Belarus Strengthens Sanitary Border Controls Over Hantavirus Concerns
Belarus’s Health Ministry said it is monitoring developments surrounding the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius,…
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Turchyn and Mishustin Discuss Expanding Trade and Economic Cooperation
Belarusian Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn held a telephone conversation with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The sides discussed…
Medical Goods Worth 3.3 Million Roubles Allegedly Attempted to Be Illegally Imported Into Belarus
Belarusian customs officers prevented an attempt to import goods into Belarus without declaration. A truck belonging to a…
Wildberries Says Recognition as Dominant Player in Belarus Will Not Affect Operations
Wildberries’ press service commented on the decision by Belarus’s Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade to recognise the…
More Than 1,000 Belarusians Added to Russian Wanted Database in Six Months
A total of 1,118 Belarusian citizens were added to the Russian wanted database between October 2025 and April…
Charges Against the Mirontsava Family From Minsk Revealed
Lukerya Mirontsava and her daughter Veranika Mirontsava have been detained under Part 1 of Article 14 and Part 2…
Belagroprombank to Sell 250 Million Roubles in Bonds to Brest Region Districts
Belagroprombank will sell bonds worth 250 million Belarusian roubles to districts of Brest Region. This follows from the…
Poland Scrambles Fighter Jets Over Russian Attack on Ukraine
Lending for Belarusian Goods Growing Mainly Due to Car Loans
The volume of loans issued for the purchase of Belarusian goods more than doubled in the first quarter.…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a briefing for ambassadors and special representatives of Lithuania, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Latvia, the Netherlands,…
Sri Lankan Visas to Become Free for Belarusians From 25 May
Sri Lanka will make visas free of charge for Belarusians starting from 25 May. This was announced by…
Pinsk Resident Sentenced in Absentia to Five Years in Prison Colony
The Homiel Regional Court sentenced Stanislau Pryhodzich in absentia to five years in a general-regime penal colony and…
Dollar, Euro and Yuan Continue to Decline on BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on 13 May ended with declines in the dollar, euro…
Exports of Belarusian Investment Goods Decline in First Quarter
Exports of Belarusian investment goods fell by 1.8% in the first quarter to $965.2 million, according to Belstat…
At Least Six Russian Drones Entered Belarus on 13 May
During Russia’s attack on Ukraine on the morning of 13 May, at least six drones were detected in…
Foreign Investment Reaches $3.3 Billion in First Quarter
Foreign investment in Belarus totalled $3.3 billion in the first quarter, according to data published by Belstat. Direct…
Belarusian Volleyball Players Allowed to Compete Internationally Without Restrictions
Another international federation has decided to follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee and restore Belarusian athletes’…
Eight Countries Join EU Sanctions Against Belarus and Russia
The European Council has announced that eight countries have joined the latest European Union sanctions against Belarus and…
Polish Border Guards Seize Contraband Belarusian Cigarettes in Białystok
Polish border guards seized a shipment of contraband Belarusian cigarettes in Białystok, believed to have been delivered by…
Weather Balloon Carrying Cigarettes Lands in Kaunas
A weather balloon landed in Kaunas on the night of 12-13 May. Boxes containing 9,000 packs of Belarusian…
OSVOD Plans to Use Artificial Intelligence at Tsnyanka Reservoir in Minsk
The Belarusian Republican Water Rescue Society (OSVOD) plans to introduce software using artificial intelligence at the Tsnyanka rescue…
Belarus Extradites Man Accused of Shooting to Turkey
Belarusian security forces handed over a Turkish citizen wanted through Interpol to their Turkish counterparts. The transfer took…
KGB Designates Clothing Brand, Online Store and Language School as “Extremist Formations”
Three new entries have appeared on the Interior Ministry’s list of “extremist formations”: a clothing brand, an online…
Security Forces Search Apartment of Coordination Council Candidate
Investigators from the Investigative Committee searched the apartment of Vasil Pleshkunou in Mahiliou. The search took place on…
Memoirs of German Military Commander Removed From Marketplace
Turchyn Travels to Stabilise Svetlahorsk Pulp and Board Mill
Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn has travelled to the Svetlahorsk Pulp and Board Mill. The government press service said…
State Control Committee Uncovers Fake Fertiliser Scheme
The State Control Committee has uncovered a scheme involving counterfeit mineral fertilisers. According to the State Control Committee,…
Poczobut Assesses Prospects for Warming Relations Between Lukashenka and the United States
A warming of relations between Alyaksandr Lukashenka and the United States, as well as the West in general,…
Enterprises in Several Russian Regions Damaged Following Drone Raid
Belarusian Border Guards Prevent Man With Fake Return Certificate From Flying to Uzbekistan
A foreign citizen was detained at Minsk airport. According to the State Border Committee, he attempted to use…
Poland to Receive First F-35 Fighter Jets at the End of May
The first F-35 fighter jets are expected to arrive in Poland at the end of May. They will…
Vilnius Airport Closed Overnight Due to Smugglers’ Weather Balloons
Vilnius Airport was again shut down overnight today because of smugglers’ weather balloons. The Lithuanian capital’s airport was…
Three New Residents Registered in Great Stone
The administration of the Great Stone Industrial Park has registered three new resident companies. Two of them will…
Wildberries, OZON and Belpochta Recognised as Dominant Players in Two Markets
The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has recognised Wildberries, OZON and Belpochta as dominant players in two…
Russia Conducts Test Launch of Sarmat Intercontinental Missile
Russia has conducted a successful test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. “The test results confirmed the…
Cream Worth 100,000 Rubles Seized at Belarusian-Polish Border
Belarusian customs officers prevented the import into Belarus of a shipment of cream that had not been declared,…
World Boxing Lifts Restrictions on Belarusian Athletes
The international federation World Boxing has lifted restrictions on Belarusian athletes. “The World Boxing Executive Board has decided…
Lithuanian Citizen Detained in Belarus on Suspicion of Espionage
The KGB has detained Lithuanian citizen Miroslavas Trotskis in Belarus. It is claimed that Trotskis was an agent…
United Transitional Cabinet Urges Belarusians to Participate in Coordination Council Elections
The United Transitional Cabinet has appealed to Belarusians to vote in the Coordination Council elections. The elections are…
Minsk City Court Hands Down In Absentia Sentences to Four Defendants
The Minsk City Court has handed down in absentia sentences to several defendants under special proceedings. The human…
“Krasnaselskiya Maldives” Officially Declared Natural Monument
The chalk quarries in the Vaŭkavysk district have been recognized as a geological natural monument of local significance.…
Lukashenka Approves Appointment of New Head of Personnel Policy Directorate
Alyaksandr Lukashenka today approved the appointment of Alyaksandr Shundryk as head of the main personnel policy directorate of…
Basalt Insulation Production Facility Opened in Mahiliou
A basalt insulation production facility has been opened in Mahiliou. The new enterprise is a resident of the…
HTP Publishes Regulations on Crypto Banks’ Operations With Tokens
The administration of the High-Tech Park has published the Regulations governing crypto banks’ operations involving digital signs (tokens).…
Dollar Continues to Decline on BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Tuesday, May 12, ended with another decline in the…
Election Commission Proposes Extending Voting Period in Coordination Council Elections
The Election Commission has proposed that the Coordination Council extend the voting period in the elections. This was…
“You Will Seriously Think About Who You Will Continue Serving With.” Lukashenka Receives Khrenin for Report
Personnel issues as well as the results of an inspection of the Armed Forces were the topics of…
BMZ Receives New Director General
Alyaksandr Lukashenka today approved Alyaksandr Sakovich for the position of director general of OJSC “Belarusian Metallurgical Plant (BMZ)…
Lukashenka Sends Former Minister and Presidential Aide to Lead Homiel
Former Architecture and Construction Minister and Lukashenka’s aide-inspector for Homiel Region Ruslan Parkhamovich will head the Homiel City…
Tsikhanouskaya Speaks at Opening of Eastern Partnership Youth Conference
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the opening of the Eastern Partnership Youth Conference, which began today in Stockholm. As…