Government Approves Housing Construction Targets for 2026
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution On the Construction of Residential Buildings and Related Engineering and…
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Ryzhankou Prepares for SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan
Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou held a telephone conversation with his Kyrgyz counterpart Jeenbek Kulubayev. According to the Foreign…
Belarus’s Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves Exceed $14.4 Billion
Belarus’s gold and foreign exchange reserves exceeded $14.4 billion as of January 1, according to data published by…
Minsk Airport Announces Flights to Petrozavodsk
Minsk National Airport has announced the launch of flights from the Belarusian capital to Petrozavodsk. The services will…
Consumer Loans for Belarusian Goods Reach 1 Billion Rubles
The volume of consumer loans under the “Na Rodnyya Tavary” program for the purchase of Belarusian goods has…
Belarusian Enterprises Hired More Workers Than They Laid Off in November
In Belarus, organizations hired 6,572 more people than they laid off in November. At the same time, the…
Orange Weather Warning Issued Over Heavy Snow in Southeastern Belarus
An orange-level weather warning due to heavy snow has been issued for southeastern Belarus. “On January 6 (Tuesday),…
Belarusian Government Approves Criteria for Assessing Effectiveness of Foreign Business Trips
The Council of Ministers of Belarus, by Resolution No. 815 of December 31, has approved regulations on assessing…
Belarusian Government Reintroduces Licensing for Export of Glass Waste
The Council of Ministers has reintroduced licensing for the export of glass waste under Resolution No. 822 of…
Ragozhnik Says Belarus–Russia Gas Agreements Will Not Lead to Sharp Tariff Hikes
Belarus and Russia have reached agreements on gas supplies that are no worse than those in place before…
Lessons From Maduro for Alyaksandr Lukashenka
After the capture of Nicolas Maduro by U.S. special forces, certain conclusions should be drawn by regimes located…
Draft Agreement on Industrial Property Information Search Service in EAEU Approved
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has approved a draft agreement on a service enabling the search for information on industrial property…
Lukashenka Signs Decree on Construction of Bull Fattening Complexes
On January 5, Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree on the development of the meat industry, which provides for…
State Customs Committee Clarifies Whether Duties Can Be Refunded When Returning Goods to Foreign Online Stores
The State Customs Committee has explained the procedure for refunding customs payments paid by individuals when purchasing goods…
Construction Companies Granted Right to Open Special Accounts Until End of 2027
On January 5, Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree extending the validity of the decree on opening special accounts…
Fish Catch Quotas Set for Fish Farms
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has set fish catch quotas for fish farms for 2026. Quotas are…
15 Belarusians Deported from Poland in One Week
From December 29, 2025 to January 4, 2026, 15 Belarusian citizens voluntarily complied with deportation orders and left…
Ice Floating Organizer Charged After Belarusian Woman Goes Missing
Russia’s Investigative Committee has brought charges against the organizer of an ice floating event on the Tuloma River,…
Linava Seeks to File Lawsuit Against Lithuanian Government Over Trucks Stuck in Belarus
The Linava transport association intends to file a collective lawsuit against the Lithuanian government over trucks stranded in…
Belarusian Industry Gains Access to Russian Programs — Rahozhnik
Belarusian industrial enterprises can participate in Russian programs on an equal footing with organizations from Russia. This was…
Dollar Rises by 4 Kopecks in the First Trading Session of 2026
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on the first working day of 2026 ended with gains…
Government Plans to Allocate 98 Billion Rubles for “Health of the Nation”
The Council of Ministers has approved the state program “Health of the Nation” for 2026–2030. Funding for the…
Government Changes Operating Conditions for Gambling Business
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution “On the Procedure for Conducting Activities in the Gambling Business.”…
Culture Ministry Decides Not to Select Winner of Animated Film Script Competition for State Funding
Industrial Export Slump and Digital Signature: Lukashenka Names Problems With Russia
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Monday cited a slump in industrial exports and delays in the mutual recognition of digital…
State Control Committee May Receive Additional Powers
The State Control Committee may receive additional powers. A draft law “On Amendments to Laws on the Activities…
Belarus’s GDP Reaches $90 Billion — Chabotar
Belarus’s gross domestic product has reached $90 billion. These figures were cited by Economy Minister Yury Chabotar in…
Head of Belneftekhim Describes Preventive Measures Against Sanctions
A preventive mechanism has been established within the Belneftekhim concern to mitigate the impact of sanctions, Chairman of…
Development Bank Lends to Russians in Belarusian Rubles
The Development Bank is issuing loans to Russian citizens in Belarusian rubles, Chairman of the Standing Commission of…
Russian And Belarusian Foreign Ministers Demand Maduro’s Return To Caracas
The United States must release Nicolas Maduro and return him to Venezuela. This view was expressed by Sergey…
Latushka: The Only Scenario for Lukashenka’s Inner Circle Is a Round Table
Deputy head of Belarus’s United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, Pavel Latushka, has once…
Lithuania Proposes Extending Sanctions Against Belarusians and Russians Until 2028
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has proposed extending national restrictive measures against citizens of Russia and Belarus until…
Belarusian Citizen Detained With 42,000 Packs of Cigarettes at Lithuanian Border
A large shipment of smuggled cigarettes was detained at the Šalčininkai road border crossing, the Lithuanian Customs Criminal…
Tsikhanouskaya on Events in Venezuela: Lukashenka Is Losing Another Ally
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya commented on events in Venezuela, stating that Alyaksandr Lukashenka is…
Tsikhanouskaya Office Says Pressure From Regime Has Intensified
Belarusian authorities have stepped up pressure on the democratic community after responsibility for the security of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Condemns “Armed Aggression” but Does Not Name the Aggressor
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has issued a statement on the situation in Venezuela. The statement…
Lukashenka “Categorically Condemns” U.S. Actions Against Venezuela
Alyaksandr Lukashenka “categorically condemns the act of American aggression” against Venezuela, his press secretary Natallia Eismant told RIA…
More Than 5,000 People Clearing Snow in Minsk
In Minsk, more than 5,000 people and over 200 units of equipment and mechanized tools have been involved…
Maduro Declares State of Emergency in Venezuela
Venezuelan authorities issued a statement following a series of explosions in Caracas, placing responsibility for what happened on…
Cigarettes Worth More Than €250,000 Found in Lithuanian Forest
Lithuanian border guards have discovered 50,000 packs of Belarusian cigarettes in a forest near the village of Kuodžiai…
Andrej Stryzhak Announces New Aid Initiative — BELAID
Former participant and co-founder of BYSOL has announced the launch of a new aid initiative for Belarusians, BELAID.…
Belarusian Woman Goes Swimming in River on Kola Peninsula, Still Missing
On January 1, a citizen of Belarus went missing during a group ice floating session in the waters…
More Than 2,000 Packages of Laundry Detergent Attempted to Be Imported Into Belarus at Undervalued Cost
A shipment of laundry detergent was attempted to be imported into Belarus with customs payments understated by 42,000…
39 Girls and 37 Boys Born in Belarus in the First Hours of 2026
In the first hours of 2026, 76 children were born in Belarus — 39 girls and 37 boys,…
Opinion: Has Belarus Fallen Into a Gas Trap Again?
Experts from the Green Belarus Alliance previously warned about a fatal vulnerability in the country’s energy system. In…
Housing and Utilities Ministry Deploys More Than 1,100 Units of Equipment to Streets and Roads
The Ministry of Housing and Utilities has deployed 1,129 units of special and municipal equipment to streets and…
Belarus Labor Ministry Issues Five-Year Workforce Forecast
Belarus’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection expects high demand for labor to persist in the country. Deputy…
Migrants Attempted to Cross Only Into Lithuania on the First Day of 2026
Criminal Case Opened Against Priest Alyaksandr Kukhta
A criminal case has been opened in Belarus against priest Alyaksandr Kukhta. He reported this on his Telegram…
Minsk Woman Loses Money to Cryptocurrency Scam
A 23-year-old resident of Minsk became a victim of online fraud while trying to earn money by investing…