Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich will use the money to quietly write new books. read more

The General Assembly of the International Electrotechnical Commission is starting to work in Minsk. This is the leading world organization that has been creating international standards in electrical engineering, electronics and related technologies for over a century. read more

Belarus Digest starts a series of articles on tourism in Belarus prepared by Nigel Roberts, a a UK-based freelance travel writer specialising in Belarus. read more

Almost 52 percent of Belarusians would vote against the country s accession to the European Union, according to a poll conducted in September by the Vilnius-based Independent Institute for Social, Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS). The share was 51 percent this past June. read more

The mass flow of migrants from the Middle East will not come to Belarus. This was stated by Aliaksandr Lukashenka during his visit to Belarusian Steel Works in Zhlobin. read more

This year, the number of Russian tourists visiting Belarus has decreased by 10%, according to the Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism Mikhail read more

Compared with 2010, the number of tourists who visited Belarus in organized groups in 2011-2014 increased by 14.5%, BelTA reports with reference to the National Statistical Committee. read more

On 29 August, Ales Charkashyn, a member of tactical volunteer group Belarus Fighting in Donbas, died from combat wounds. This is the first known death of a Belarusian citizen fighting on the Ukrainian side. read more

About 2 thousand of the unemployed Minsk dwellers have been involved in community service since early 2015. read more

Over 700 tickets to the football match of the group stage of the Champions League BATE-Roma (Italy) will be put up for sale on Tuesday, September 22. read more