Brothers Fined For Selling Spots In Border Queues
The Economic Court of the Brest Region (Belarus) has fined two local residents 80 base units (3,360 roubles).
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Belarus And Algeria Prepare Science Cooperation Agreement
The Council of Ministers of Belarus, by Resolution No. 668 of 25 November, has approved a draft intergovernmental
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Belarusian Government Extends Accreditation Of “Rossiya Segodnya” And “NTV” Bureaus Until 2027
The Council of Ministers, by Resolution No. 670 of 26 November, has extended the validity of the accreditation
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Belarus And Myanmar To Sign Export Credit Agreement
Belarus and Myanmar will sign an export credit agreement. Today, Council of Ministers Resolution No.
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Playwright And Director Mikita Ilyinchik Nominated For Prestigious Polish Paszporty Polityki Award
Playwright and director Mikita Ilyinchik, born in 1995 in the Belarusian city of Navahrudak, has been
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Lukashenka Approves Visa-Free Regime With Myanmar
On 25 November, Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed decrees approving three draft intergovernmental agreements
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Nauseda On Situation At The Border: A Technical Issue
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda believes that the situation on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border
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Lukashenka Fears Conflict Between the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly and a “Different President”
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, more than three years after changes to the Constitution that elevated the status
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Belarus Launches Automated System for Traffic-Light and Intersection Violations
Belarus has launched an automated system for recording violations at intersections. According to the
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Belarusian Railway to Introduce New Train Schedule From 14 December
Belarusian Railway will switch to a new train timetable on 14 December. According to the company, the
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Belarus Government Reallocates Budget Funds for Five Ministries, Primarily for Salaries
The Council of Ministers has reallocated budget funds for five ministries under Resolution No.
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Council of Ministers Removes More Than 875 Hectares From Radiation-Hazard Zones
Belarus’s Council of Ministers has removed land plots with a total area of just over 875 hectares from
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Putin and Lukashenka to Hold Bilateral Talks in Bishkek
Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka will hold a bilateral meeting in Kyrgyzstan on 26 November ahead
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UTC Calls on US and EU to Hold Political Conference on Belarus
The United Transitional Cabinet has issued a statement regarding negotiations on a peace plan for Ukraine
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Gold Bars and Coins Seized at Border From Lithuanian Citizen
A Lithuanian citizen attempted to bring 15 gold bars and coins worth around 260,000 roubles (about 71K
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Ruginienė Does Not Rule Out Renewed Border Closure With Belarus
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė has not ruled out that Lithuania may again close its border
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Lithuania Reports Several Dozen Smuggling Balloons
The head of the National Crisis Management Centre, Vilmantas Vitkauskas, said on LRT that the smugglers’
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Ryzhankou Travels to Moscow for Joint Foreign Ministry Board
Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou will visit Moscow on 24–25 November. The working trip is linked to
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CSTO Summit to Be Held in Kyrgyzstan on 27 November
The CSTO summit will take place in Kyrgyzstan on 27 November, the organization’s secretariat said.
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Minsk Utility Services Report on Snow Removal
Minsk utility services have reported on their snow-clearing efforts, which have been under way since
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EDB Expects Faster GDP Growth in Belarus
Analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank expect Belarus’s GDP growth rate to accelerate by the end of the year.
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Vilnius Airport Closed Twice Due to Smuggling Balloons
Vilnius Airport was closed twice from Sunday to Monday because of smugglers’ balloons. The airport of
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Head of Homiel Regional Executive Committee Outlines Plans to Use Dnieper Water for Irrigation
A large irrigation project is being developed in the Homiel Region. The plan was described on CTV by
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Lithuanian Trucks Allowed to Leave Belarus
Lithuanian trucks have begun departing from parking areas in Belarus toward Lithuania through the Kamenny
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Ukraine Confirms Return of 31 People From Belarusian Prisons
Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has confirmed the return of
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Smugglers’ Weather Balloons Prevented Lithuanian Minister and EU Commissioner From Returning to Vilnius
Yesterday’s disruption at Vilnius Airport affected a flight carrying senior Lithuanian officials.
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Belneftekhim to Draft Amendments to Traffic Rules Related to Fuel Stations
Belneftekhim and the State Traffic Inspectorate held a working meeting focused on creating conditions
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In Russia Propose Allowing Child Support Transfers to Bank Accounts in Belarus
A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation that would allow transfers
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President of Estonia Confirms Support for Democratic Forces and Europeans Choice of Belarusians
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya began a working visit to Tallinn, where she met with the president of Estonia
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Vilnius Airport Closed Again Due to Balloons
On 20 November at 19:38 Belarusian time, air traffic at Vilnius Airport was temporarily suspended, the
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Poland Demands That Belarus Extradite Suspects in Railway Sabotage
On 20 November, the chargé d’affaires of Belarus in Poland was summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry.
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Lukashenka Plans Talks With the United States in December
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has said he expects talks with the United States this December, BelTA reported.
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Belarus Supreme Court Issues Another Verdict in Genocide Case
The Supreme Court has issued another verdict in a genocide case, its fifth such decision. According to
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Catholic Priests Henrikh Okolotovich and Andzhey Yukhnevich Released
Two Catholic priests have been pardoned and released in Belarus. The decision was made by Alyaksandr
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China Increases Imports of Belarusian Potash in October
China’s imports of Belarusian potash increased in value terms in October. Overall, the country’s potash
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Minsktrans Resumes Bus Services to Vilnius, Kaunas and Riga
Minsktrans has announced the resumption of bus services to Vilnius, Kaunas and Riga following the reopening
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Laser Tested in Belarus for Countering Drones
Belarus is testing the “Shafran” laser system designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles.
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New Great Stone Resident to Work on Electric and Hydrogen Transport
A new resident has been registered in the Great Stone industrial park — Urban Engineering LLC, a company
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Border Checkpoints on the Lithuania–Belarus Border Officially Resume Operations
Three weeks later, the first vehicle entered the Benyakoni checkpoint, the press service of the State
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About 8,000 People in Belarus Declared Income at the Higher 25% Rate This Year
In 2025, about 8,000 people in Belarus declared their income for 2024 at the increased personal income
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Lithuanian National Security Commission Recommended Government Consider Border Opening
The Lithuanian National Security Commission recommended that the government consider the issue of opening
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State Border Committee Reports On Beaten Cubans At Latvian Border
On November 17, border guards from the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment found two migrants, citizens of
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Rail Transit And Air Traffic. Transport Ministries Of Belarus And China Held Talks
Rail transit to Europe and air traffic were the main topics of the working meeting between the Ministers
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MART Explains How Off-Season Vegetable Prices Were Set
Belarus has introduced maximum retail price caps for potatoes, effective from 15 November. The Minister
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Belarus Seeks to Develop Humanitarian Initiatives With the Order of Malta
On 17 November, Belarus’s ambassador to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Yury Ambrazevich presented
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Belarus Is Home to 24% of the World’s European Bison Population
Belarus is home to 24% of the world’s European bison population. According to the National Park Belavezhskaya
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Belarusian Defense Ministry to Summarize Territorial Defense Activities
The Ministry of Defense is holding a gathering of territorial defense command officials in Lida on 17–19 November.
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EADB Notes Easing Inflationary Pressure in Belarus
The Eurasian Development Bank says in its weekly review of the economies of EADB member states that inflationary
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Shuleika Reports Grain Surplus in Belarus
Belarus will produce more grain this year than it consumes. Deputy Prime Minister Yury Shuleika said
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Poland Opens Two Border Crossings With Belarus
As previously announced, at midnight today (or 2 a.m. Belarus time) Poland opened the Kuznica-Bialostocka
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