February 12 was the first day of the 5-day visa-free regime for citizens from over 80 countries. 93 people have arrived in Belarus without a visa as of 9 a.m on February 13. read more

Sviatlana Alexievich has paid 197 thousand euros from her Nobel Prize award to Belarusian state, reports Belsat TV. The award amounted to over 950 thousand dollars. It was initially expected the Belarusian writer would be exempt from the 13% income tax, However, she eventually had to pay. read more

About 1500 people have been drafted from the reserve in Belarus over the past two days. They will take part in a comprehensive checkup of the army’s combat readiness. Some of the men will take the oath on February 9. read more

Belarusian universities want to improve their position in international rankings – intend to attract more foreign students and demonstrate the quality of domestic higher education. The Belarusian State University (BSU) is currently ranked globally including in the Times Higher Education World read more

Departments on Citizenship and Migration will be issuing double-entry visas for foreigners living in Belarus in addition to single and multiple visas, TUT.BY reports on 26 January with a reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. read more

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not exclude that visa-free stay for foreigners might be prolonged in future, the Ministry’s head Vladimir Makei said on 3 February. read more

A new tourism website has been launched in Belarus. belarus.travel aims to present our country abroad and attract foreign tourists to Belarus. read more

U.S. president Donald Trump will be given an invitation to visit Belarus. The Belarusian town of Navahradak (Novogrudok) is ready to welcome him and his family. read more

Naviband will represent Belarus at Eurovision-2017 in Kiev. The musicians’ third and last attempt has been successful. However, the jury and the viewers had different opinions. read more

The Championship will take place in 2021. read more