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Russian Company May Modernise Hrodna Azot
A Russian company may take part in the modernisation of Hrodna Azot. The project could be carried out…
Zelenskyy Announces Strikes on Two Facilities in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said two facilities in Russia had been struck. According to him, the Ufa oil…
Belarus Proposes Visa-Free Travel With Indonesia
Belarus has proposed launching direct flights with Indonesia and introducing a visa-free regime, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou…
Household Debt to Banks Rises 12.5% Year on Year
Banks increased lending to individuals in May. During the month, they issued loans worth 1.62 billion Belarusian rubles,…
Economy Ministry: Belarus’ GDP Exceeds $100 Billion
Belarus’ gross domestic product has exceeded $100 billion, and the Economy Ministry expects economic momentum to strengthen in…
Forecasters Issue Red Alert for Heat and Orange Alert for Thunderstorms
Two weather warnings are in effect across Belarus today: one at the red alert level and the other…
Beltamozhservice Launches Container Service to Brazil
Beltamozhservice has launched a container cargo transportation service to Brazil. The service offers a full logistics cycle from…
Lithuania Deploys Border Guards to Latvia’s Border With Belarus
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service is deploying another mission to Latvia from July 1. Nine Lithuanian border guards…
Self-Employed to Pay Minimum Professional Income Tax From July 1
A monthly minimum payment has been introduced in Belarus from July 1 for taxpayers subject to the professional…
National Bank Establishes Procedure for Determining Cryptocurrency Exchange Rates in Belarusian Rubles
The National Bank of Belarus has adopted a resolution No. 163 of June 30 establishing the procedure for…
Lukashenka Offers Belarusian Technologies With Soviet Roots to Indonesian Government Upon Arrival
Aliaksandr Lukashenka arrived in Indonesia this morning. He was welcomed by an honour guard and traditional dancers. According…
Syrskyi: Belarus Activated One Relay Transmitter
One of the relay transmitters used to control Russian drones was recently activated in Belarus, but Ukraine believes…
Syrskyi: Putin Has Ordered Plans for a Possible Offensive From Belarusian Territory
Russia is considering several offensive scenarios, including one involving an attack from Belarusian territory, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed…
Eight More People Recognized as Political Prisoners in Belarus
Belarusian human rights organizations have recognized eight more people as political prisoners. They are Dzmitry Vialau, Andrei Siarheyeu,…
Cigarettes Worth $6.6 Million Seized at the Belarusian-Polish Border
Polish customs officers have seized a shipment of cigarettes with a market value of more than 25 million…
Pakistan Air Force Chief Arrives in Belarus
Pakistan Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu has arrived in Belarus on a working visit.…
Lithuania Denounces Border Traffic Agreement With Belarus
On June 30, the Lithuanian Seimas denounced the agreement between Lithuania and Belarus on cross-border travel for residents…
Lukashenka Announces Creation of Special Centre Where Mikalai and His Classmates Could Work
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has announced plans to establish a special centre dedicated to studying what he described as “the…
Mindaugas Sinkevičius Becomes Lithuania’s Prime Minister
On June 30, the Lithuanian Seimas approved the nomination of Social Democratic Party leader Mindaugas Sinkevičius for the…
Red Alert Issued for July 1
Forecasters have issued a red weather alert for Wednesday, July 1. Daytime temperatures are expected to reach between…
Interior Ministry Proposes Expanding Preventive Police Register
The Council of the Republic has approved a draft law “On Amendments to Laws on Crime Prevention Issues.”…
State Propaganda Responds to the Deterioration of Karatkevich’s House in Rahachou
The house in Rahachou where Uladzimir Karatkevich lived and worked is falling into disrepair. A Belarusian woman, Yulia,…
International Skating Union Allows Belarusian Athletes to Compete in International Events
The International Skating Union (ISU) has allowed Belarusian and Russian athletes to compete in international competitions under neutral…
Lukashenka to Visit Indonesia on July 2
Aliaksandr Lukashenka will travel to Indonesia on a state visit on July 2. Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou…
Mikalai Lukashenka Receives Peking University Degree
Mikalai Lukashenka has received a degree from Peking University. A graduation ceremony for the first cohort of the…
EU to Continue Imposing Sanctions on Belarusian Authorities
The European Union will continue imposing sanctions on the Belarusian authorities. European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper said this…
Lukashenka Sets Requirement for Graduates of Belarusian-Chinese Educational Programmes
Aliaksandr Lukashenka met with the leadership of Peking University today. According to his press service, one of the…
Belarusian and Polish Citizens Detained on Suspicion of Illegally Transporting Large Shipment of Cigarettes
Poland’s National Revenue Administration detained citizens of Belarus and Poland on suspicion of organizing the transportation of a…
Belarus Raises Standard Labour Hour Cost for Insurance Purposes
Belarus will increase the average standard labour hour cost for vehicle repair work from July 1. According to…
Woman in Kamianets District Prods Bull With a Stick. It Responds
Experts from the State Committee of Forensic Examinations classified the injuries sustained by an employee of a dairy…
14 Settlements in Belarus Affected by Thunderstorm Front
Fourteen settlements in Belarus were affected by a thunderstorm front on Monday, June 29. Wind gusts reached 22…
Russia Ready to Lower Fuel Standards to Boost Market Supply
The Russian government may take an unconventional step to overcome the fuel shortage caused by attacks on oil…
Mahiliou Regional Executive Committee Sets Berry Harvest Dates
Government Allocates Innovation Fund Resources
The Belarusian Council of Ministers has allocated resources from innovation funds under Resolution No. 327 of June 26.…
Belarus and Indonesia Sign Contracts Worth $49 Million
Rybakou Identifies Drone Type Used in Strike on Bus in Russia’s Bryansk Region at UN
Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Valiantsin Rybakau identified the type of drone used in the attack…
Belarus’ Lack of Immediate Harsh Response to Bus Strike Is Not a Sign of Weakness or Cowardice, Rybakou Says
Belarus’ decision not to respond immediately with force after a drone strike on a bus in Russia’s Bryansk…
Maria Kalesnikava Named Kissinger Fellow at the McCain Institute
One of the leaders of Belarus’ 2020 protests and former political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava has been named a…
BelAgroGen Plans to Launch $50 Million Veterinary Vaccine Production Project in Zimbabwe
Belarusian company BelAgroGen and the Zimbabwean government are planning to sign an agreement to launch veterinary vaccine production…
UN Security Council Holds Meeting on Strike Against Bus Carrying Belarusian Children in Russia’s Bryansk Region
The UN Security Council has convened a meeting following the strike on a bus carrying Belarusian children in…
Fragments of Disciplinary Cartography: Belarusian Artist Siarhei Shabohin Exhibits at Wroclaw’s SURVIVAL Art Review
The SURVIVAL Art Review, taking place in Wroclaw from June 26 to 30, presents contemporary art in an…
Several People Detained at Rave Near Stoubtsy
Several people were detained by Belarusian security forces during a rave near Stoubtsy held on the night of…
Thunderstorm Leaves 18 Settlements in Homiel Region Without Electricity
Eighteen settlements in Belarus’ Homiel region have been left without electricity after a thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds.…
Political Prisoner and Journalist Dzianis Ivashyn Transferred from Prison to Penal Colony
Political prisoner and journalist Dzianis Ivashyn has been transferred from Zhodzina Prison to Penal Colony No. 15 in…
Thunderstorm Front Topples Trees and Damages Roofs in Eastern Belarus
A thunderstorm front swept across the Homiel and Mahilyou regions of Belarus. In the Babruisk district, two roofs…
Belarusian Designer Ihar Nazaranka Becomes Finalist at AI Festival in Seoul
Belarusian graphic artist and designer Ihar Nazaranka has been named one of the finalists of the Seoul International…
National Academy of Education to Be Established in Belarus
Belarus will reorganize its Academy of Education under a resolution signed today by Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn. The…
Five Hospitalised After Trolleybus and Minibus Crash in Minsk
A minibus and a trolleybus collided on Dzyarzhynskaha Avenue in Minsk on the afternoon of June 29. According…
Polish Carrier Tried to Conceal Large Shipment of Spare Parts From Belarusian Customs
Belarusian customs officers intercepted a shipment of spare parts worth 360,000 Belarusian rubles that a Polish carrier failed…