Foreigners can now stay in Belarus visa-free for up to 30 days
Lukashenka on 24 July signed a decree extending the visa-free stay for foreign visitors up to 30 days. read more
Belarusian Journalist Sentenced For 'Assaulting Police'
A Belarusian journalist who reported on the conflict in eastern Ukraine has been sentenced to four years of "limitation of freedom" by a court in Minsk. read more
Belarus Police Kill Man Who Apparently Took His Own Daughter Hostage
Belarusian police have killed a man suspected of taking a young woman hostage in a bank in the central city of Zaslavye. read more
Maradona at football match in Brest. Photo
Famous Argentinean football player Diego Maradona attended the match Dynama Brest – Salihorsk Shakhtsyor on July 16. It became a real show! read more
Authorities refuse to explain why they ban concerts in Minsk
Concert organizers have received an official reply to the inquiry they filed to the Minsk City Executive Committee. read more
Metropolitan Paul gives evidence in court, says Maybach was presented to him
Head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Paul was summoned to court to testify as a witness at the hearing of the case of ex-head of the Belarusian exarchate Uladzimir Hrozau, officelife.media reports. This is the first time in the history of independent Belarus when a top cleric appears read more
Lukashenka tells Miss Belarus-2018 to sit down at collective farm head’s table
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has told Miss Belarus-2018 Maria Vasilevich to sit down at the table of the first head of the collective farm ‘Radzima’ in Byalynichy District. read more
Vice PM Vasil Zharko is interrogated and let off
Vice PM Vasil Zharko has not been detained. The information about his detention was distributed by Belarusian mass media on July 11. read more
Tourism minister seeks to extend visa-free regime to 15-20 days
The Ministry of Sport and Tourism proposes to extend the visa-free stay for foreigners in Belarus up to 15-20 days, Sport and Tourism Minister Siarhei Kavalchuk said in a statement. read more
Top-Level Delegations In Minsk To Unveil Memorial To Victims Of Nazi Camp
Delegations from Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, and Poland have arrived in Minsk to unveil a memorial to the victims of a Nazi extermination camp near the Belarusian capital. read more |