How to get to Belarus' Augustow Canal area without visa
Foreigners will be given a special document designed for visa-free visits to Augustow Canal area, according to the Regulation No 827 on the rules of visits by foreign citizens to the tourism and recreation park "Augustow Canal" and surrounding areas for the period of 5 days approved by read more
First medical and pharmaceutical cluster opens in Belarus
A research center of the pharmaceutical company Nativita was inaugurated in town Beshenkovichi in Vitebsk region on Wednesday, October 19. In 2017 the plant producing news drugs for the treatment of cancer will start operating in the cluster. read more
Capitan of Belarusian What? Where? When? team wears BDSM mouth plug on TV
People have paid attention to the accessory Alena Povyshava was wearing on her neck during the intellectual game. It was a mouth plug used by BDSM amateurs, they wrote in social networks. read more
Week without abortion held in Belarus
The Week without Abortion is being held in Belarus on October 10-16. The action is dated for Mother’s Week and is supposed to remind the public that life is valuable and that there should be harmony in families. read more
Minsk chainsaw massacre leaves one person dead and several injured
A man with a chainsaw and an axe attacked visitors of the Europa shopping center in Minsk. One person, a 43-year-old saleswoman, died on the spot. The attack took place at 17:30 on Saturday. read more
Brest-Mazyr cruise for $360 vs. Europe-Brazil cruise for €360
The first Belarusian cruise ship Belaya Rus has been launched in Brest. It took 5 years to finish the construction of the ship. The ship can accommodate 35 people in 16 cabins and will make cruises between Brest and Mazyr. The cruise (all inclusive) costs $360. And this is the cheapest cabin! A de read more
Milkavita vs AP reporter case sent to Minsk Economic Court
The action brought by Milkavita against AP journalist Yuras Karmanau has been sent to Minsk Economic Court. Minsk's Maskouski District judge Alena Rudnitskaya has made the decision, the press service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports. read more
Metropolitan Pavel: I got a waiver from Lukashenka over Belarus passport
The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Pavel has told a Euroradio correspondent in parliament today that he will not become a Belarusian citizen. read more
4 people on death row in Belarus
As of today, there are four people awaiting execution on death row in Belarus. According to Sasha Kulayeva, head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia department at the International Federation for Human Rights, a moratorium on death penalty in Belarus is hindered by 'bad political will' at all read more
Center of the Belarusian language and culture opens in Islamabad
The center was opened on October 3 in the National University of Modern Languages in Islamabad, Pakistan. The opening was attended by Education Minister of Belarus Mikhail Zhuraukou. read more |