsk Region, together with the juvenile affairs inspectorate and the…
Viasna: Former Political Prisoners Expelled From Belarus Receive Draft Notices
Several former political prisoners who were released and forcibly expelled from Belarus have begun receiving draft notices from…
Latushka on Melnikava: There Is Information Her Children Are in Belarus, but She Is Not With Them
Polish prosecutors consider former Coordination Council speaker Anzhalika Melnikava, who disappeared a year ago, to be a victim…
Detained Publishers Recognized as Political Prisoners in Belarus
Eleven more people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, the Human Rights Center Viasna reported. They…
Belarus’s Gross External Debt Increased by $3.36 Billion Over the Year
Belarus’s gross external debt stood at $38.33 billion as of January 1. Over the year it increased by…
Coordination Council Recommends Mikalai Kazlou for Position of Representative of the UTC for Restoration of Law and Order
The Coordination Council has recommended Mikalai Kazlou for the position of Representative of the United Transitional Cabinet (UTC)…
Lukashenka on Redistribution of Powers: Not in One Year, Without Revolutionary Upheavals
Alyaksandr Lukashenka spoke about the process of redistributing powers during a visit to the Drybin District on March…
Instagram Page of the Belarusian Solidarity Center Declared “Extremist” in Belarus
The Information Ministry has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials.” Among other entries, it now includes the…