Three Foreign Nationals Arrested After Attempted Cottage Robbery in Minsk
Three foreign nationals were arrested with the support of special police units after attempting to rob a cottage…
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Director Andrei Kudzinenka Says He Was Targeted in Belarus Over Private Film School “KinaKalaidar”
A search of the home of Andrei Kudzinenka was carried out because of the “KinaKalaidar” film school, which…
Belarus to Provide Nicaragua With $13.9 Million Loan for Purchase of Firefighting Vehicles
Nicaragua will purchase Belarusian-made fire engines using a loan from the Development Bank of Belarus. Nicaragua’s parliament has…
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office Considers Opening Criminal Case Against Lukashenka
The Office of the President of Ukraine has forwarded an appeal from the Belarusian Democratic Forum requesting the…
Trump and Zelenskyy Discuss Licenses to Produce Missiles for Patriot Systems
(Updated) A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded at the White House.…
Ales Bialiatski Presents Notes on Life in Prison in Sweden for the Book “Ales,” to Be Published in Polish and English
At the “Bok & Vandring i Jäckvik / Jäggeluaktta” exhibition in Sweden, the chairman of the Viasna Human…
Poczobut Applies to Rent an Apartment in Białystok
Andrzej Poczobut has applied to rent a municipal apartment in Białystok. According to him, his children will live…
Pinsk District Resident Killed by World War II-Era Shell Explosion
A 28-year-old man was killed by the explosion of a World War II-era shell in the agrotown of…
Iŭje District Sends List of “Unscrupulous Workers” to Military Commissariat
Authorities in the Iŭje District have already compiled lists of people deemed to be performing poorly during the…
MART Finds Violations at Every Svetofor Store Inspected
Following complaints online about stores operated by the Russian discount chain Svetofor, MART conducted inspections and found violations…
Customs Foils Illegal Import of Goods From Russia Worth More Than 300,000 Rubles
Belarusian customs officers have prevented the illegal import into Belarus of goods from Russia worth more than 300,000…
Belarusian Loses Car in Poland Over Cigarette Smuggling
A Belarusian citizen’s car was inspected on a highway near the Polish-Lithuanian border, where customs officers found smuggled…
Belarus Seeks to Deepen Military-Technical Cooperation With Myanmar
Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry Dzmitry Pantus met with Myanmar’s ambassador to Belarus Maung Maung…
Belarusian Bank Raises Fee for Accepting Cash Russian Rubles to 20%
Belarusian Neo Bank Asia has increased the fee for depositing cash Russian rubles into bank accounts to 20%.…
Rahozhnik Says Uzbek Side Has No Complaints About Workers
The Uzbek side has no complaints regarding the employment of workers from Uzbekistan, Aliaksandr Rahozhnik, chairman of the…
Sakreta Discusses Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration With IOM Representative
Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Sakreta met on Tuesday with Marina Schramm, the representative of the International Organization…
China Starts Production of Domestic Equipment for Advanced Chip Manufacturing
China has begun mass production of immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, a technology that is critical for…
U.S. Dollar, Euro and Chinese Yuan Rise on BCSE Trading on July 28
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on July 28 ended with the U.S. dollar, the euro…
Lahoysk Ski Resort Sold for 19.48 Million Belarusian Rubles
The Lahoysk ski resort was sold at an auction conducted by the state enterprise BelYurObespechenie. The resort, which…
Lukashenka Sees Good Prospects for Relations with the United States
After a ceremony at which ambassadors of nine countries presented their credentials, Aliaksandr Lukashenka met with Belarus’ Permanent…
Minsk Airport Confirms Return of Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is indeed returning to Minsk. The announcement was confirmed by the press service of Minsk National…
Lithuanian Border Guards Recover Snowflake-Shaped Cigarette Raft From the Neris
Lithuanian border guards recovered a “snowflake” from the Neris River (known as the Viliya in Belarus) in the…
Strong Earthquake Hits Japan
Lukashenka Says Belarus Belongs to the Global Majority
Aliaksandr Lukashenka said Belarus belongs to the global majority. He made the remarks while receiving the credentials of…
Number of People Employed in Belarusian Economy Rises by 22,400 in June
A total of 4.1829 million people were employed in the Belarusian economy in June. That was 22,400 more…
Business Executives Report Declining Inventories, Economy Ministry Says
The Economy Ministry has published selected results of its business survey conducted in July. This time, the ministry’s…
54 Defendants Sentenced in Minsk Over Fraudulent Call Center Case
The Minsk City Court has delivered its verdict in the call center fraud case. Five organizers and 49…
Four Discussions to Be Held in Warsaw One Day Before the New Belarus Conference
Rosselkhoznadzor Bans Imports From Belarusian Company Over Doubts About Raw Material Origin
Russia’s agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has banned the import and transit through Russian territory of all meat products manufactured…
Thunderstorm Front Damages Crops in the Voranava District
The Emergency Situations Ministry has summarized the impact of the thunderstorm front that swept across the Hrodna Region…
Turkish Airlines Plans to Resume Flights to Minsk
Turkish carrier Turkish Airlines plans to resume flights to Minsk. Tickets for flights from Istanbul to Minsk starting…
Zelenskyy Arrives in the United States for Meeting With Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the United States, he said on social media. The official reason…
Belarusian Retailers Sold 3.4 Billion Rubles Worth of Alcohol in First Half of the Year
Sales of alcoholic beverages and beer through retail trade organizations totaled 3.4 billion Belarusian rubles in the first…
Belagroprombank to Receive Compensation for Losses on Export Loan for BMZ
The Council of Ministers has ordered, through Resolution No. 372, compensation for losses incurred by Belagroprombank from providing…
Fire Breaks Out at Children’s Camp Near Baranavichy
Emergency responders extinguished a fire at a children’s summer camp in the Baranavichy District. A fire alert from…
Armenian Roses Transported From Belarus Destroyed in Russia
Russian authorities in the Smolensk Region destroyed 39,200 roses from Armenia that had been transported from Belarus without…
Strong Winds Damage 140 Houses in the Voranava District
Strong winds damaged the roofs of 140 houses and 10 agricultural buildings in the Voranava District, the Emergency…
Thunderstorm Leaves Some Pastavy Residents Without Electricity
Some consumers in the Pastavy District were left without electricity after a thunderstorm front passed through the area.…
32,000 First-Year Students Enrolled at Belarusian Universities
The Education Ministry reported that it has fulfilled this year’s admissions plan for state-funded places at Belarusian universities.…
Traffic Police to Step Up Checks on Minibuses and Motorcyclists After Series of Fatal Crashes
Belarus’ traffic police will step up road enforcement following a series of fatal traffic accidents over the past…
Special Assistant to Iran’s Foreign Minister Visits Belarus
On July 27, Belarusian First Deputy Foreign Minister Siarhei Lukashevich met with Manouchehr Moradi, special assistant to Iran’s…
Putin Reminds Pashinyan About Referendum
On July 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation. The…
New Uzbek Ambassador Begins Work in Belarus After Predecessor Was Dismissed Over “Indifferent Attitude”
Uzbekistan’s president dismissed the country’s ambassador to Belarus on July 21, and just six days later, on July…
Iraqi Blogger Claims Assassination Attempt Against Him in Belarus
Ibrahim Musa, the founder of the Russian-language Telegram channel “Voice of the Arabs,” was the target of an…
Tunnel Found Again on the Lithuanian-Belarusian Border
Lithuanian border guards have discovered an underground tunnel leading from Belarus into Lithuania. It had not yet reached…
Belarus Changes Rules for Care Allowance Payments for People With Disabilities and Elderly Citizens
Belarus is changing the system of care allowance payments for people with Group I disabilities and elderly citizens.…
Founder of Poland’s “Window to the East” Foundation Sentenced in Absentia to Five Years in Prison
The Hrodna Regional Court sentenced Pavel Mitskevich in absentia to five years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal…
Belarusian Customs Uncovers Scheme for Illegal Import of Truck Tractors From the EU
Vitsyebsk customs officers uncovered a scheme involving the illegal import and legalization of three semi-truck tractors for which…
Hrodna Flooded After Heavy Downpour
The streets of Hrodna turned into rivers after a heavy downpour this afternoon. Azheshka Street and Savetskaya Street…