Polish Customs Seize Three Consignments of Belarusian Cigarettes at the Border
Polish customs officers intercepted three shipments of contraband cigarettes at the Bobrowniki border crossing.
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People’s Embassies of Belarus Mark Five-Year Anniversary
The People’s Embassies of Belarus have turned five. The initiative was launched on Human Rights Day in 2020.
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Former Director in Pinsk District Charged Over Growing Accounts Receivable
A former director of a company in the Pinsk district has become the subject of a criminal case.
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Iran Offers Belarus Access to Its Southern Ports for Trade With Asia and Africa
Iran has proposed that Belarus use its southern ports to expand trade with India, African countries
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Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe to Receive Report on Problems Faced by Belarusians Abroad
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will receive information on the
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Ministry of Transport to Optimise Bus Traffic at the Belarus–Poland Border
The Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided to optimise the movement of buses crossing the
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Belarus Proposes Amendments to Law on Currency Regulation and Control
The House of Representatives has received a draft law proposing amendments to the Law “On Currency Regulation
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EU Agrees on New Sanctions Against Belarus — Media
EU member states’ representatives at the Council of the EU have agreed to expand sanctions against Belarus
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Fire Breaks Out at “Northern Shore” Residential Construction Site in Minsk
A fire occurred on the morning of 10 December at a building under construction in the “Northern Shore”
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Power Supply Disrupted in Kalodzishchy Near Minsk
Electricity has been disrupted in the agro-town of Kalodzishchy outside Minsk. According to Minskenergo
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More Than 20 Tonnes of Salmon Backbones Smuggled Into Russia From Belarus as “Chicken”
Smolensk customs intercepted 20.8 tonnes of fish products illegally imported from Belarus. A truck was
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SC Opens Special Proceedings on Fraud and Robbery Charges
The Investigative Committee has launched special proceedings against Aleh Kharavets. According to the
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Annual Inflation Rises to 7% in November
The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.4% in November — 0.1 percentage point higher than in October.
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State Control Committee Opens Hotline for Public Transport Complaints
The State Control Committee is inviting Belarusians to report issues related to passenger transport.
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Freedom, Dignity and the Right to Vote Belong to Everyone, Tsikhanouskaya Says
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says that freedom, dignity and the right to vote belong to every person, yet
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Agrokombinat “Dziarzhynski” Absorbs Slutsk Grain Products Plant
The joint-stock company Agrokombinat “Dziarzhynski” has completed the absorption of the joint-stock company
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No Attempts To Cross EU Borders From Belarus Recorded on Tuesday
The border services of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland reported that on Tuesday, 9 December, not a single
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Belarusian Investigative Committee Reports on Dismantling an Illegal Migration Channel
The Investigative Committee has reported the dismantling of a channel used to legalize migrants.
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Poland Dismantles Illegal Immigration Network; Belarusian Citizens Among the Detainees
Poland’s Central Bureau of Investigation has carried out a major operation against a group involved in
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Sales of MAZ Trucks in Russia Down 44% in January–November
Sales of MAZ trucks in Russia continue to decline, according to new data from Avtostat-Info.
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Muraveika Again Threatens Potential Adversaries With Nuclear Weapons and the “Oreshnik” System
First Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff Pavel Muraveika once again warned potential
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Minsk Metro Unveils New “Minsk 2024” Trainsets
The Minsk Metro has begun test runs of its new “Minsk 2024” trains produced by Russia’s Metrovagonmash.
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Lukashenka Approves National Defence Plan Through 2030
At today’s meeting of the Security Council, Alyaksandr Lukashenka approved Belarus’s defence plan for
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UTC Representative for Economic Reform Presents Strategy for Democratic Belarus’s Economic Development
The United Transitional Cabinet’s (UTC) representative for economic reforms, Alisa Ryzhychenka, unveiled
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Fire Trucks for Zimbabwe, a Sanatorium and Port Investments: Lukashenka Lists His Demands to Lithuania
Alyaksandr Lukashenka used today’s meeting of the Security Council to demand that Lithuania enter negotiations
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Lukashenka Says Belarus Is Ready To Help Kenya Develop Oil Fields
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has announced that Belarus is prepared to take part in developing oil deposits in Kenya.
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Lukashenka Says He Will Still Be “Suffocated” After the End of the Russia–Ukraine War
Alyaksandr Lukashenka believes that even if the Russia–Ukraine war ends soon, pressure on Belarus will
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“No Need To Bring In Americans, Russians or Ukrainians”: Lukashenka Demands That Lithuania Start Talks
Alyaksandr Lukashenka again insisted that Belarus and Lithuania must begin direct negotiations.
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Lukashenka Wants Rapid Cooperation With Kenya on the Scale of Ties With Zimbabwe
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said he wants cooperation with Kenya to be fast-moving and, in scale, comparable
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“We Have No Intention of Attacking Anyone”: Lukashenka Convenes Security Council
Alyaksandr Lukashenka convened a meeting of the Security Council, his press service reported.
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Latushka Appeals to Polish Financial Supervision Authority Over Blocked Accounts of Belarusians
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel
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Belarusian Sanatoriums Report Average Occupancy Above 86%
Average occupancy at Belarusian sanatoriums in 2025 exceeded 86%, a rise compared with 2024.
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Belarus Says It Offered Lithuania Talks On The Sidelines Of OSCE Ministerial
Belarus’s Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Sekreta stated that Minsk had proposed holding consultations with
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Lithuania Declares State Of Emergency Over Smugglers’ Weather Balloons
Lithuania’s government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to the crisis caused by cigarette-smuggling
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Brest Region And China To Build Greenhouse Complex
Brest Region and the People’s Republic of China will jointly build a modern greenhouse complex.
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Belarus And Saudi Arabia Hold ICT Business Forum
Belarus and Saudi Arabia are conducting a business forum dedicated to information and communication technologies.
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Belarusians Post Bank Card Numbers In Threads Hoping For A “Secret Santa” Gift
A viral “game” has spread in the Russian-language segment of the social network Threads: users publicly
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NBRB Detects 191 Fraud Cases Involving Visa Services And “Last-Minute” Tours
Belarus’s automated banking-monitoring system has identified 191 fraud cases since early autumn involving
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MTZ Boasts Tractor Sales To Kamchatka
The press service of Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) has announced that Belarus-made tractors have been shipped
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CSTO To Draft A Model Law On Protecting Electoral Sovereignty
The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will develop a model law on the protection of electoral
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Eighteen-Year-Old Mahilyow Resident Charged With Denying The Genocide Of The Belarusian People
Prosecutors have authorised the pre-trial detention of an 18-year-old resident of Mahilyow.
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Minsk Tractor Works Plans To Deliver 6,000 Tractors To Africa
Alyaksandr Aksenchyk, deputy marketing director for commercial operations in distant markets at the Minsk
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BELPOL: Forty-Two Drone Crashes Recorded In Brest Region
BELPOL reports that a recent coordination meeting was held at the Brest Regional Executive Committee
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Tsikhanouskaya To Speak in Brussels at High-Level Conference on Belarus
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will address the high-level conference “Belarus: Building the Foundations for
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Prosecutors Find “Rotten Vegetables” and “Damaged Kitchenware” in Mahilyow Region Schools
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Mahilyow Region reported on inspections of school canteens carried out
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Kenyan Parliamentary Delegation to Visit MTZ, HTP and the “Dziarzynski Agro-Complex”
A delegation of Kenya’s Parliament has arrived in Belarus, led by Senate Speaker Amazon Jeff Kinga.
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Traffic Police to Conduct New Inspection Campaign Targeting Minibuses
Belarus’s traffic police will once again carry out a nationwide inspection campaign focused on minibuses.
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Lithuanian Politician Proposes Compensating Hauliers Using Belarusian Assets
Lithuanian Democratic Union “For Lithuania” leader and former prime minister Saulius Skvernelis has suggested
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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
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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
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