Number of Belarusians Registered in Polish Social Insurance System Rises in September
Poland’s Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) has published data on insured foreign nationals as of the end of September…
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Police Suspect Cryptocurrency Investment Expert of $2 Million Fraud
The Belarusian Interior Ministry reported the arrest of a 30-year-old man suspected of fraud. The damage from his…
Share of Belarusian Goods in Trade Declines Compared With Last Year
The share of Belarusian goods in trade increased in the third quarter. According to Belstat, it reached 54.9%…
Belavia Operates First Flight to Sri Lanka
Early this morning, Belavia operated its first flight from Minsk to Mattala Airport in Sri Lanka using an…
Belarus Labor Ministry Reduces List of Jobs Open to Foreign Workers Without Restrictions for 2026
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has approved the list of worker professions and staff positions open…
Veniamin Proposes Coordinating Papal Visit to Belarus With Head of Russian Orthodox Church
A possible visit by Pope Leo XIV to Belarus should be discussed with the head of the Russian…
Hi-Tech Park Supervisory Board Discusses Crypto Regulation After Lukashenko’s Threats
On October 27, the Supervisory Board of the Belarus Hi-Tech Park (HTP) held a meeting chaired by Prime…
Lavrov Arrives in Minsk
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Belarus on the evening of October 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry…
TikTok Page of Siarhei Tsikhanouski Designated as “Extremist”
The Ministry of Information has added the TikTok account of Siarhei Tsikhanouski to the list of “extremist materials.” Also…
Appellate Economic Court to Begin Work in Belarus on January 1
The Appellate Economic Court of Belarus will begin hearing cases on January 1, 2026. President Alexander Lukashenko signed…
Bus Arrival Information Service in Minsk Experiences Disruption
The 488 phone service in Minsk, which allows passengers to check bus arrival times, has experienced a technical…
Some Kind of Provocation: Ryzhankou on Lithuania’s Border Closure
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou called Lithuania’s decision to close its border with Belarus a provocation aimed at…
Number of Employed in Belarusian Economy Declines Again in September
In September, 4.151 million people were employed in the Belarusian economy — 5,200 fewer than in August. Employment…
Šalčininkai Checkpoint Remains Closed, Restricted Travel Allowed Through Medininkai
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service has clarified the current operation of border checkpoints with Belarus. The Šalčininkai…
Belarus Interior Ministry Uncovers Corruption in School Meal Services
The Interior Ministry Uncovers Corruption in School Meal Services The Interior Ministry has reported the arrest of the…
Lukashenko Invites Gugerotti to Visit Belarus More Often, Jokes About Sore Knee
Alexander Lukashenko met on Monday with Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches in…
Ruginienė: We Are Ready to Decide on Indefinite Border Closure With Certain Exceptions
The Lithuanian government will this week adopt a decision to close the border with Belarus indefinitely, while allowing…
Average Salary of Belarusian Public Sector Employees Slightly Increased in September
The average nominal gross salary of public sector employees in September amounted to 2,053.7 rubles before taxes. It…
Polish Security Services Detain Two Ukrainian Citizens on Suspicion of Espionage
Poland’s Internal Security Agency, in cooperation with the Military Counterintelligence Service, has detained two Ukrainian citizens in Katowice…
Belarus’ Trade Deficit in Goods and Services Narrows for Second Consecutive Month
Belarus’ deficit in foreign trade in goods and services has been declining for the second month in a…
Trial in Absentia of “Honest People” Initiative to Begin on November 5
The Vitebsk Regional Court has scheduled the start of the trial in absentia of the “Honest People” initiative…
Foreign Ministers of Russia, Hungary, North Korea, and Myanmar to Attend Minsk Security Conference
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry expects delegations from more than 40 countries and seven international organizations to take part…
Eurasian Development Bank Analysts Report Stabilization in Belarusian Labor Market
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) believes that the situation in the Belarusian labor market is stabilizing. The conclusion…
Vilnius Airport Halts Operations Again Due to Balloons; Lithuania Closes Border Crossings With Belarus Indefinitely
On Sunday, October 26, from 11:10 p.m. Belarusian time, the passage of vehicles and people through the Medininkai…
Nauseda Proposes Long-Term Closure of Border With Belarus and Restrictions on Kaliningrad Transit
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has proposed a long-term closure of the border with Belarus and restrictions on transit…
Lithuania Does Not Rule Out Longer-Term Border Closure With Belarus
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė has not ruled out that the border with Belarus may be closed for a…
Lithuania Reopens Medininkai and Šalčininkai Border Checkpoints
At 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, Lithuania reopened the Medininkai and Šalčininkai border checkpoints with Belarus, which had been…
Belarusian Military Contingent Returns From Tajikistan
The military contingent that took part in the joint exercise of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood…
Claudio Gugerotti Hopes That Pope Leo XIV Will Be Able to Visit Belarus in the Future
The special envoy of Pope Leo XIV, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Cardinal Claudio…
Lithuanian Border Guard Service: Decision to Reopen Border With Belarus Made After Security Assessment
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) also reported that inspections and the passage of people and vehicles…
Two Killed in Road Accident Near Lepel
Two people were killed in a traffic accident near Lepel in the Vitebsk region, the Interior Ministry’s press…
Lithuania Reopens Border Checkpoints With Belarus
Lithuania has reopened checkpoints on its border with Belarus, the press service of the Belarusian State Border Committee…
Kabanchuk on KGB Claims of a “Liberation Army”: The Regime Fears the Potential of Democratic Forces
The representative for defense and national security of the United Transitional Cabinet, Vadim Kabanchuk, denied statements by the…
Belarus Signs UN Convention Against Cybercrime
Belarus has signed the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime. Under the authority granted by Decree No. 326 of…
Airspace Over Vilnius And Kaunas Airports Reopened At 2:35 A.M.
Airspace over Vilnius and Kaunas airports was reopened at 2:35 a.m., the airports’ press services reported. Air traffic…
Belarusian Cigarettes Found In Shipping Container From China At Polish Border
Belarusian cigarettes were discovered hidden in a shipping container from China at the Polish border. The smuggling attempt…
Vilnius And Kaunas Airports Suspend Operations Due To Weather Balloons From Belarus
Airports in Vilnius and Kaunas, Lithuania, have suspended operations after meteorological balloons were detected flying toward them from…
Lithuania Temporarily Closes Border With Belarus
Lithuania has closed the Medininkai and Šalčininkai border checkpoints with Belarus as of 21:30 on October 24. Crossing…
BelGIE Removes VKontakte From List Of Blocked Websites
The website vk.com has been removed from the list of blocked resources published by BelGIE, the State Inspectorate…
KGB Blocks VKontakte Social Network In Belarus
The social network VKontakte has been blocked in Belarus. Access to the website vk.com was restricted on October…
Special Proceedings Launched Against Former Freestyle Center Director Vadim Krivosheev
The Investigative Committee has initiated special proceedings against 42-year-old Vadim Krivosheev. In September 2020, he was dismissed from…
Tsikhanouskaya Cancels Visit To Armenia After Lithuania Refuses Security Escort Abroad
The team of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has canceled a planned visit to Armenia after Lithuania rejected a request to…
Papal Envoy Gugerotti Arrives In Belarus
Papal envoy Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, representing Pope Leo XIV, has arrived in Belarus to take part in celebrations…
Warsaw Court Overturns Decision To Transfer Former Belarusian Political Prisoner To Lithuania
The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw has overturned the decision to transfer Natallia Padleuskaya to Lithuania under the…
Libyan Special Forces Arrive In Belarus For Training
Another group of special forces from the Libyan National Army (LNA) has arrived in Belarus for training. “Special…
Investigative Committee Launches Special Proceedings Against Belarusian Charged Under Five Political Articles
The Investigative Committee has initiated special proceedings against 40-year-old <b>Dmitry Banit</b>, who is charged under five politically motivated…
Journalist Oleg Suprunyuk Added To Belarusian “Extremist” List
The Interior Ministry has added 18 more people to the “List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus,…
“Hopits Bayatstsa” Faction Withdraws Olga Karpushonok From PACE Delegation
The Hopits Bayatstsa faction has decided to withdraw delegate Olga Karpushonok from the delegation of Belarusian democratic forces,…
Lukashenko Orders Agricultural Sector In Vitebsk Region To Be “Cleaned And Polished” By January 1
Aleksandr Lukashenko demanded during today’s meeting in the Vitebsk region that order be restored in the agricultural sector…
Sanctioned Horizont Holding Plans To Produce 4 Million Devices In 2026
The EU-sanctioned holding Horizont plans to produce 4 million electronic devices in 2026, Yury Predko, CEO of JSC…