Antimonopoly Ministry Sets Monthly Allowable Price Growth for 2026
The Belarusian Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) has set indicators for the monthly allowable growth in…
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25 Evacuated From Dormitory in Bykhau After Bed Catches Fire
Twenty-five people, including eight children, were evacuated from a dormitory in Bykhau due to a fire. A fire…
Tsikhanouskaya and European Parliament Vice-President Discuss European Prospects for Belarus
On January 12, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with European Parliament Vice-President Pina Picierno in Vilnius. The sides discussed the…
Antimonopoly Ministry Finds “Extremist Symbols” on AliExpress
The Belarusian Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has discovered goods bearing “extremist” symbols on the AliExpress and…
Foreign Ministry: Belarus Remains a Loyal Partner of Venezuela
Belarus has been and remains a loyal partner of Venezuela, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said. Today, Deputy Foreign…
Court Completes Liquidation of BelaPAN and Imposes Large “Debt” on Former Executives
The Economic Court of Minsk has completed the liquidation of the Closed Joint-Stock Company BelaPAN — the founder…
Valfovich Says Venezuelan Scenario Impossible in Belarus: People in Uniform Incapable of Betrayal
State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alyaksandr Valfovich believes that a Venezuelan scenario cannot occur in…
Vaitsiakhouski, Who Returned to Belarus, Appears in BT Propaganda Film
Anatol Vaitsiakhouski, who disappeared in Białystok about a month ago, has appeared in the propaganda film “Return Home”…
Belarusian Wanted by Authorities Detained in Wrocław
Poland’s Railway Security Service detained a suspicious man at the Wrocław railway station. It turned out he was…
Finance Ministry Revokes Licence of Insurance Company Kentavr
The Ministry of Finance has terminated the licence of the Closed Joint-Stock Insurance Company Kentavr to conduct insurance…
Russian Diplomat Dies Suddenly in Cyprus. Baumgertner Disappeared a Day Earlier
On 8 January 2026, Russian Embassy staff member A.V. Panov passed away. The announcement appeared on the social…
Flydubai Extends Rerouting of Dubai–Minsk Flights
The Emirati airline Flydubai has once again extended the rerouting of its Dubai–Minsk flights. Until 15 and 16…
Communications Services Lead Price Growth. How Producer Prices Changed in 2025
Belstat has published data on changes in producer prices in 2025. According to the statistical committee, the highest…
Belarus Among Leaders in Adoption of Chinese DeepSeek AI System
Fifty-six percent of AI users in Belarus chose the Chinese DeepSeek system in the second half of 2025,…
“Insulted Mother.” Two Young Men Sentenced to Long Prison Terms for Murder
The Vitebsk Regional Court has found two residents of the Vitebsk region, aged 23 and 21, guilty of…
Belhydromet Compares Cyclones Uli and Xaver
Belhydromet has compared cyclones Uli and Xaver. Uli, which covered Belarus last week, brought more snow than Xaver,…
Art Manager Aleh Larychau Detained in Criminal Case – Viasna
The human rights center “Viasna” has reported the detention of the organizer of the Urban Myths festival, public…
Customs Open Criminal Case Against Belarusian Citizen Over Car Import Scheme
The State Customs Committee has reported the opening of a criminal case against a citizen of Belarus under…
Lukashenka Admits Belarus Is Not Fully Able to Respond to Drone Incursions
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has acknowledged that Belarus has not yet learned to fully respond to drone incursions or to…
Prosecutor General’s Office Sends Another Case Against Concert Organizer to Court
The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to the Minsk City Court another case related to bribery in the…
Energy Ministry Tightens Control Over Power System Amid Cold Snap
The Ministry of Energy has placed power supply organizations on high alert. Control over the operation of substation…
EEC Approves Duty-Free Threshold of 200 Euros for Goods from Online Marketplaces
The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved a duty-free threshold for goods purchased by individuals on…
Belarusian Railways Again Warns of Train Delays Due to Technical Reasons
Belarusian Railways has warned of train delays. “On January 12, 2026, train No. 757 Gomel–Minsk, departing from Gomel…
MAZ Truck Sales in Russia Fall by 43% in 2025
Sales of MAZ trucks in Russia fell by 43% in 2025 to 3,274 units, according to data published…
Sales of New Passenger Cars in Belarus Decline in December
The Belarusian Automobile Association (BAA) has published partial data on new passenger car sales in December. According to…
Belavia Launches Charter Flights to Phuket
Belavia operated its first charter flight to Phuket on Sunday evening. This is the second Thailand route chain…
Nausėda Intends to Maintain Tough Stance on Belarusian Fertilizers
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said in an interview with BNS that he will continue to uphold a tough…
From “Courage” to “Incubator”: Aliaksei Paluyan to Develop His New Feature Film at Berlinale
Director Aliaksei Paluyan, whose documentary “Courage” became one of the most talked-about events at the 2021 Berlinale, is…
Belarus Begins Preparing Framework Agreement with Rosatom on Third Unit of Belarusian NPP
Belarus has begun preparing a framework agreement with the Russian state corporation Rosatom on the construction of a…
Belarusian Rescues Woman From Sinking Car in the Netherlands
In Eindhoven, the Netherlands, a 34-year-old man living in an asylum seekers’ centre saved a woman whose car…
Glaze Ice and Temperatures Down to –25°C Forecast for Monday
On Monday, glaze ice will persist in some areas of Belarusian roads, and overnight temperatures may drop to…
Singer Anastasia Rydlevskaya Assaulted in Central Gdańsk
Singer and artist Anastasia Rydlevskaya reported that she was attacked in central Gdańsk. According to her, the incident…
Belarusian Sets World Record in Sky Surfing Over Everest
Belarusian extreme athlete Olga Naumova has set a world record by performing a sky-surfing jump from an altitude…
Luxembourg, Latvia and Norway Contributed 530,000 Euros to the International Humanitarian Fund in 2025
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg and…
Latushka Raises Issues of Opening and Blocking Belarusian Accounts With Poland’s National Bank
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus and Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka…
Lithuanian Border Service to Assess Court Ruling on Turning Back Migrants to Belarus
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service will analyse the court’s position after a ruling that declared the turning back…
Belarus May Introduce a Digital Citizen Passport
The state programme “Digital Belarus” for 2026–2030 provides for reducing paper document flow through the use of digital…
Second Unit of BelNPP Connected to the Grid
The second unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) has been connected to the grid after completion…
Lukashenka Replaces Commander of Special Operations Forces
Colonel Aliaksandr Iliukevich has been appointed commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces. The corresponding decree…
Ales Bialiatski Personally Receives Nobel Diploma in Oslo
The head of the Viasna Human Rights Centre and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has personally received…
Belarus Approves State Programme “Comfortable Housing and Favourable Environment” for 2026–2030
Belarus has approved the state programme “Comfortable Housing and Favourable Environment” for 2026–2030. The corresponding resolution was signed…
Agreement on Protecting Belarusian and Russian Citizens From Prosecution by Foreign States Submitted to Russian Duma
The Russian State Duma has received for ratification the agreement between Belarus and Russia on measures for the…
Belarusian Detained in Poland With Sanctioned Inflatable Boat
A citizen of Belarus was transporting an inflatable boat to Poland, but during border control it turned out…
Minsk Residents Went Out to Clear Snow and Unearthed a Body
Men in Minsk went out to clear the courtyard road of snow and unearthed a body. The disturbing…
Football Arena Dome in Vitsyebsk Torn Due to Snow
Cyclone Ulli damaged the dome of the football arena in Vitsyebsk. “Due to difficult weather conditions, a rupture…
SBU Shows Debris of Missile Used by Russia to Attack Lviv Region
The Security Service of Ukraine has demonstrated debris of the ballistic missile that Russia used to attack the…
Freed Lithuanian Citizen Included in “Extremist List”
The Interior Ministry has added 29 more people to the “List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus,…
Polish Border Guards Detect Four Airborne Cigarette Shipments from Belarus
Polish border guards have detected four airborne consignments of contraband cigarettes originating from Belarus, the Podlaskie Department of…
Lithuania Seizes Record Amount of Contraband Cigarettes in 2025; Border Guards Name the Most Popular Brands
Lithuanian border guards seized a record amount of contraband cigarettes in 2025, the State Border Guard Service reported.…
Airport Services at Minsk National Airport Operating in Enhanced Mode Due to Snowfall
Airport services at Minsk National Airport are operating in enhanced mode amid difficult weather conditions caused by ongoing…