Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Chechens try to get to Europe from Brest, leave after failure
About a hundred Chechens spent two days at the border check point Brest asking Poland to accept them as refugees. read more 
Belarus set to become visa-free for 80 countries
Belarus may become visa-free for tourists from 80 countries if they enter the country via the Minsk international airport, Deputy Minister for Sports and Tourism Mikhail Partny said at a meeting with officials from the Ministry of Nature. read more 
Steven Seagal meets Lukashenko and Belarusians go crazy about It
On August 24th the actor Steven Seagal visited the Wargaming’s office and had a short excursion around Minsk. In the evening he casually dropped in at Belarus’ president Alexander Lukashenko. read more 
Hrodna to become first Belarusian city for temporary visa-free travel
In two months, foreign tourists will be able to visit Belarus the Auhustauski Canal, the adjacent districts of the Hrodna region and Hrodna itself without a visa. read more 
A final blow to the independent sociology in Belarus
On 31 July 2016, Belarusian TV broadcast a “special report,” accusing the IISEPS (Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies) of fraud and fabrication of results. read more 
Polonez multiple-launch rocket systems in Belarus army’s arsenal from now on
The multiple-launch rocket system (MRLS) Polonez is now part of the arsenal of the 336th missile artillery brigade of the Belarusian army. read more 
Pro-Lukashenka analysts: Kremlin will use Belarus for hybrid threats
Russia wants to turn Belarus into a “gray area” which will be a source of security and stability threats in the Western countries and Ukraine, which may result in a loss of sovereignty for Belarus. read more 
Reports: Agents detains headmaster at Belarusian-language grammar school
Headmaster of Minsk Belarusian-language grammar school #4 Yury Bandarenka has been detained, Nasha Niva reports. It happened on the afternoon of August 18. The whole floor was closed and nobody could get there, witnesses say. The headmaster’s study was searched. Two secretaries and the director of read more 
Doping scandal: Belarus taekwondo fighter not to perform at Olympics
Belarusian taekwondo fighter Arman-Marshall Silla who is suspected of using meldonium will not perform at Olympic Games in Brazil. read more 
Reports: IT company bosses detained in Minsk
The administration of one of the oldest Belarusian IT companies IBA Group has attracted the attention of the Investigation Committee. Head of the board of directors of IBA Group and IBA Minsk CEO Syarhei Lyautseyeu and senior deputy head of the broad of directors of IBA Group and IBA IT Park CEO read more |
