Minsk Region Executive Committee To Hold Competition For Roadside Straw Installations
The Minsk Region Executive Committee will hold a competition for roadside straw figures. Such installations are traditionally put…
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Education Ministry To Focus On Preschools, Subject Teachers And Inclusion In New Academic Year
Education Minister Andrei Ivanets outlined the main areas of work for the education system in the new academic…
MALDZIS Returns Rare 17th-Century Engraving Of Brest. It Will Be On Display In Warsaw In September
The MALDZIS initiative acquired an engraving “The City and Castle of Brest-Litovsk” (original title “Urbs et Castellum Brestzie…
Forecasters Issue Orange Weather Alert Due To Heat
Forecasters have issued an orange-level weather alert for Saturday, August 15. Hot weather will return to Belarus. “On…
Net Profit Of Belarusian Enterprises Grew By 4.8% In Six Months
Belstat has published data on the financial performance of organizations in the first half of 2026. Belstat’s preliminary…
Suspect In Theft From Unlocked Cars Detained In Minsk
Officers from the criminal investigation department of the Oktyabrsky District Police Department in Minsk detained a 21-year-old resident…
Broad Money Supply Grew By Just 0.4% In July
Broad money supply grew by just 0.4%, or 426.1 million rubles, in July, reaching 112.43 billion rubles. By…
Around 100 Lithuanian Trucks Still Remain In Belarus
Around 100 Lithuanian trucks are still in Belarus after being detained by the Belarusian side following Vilnius’ closure…
Four People Detained In Belarus For Organizing Illegal Migration
Belarus’ Interior Ministry reported that it had disrupted an illegal migration channel through which more than 70 citizens…
Migrants Tried To Drag Lithuanian Border Guard Into Belarus, Media Report
A migration incident that occurred on the Lithuania-Belarus border in late July continues to yield new details. According…
Five-Star Hotel Certification May Become Mandatory In Belarus
Items Belonging To Missing Climbers Found In Kyrgyzstan
Searches are continuing in Kyrgyzstan for three missing climbers. Belarusians Maksim Palianski and Mikalai Svirydau, as well as…
Fire Breaks Out At Russian Port Of Ust-Luga After Drone Attack
A fire broke out at the Russian port of Ust-Luga following a drone attack. This was reported by…
NATO Fighters Shoot Down Drone In Latvia
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone in Latvia’s Balvi Municipality overnight. According to LSM, citing Iveta Bērziņa,…
Books By Sieviaryniec And Skrabets, And EHU Textbook Added To List Of “Extremist Materials”
The Ministry of Information has updated its list of “extremist materials.” Several books have been added, including an…
Belarus Maintains Licensing For Imports And Exports Of Woodworking Products, Waste Paper And Glass Waste
The Council of Ministers, by Resolution No. 411 of August 13, has maintained a special regime for the…
Rosselkhoznadzor Imposes Restrictions On Five Belarusian Enterprises
Rosselkhoznadzor has asked the Belarusian side to change the status of five enterprises in the Register of Enterprises…
One Child Injured In Georgia Crash Diagnosed With Epidural Brain Hemorrhage
Following a fatal minibus crash in Georgia, 15 injured people, including six children, remain under medical observation. Two…
Authorities Explain How Historic House Damaged By Fire Is Being Restored In Minsk
At No. 9 Lenina Street in Minsk, which was damaged by a fire on June 28, the installation…
15 People Killed By Trains in Belarus in Six Months
The Prosecutor General’s Office reported on the situation involving deaths and injuries on railway tracks in Belarus. In…
“Tree Split the Minibus in Two” — Eyewitness Describes Fatal Crash Involving Belarusian Tourists in Georgia
An eyewitness to the fatal crash involving a minibus in which four Belarusians were killed and another 15…
Tsikhanouskaya’s Adviser Discusses Belarusian Citizens’ Rejections for International Protection With Polish Diplomats
Diplomatic adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Dzianis Kuchynski, held a working meeting with Poland’s special representative for Belarus, Adam…
Lukashenka Approves Draft Treaty on Legal Assistance in Civil and Economic Matters With Myanmar
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has approved as a basis for negotiations a draft treaty between Belarus and Myanmar on mutual…
Prosecutors Find Gun Magazines for Rifles and Pistols on Classifieds Website
The Prosecutor’s Office of Minsk’s Maskouski District found at least 10 advertisements for the sale of magazines for…
“Woman Has Already Written a Sincere Thank-You to the Doctor” — Minsk Maternity Hospital Presents Its Version of Controversial Story Involving Patient
Maternity Hospital No. 5 of the Minsk City Clinical Hospital has commented on a story that spread on…
Ukraine and Russia Exchange Civilians Through Belarus
On Aug. 13, Ukraine and Russia exchanged civilians at the Novaya Guta checkpoint on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Seven…
Criminal Case Opened After 33-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in Lida District
The Lida District Department of the Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case following a crash in Lida…
Belarus Introduces Licensing for Glass, Waste Paper and Timber
The Belarusian government is introducing temporary licensing for the import and export of glass, waste paper and timber.…
Belarus and Vietnam Exchange Experience in Training Artillery Personnel
A delegation of representatives of the missile troops and artillery of the Belarusian Armed Forces is visiting Vietnam.…
Belarusian Woman Convicted in “Neighborhood Community Chats” Case Added to “Terrorist” List
Belarus’ State Security Committee has updated its list of “persons involved in terrorist activities,” adding seven more people.…
Exercises to Test New Intelligence-Gathering Methods Underway in Western Belarus
Tactical and special exercises involving intelligence, electronic warfare, firepower and air defense forces and assets of the Western…
Pensioner Killed by Train in Brest District
On the evening of Aug. 12, a pensioner was struck by a train near Kharytony station and suffered…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Bids Farewell to Iranian Ambassador and Confirms Readiness for Cooperation
First Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Siarhei Lukashevich met with Iranian Ambassador Alireza Sanei on the occasion of the…
Belarusian Schoolchildren to Be Taught How to Operate Drones
A course on operating drones has been included in the “pre-conscription and medical training” subject for 10th-grade students.…
Dollar, Euro and Yuan Rise Again on BFSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange ended with gains for the dollar, euro and yuan. The…
Ukraine and Russia Exchange Bodies of Those Killed Through Belarus
On Aug. 13, Ukraine and Russia exchanged the bodies of those killed through the Novaya Guta border crossing…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Advises Careful Selection of Tour Operators After Georgia Bus Crash
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus issued a statement regarding the bus crash in Georgia, in which…
Unknown Account Poses as BBC Journalist, Rights Defenders Say
An unknown account has been writing to former political prisoners, identifying itself as a BBC journalist, and after…
Driver Detained in Georgia After Crash Kills Four Belarusians
Georgian police have detained the driver of a minibus that veered off the road and fell into a…
“Bureau”: Lukashenka’s Personal Doctor Becomes Owner of Pharmacy Chain
The personal doctor of Aliaksandr Lukashenka, Alena (Elena) Kazak, has become the owner of Ligmaton, a company that…
Russia’s Orsk Oil Refinery Halted After Drone Strike
Father Beat and Choked Disabled Son. Criminal Case Opened Over Torture
Customs Service Uncovers Mobile Homemade Fuel Station
The State Customs Committee has uncovered a mobile homemade fuel station. A man installed two 1,000-liter tanks containing…
Belarus Increases Exports of Investment Goods by 0.6% in First Half
Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan Attacked by 16 Drones, Wildberries Facility by 5
An oil refinery in Salavat, Bashkortostan, was attacked by 16 drones, while a Wildberries logistics complex was targeted…
Co-Owner of Polatsk Gambling Club Borrowed Money Using Souvenir Gold as Collateral
The Department for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption detained a co-owner of a gambling establishment in Polatsk who…
MART Reaches Agreement With Online Marketplaces on Representatives for Cooperation With Belarusian Producers
Online marketplaces will appoint designated representatives responsible for cooperation with Belarusian producers. The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and…
Belavia Schedules 4 Additional Flights to Tel Aviv in September
Belavia will increase the frequency of flights to Tel Aviv in September. The airline has scheduled four additional…
Emergency Situations Ministry Reports Losses in “Battle for the Harvest”
Four incidents in the agricultural sector were included in the Emergency Situations Ministry’s daily report. According to the…