BC Tsmoki Minsk edged out Merlins Crailsheim for an 81-77 triumph in Germany for their second win in the FIBA Europe Cup Group G.

“I strongly believe that Belarus should be a presidential republic if we want to retain the country. And the Belarusian People's Congress is being involved not because someone in attendance or the incumbent president is craving to lead it, but in o...

Aleksandr Lukashenko took park in the extended session of the Constitutional Commission on 28 September. Summarizing the results of the discussion, he determined how and who would finalize the draft of the new Constitution before the referendum.

“The prototypes for forwarder trucks and automobile assortment carriers will be produced in the near future and sent for trials. The design documentation for the first model has been submitted to the MTZ prototype shop, that for the second model is...

Green financing is focused on regional projects with positive economic, environmental and social effects, Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Tatiana Brantsevich said as she commented on the project to place Belarus' green government bonds on the stock ...

Over 180 trucks were queuing at the Belarus-Latvia border at the Grigorovshchina checkpoint and more than 210 at Urbany.

Head of the Presidential Sports Club Dmitry Lukashenko and Executive Director of the Belarusian Special Olympics Committee Larisa Tabolina took part in the ceremony to sign the document at the headquarters of the Presidential Sports Club on 20 Octobe...

The visit will include meetings with representatives of the Security Council of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defense, and also other agencies that ensure the national security of the state.

On 20 October Minsk blanked Daugavpils 2-0 on home ground. In the first encounter in Jurmala on 29 September Belarus routed the opponents 4-0.

The prize pot for this year's Kremlin Cup in the Russian capital is $1.345 million. The event will be over on 24 October.

The organizers are the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus together with the Standing Committee of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

“The parties exchanged views on the development of bilateral political dialogue and intensification of contacts at the supreme and highest levels between Belarus and India. The parties paid special attention to the state and prospects of trade and ...

"The parties discussed the cooperation between Belarus and Egypt and reviewed the status of contacts in various fields," the press service said.

Keeping in mind restrictions on movement, the age of participants in the tournament and the current recommendations of the World Health Organization to reduce the risk of spread of viral infections, the organizers decided to cancel the event.

Belarus is set to approve the national strategy on intellectual property until 2030 soon, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin said during the international conference "Intellectual Property in the Modern World: Challenges and Prospect...

The National Landscape Reserve "Blue Lakes" is located in the Narochansky National Park in Myadel District and Postavy District.

A Belarus-Russia joint air-defense and air force training and combat center in Belarus is operational, Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin said at a session of the joint collegium of the defense ministries of Belarus and Rus...

The defense ministries of Belarus and Russia held a session of the joint collegium in Moscow on 20 October.

According to Oleg Gaidukevich, the party decided to hold a Forum of Patriotic Forces in support of the upcoming referendum.

Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin and Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu held a bilateral meeting before a session of the joint collegium of the defense ministries of Belarus and Russia in Moscow,

Given the rapid development of Borovlyany, the head of state did not rule out giving it the status of a town.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 577,932. A total of 550,100 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The hospital staff told the president that the problem of the new building of the regional hospital has been pending for 10 years. The existing building was built in 1975.

"We need to take a decision on Borovlyany this year or early next year. There is a need to change its status from a settlement in Minsk District into an urban community with all the ensuing consequences. This issue is of paramount importance. We hav...

“We can see that vaccinated people are less likely to get infected, and even if they do catch COVID, they recover fast. This is a clinically confirmed fact,” said the head of state.

I am cautiously optimistic about the current situation with coronavirus in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he talked to employees of Minsk Oblast Clinical Hospital.

Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived at the hospital immediately after visiting the nearby Alexandrov National Cancer Center. There, the head of state got acquainted with the state of affairs and the organization of medical care for cancer patients.

The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union are not planning to introduce a common digital currency, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told a briefing for the press.

During the previous waves of the coronavirus infection, Aleksandr Lukashenko had also visited several healthcare facilities treating COVID-19 patients, including ‘red zones'.

Iya Malkina said that recently Board Member (Minister) on Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission Viktor Nazarenko and WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge have signed the relevant memorandum.

"In January-August of this year, the foreign trade with countries outside the EAEU amounted to $522 billion, up by a third year-on-year," Iya Malkina said. “We exceeded the pre-COVID level of January-August 2019 by almost 10%. Exports surged by 38....

In 2020 Belarus exported $2.4 billion worth of dairy products. "We have set a good pace. I think that this year we will add $100 million more in export revenues in the dairy segment," Aleksei Bogdanov added.

Cancer services are quite in demand among foreign nationals in Belarus.In this regard, Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that cancer services of the same quality are much more expensive in the West. “They charge you for every this and that, they rip you o...

Belarus will produce sufficient quantities of food to meet the domestic market and to export, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko told reporters on the sidelines of the Belarus Dairy Export Forum in Minsk.

“Over the past five years, we managed to ramp up milk production by more than 10%. In 2020 the output reached 7.8 million tonnes. We have everything in place to increase the output by another 100,000 tonnes; we are set to hit 9.2 million tonnes by ...

The export of Belarusian foodstuffs may reach $6.4-6.5 billion in 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin told reporters on the sidelines of the Belarus Dairy Export Forum on 20 October.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko continues a series of events to evaluate the country's response to COVID-19. A day before, the head of state held a large-scale meeting to discuss the epidemiological situation and measures taken to counter t...

The defense ministers of Belarus and Russia will take stock of the Zapad 2021 joint strategic exercise and implementation of the joint action plan to ensure the military security of the Union State, evaluate the joint efforts to counter the glorifica...

More than 1,200 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 8.00 on 20 October, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

Some 1.277 million square meters of homes were delivered for people on the waiting list for better housing (41.6% of all homes commissioned); 950,600 square meters of them were subsidized by the government. Some 683,800 square meters of housing was b...

According to the document, the consulate general shall close on 20 October 2021. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was authorized to take care of the organizational and financial aspects of the closure.

Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs and National Security of the Council of the Republic, member of the Standing Commission on Political Issues and International Cooperation of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Sergei Rachkov t...

Moscow will host the permanent seminar on the development of the Union State of Belarus and Russia at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on 27-28 October.

Vitaly Vasyukov said that the commission considered organizational issues both this year and for 2022 but focused on a package of financial and budgetary documents for 2021 and 2022 relating to the fulfillment of budgetary obligations by the CIS mem...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed an executive order to officially commend the personnel of the Minsk City Clinical Emergency Hospital on 19 October,

The Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization finalized the draft statement of the CSTO member states on combating the glorification of Nazism.

The diplomat noted that Iran would like to resume flights with Belarus. Belavia used to operate regular flights between Minsk and Tehran, but in October 2017 it stopped flying to Iran due to a drop in passenger traffic.

Another group of refugees was discovered on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

“Those who are lamenting are not from here, but from abroad: from Poland, Lithuania, maybe partly from other states. Why are they doing it? They were paid big money and they need to work it off. They want to live a lavish life, so this is the way t...

I think that the incidence will start declining in early or mid November, the minister said.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke against mandatory mask, social distancing and vaccination requirements.

“The situation is clear. About two weeks ago I once again interrogated (I cannot put it otherwise) the healthcare minister. We both came to the same conclusion that this week and the next week will be very indicative in terms of treatment of diseas...

“Routine consultations and routine surgeries should remain in place, I want to have a action plan on the table. There should be no cancellation of scheduled surgeries and consultations,” the head of state emphasized.

According to him, it is the specialists of the regional COVID-19 response centers that decide on the necessary measures to combat the coronavirus, and then it is the governors. “Why so? Because the functions and roles are completely different. You ...

We need to put an end to the attempts to cash in on people's health concerns, to inflate the cost of certain services at a time of the pandemic, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“I will see what we have in the reserve fund of the president. I will see how much we have saved. We will use these funds to support our doctors, to stock up on medications and other materials,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

"Today we deal with a delta strain. Therefore, we will develop our vaccine and adapt it to the virus that will circulate in 2023,” the president said.

“The fact that this issue is used by states for the economically purposes is no longer disputed today. Strong states want to destroy their competitors. Strong states - such as, let's say, the United States of America, the European Union. Everyone n...

The government intends to request additional funds to tackle COVID-19, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting with the head of state to discuss the epidemiological situation and the COVID-19 response in Belarus on 19 October,

The meeting focused on bilateral trade and economic cooperation, including joint projects within the framework of the General Agreement on export loan signed by the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of Mongolia.

The project will be implemented in two stages: the first one - December 2021, the second one - July 2022. According to preliminary calculations, the new production will employ at least 115 specialists.

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, global manufacturers have suspended their operations creating a pent-up demand, which manifested itself some time later. Domestic producers of metals, polymers, wood and other raw materials reoriented to ...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 575,856. A total of 547,949 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Aleksandr Lukashenko asked Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich: “I assume that all people in attendance are healthy, right?” After the minister replied in the affirmative, the head of state asked another question: “Have you put them into quaran...

The volume of investments by resident companies of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone totaled $20 million in H1 2021. Investments in fixed assets rose by 34% year-on-year.

"I have never been against vaccination. Otherwise, I would not have negotiated the Sputnik vaccine with Putin,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Snow-capped peak of Mount Namjagbarwa in Nyingchi looks especially magnificent in the rays of the setting sun.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the fight against fake news about coronavirus on the Internet at a meeting to discuss the situation with COVID-19 in Belarus on 19 October.

“I want to say without shedding tears and lamenting that the situation is totally under control, everything necessary is being done to prevent the spread of the disease, interrupt the transmission process and treat patients,” the minister said.

Despite people's hopes and scientific forecasts, the coronavirus remains a real threat to all countries, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the situation with COVID-19 in Belarus on 19 October.

YugAgro is Russia's largest exhibition of agricultural machinery, equipment and materials for crop production. It features a wide range of harvesters and tractors, tillage, pre-sowing, seeding, planting and harvesting machinery, spare parts and compo...

The meeting participants approved the action plan of the committee's strategy till 2030 and the roadmap of the regional law enforcement liaison office of the World Customs Organization on CIS Countries RILO-Moscow in 2022.

According to the head of state, over the years of active work the actress has created unique artistic images, attracting by their femininity, sincerity and aristocratism.

Cooperation between Belarus and Azerbaijan is developing dynamically and progressively, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Aleksandr Guryanov said as he attended the event to mark Azerbaijan's Restoration of Independence Day on 18 Oc...

More than 150 heavy-duty trucks were waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, 230 at Kotlovka, more than 230 at Kamenny Log, over 20 at Benyakoni, and over 210 at Privalka.

Wholesale trade amounted to Br94.6 billion, or 6.5% as against January-September 2020.

In January-September 2021 Belarusian transport companies and self-employed businessmen transported 287 million tonnes of freight or 97.5% as against January-September 2020.

Output rose by 10.9% in the industries producing electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air. The output of the industries providing water supply, waste collection, waste processing, waste disposal, pollution cleanup increased by 3.1%.

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br126 billion in current prices, up 2.7% in comparable prices year-on-year.

ОAutumn landscapes of the Grodno Pushcha biosphere reserve and the national landscape reserve Ozyory.

The forum is a traditional platform for displaying the economic potential of enterprises and districts of Vitebsk Oblast. In 2021, the region's main business event will be the first large-scale event with international participation amid the coronavi...

"Despite the calls to protect the rights of refugees in Poland, the country continues to pursue an inhumane policy on the borders of the ‘democratic' European Union," the committee added.

Belarus' Andrei Filchuk won the international wheelchair tennis tournament Ikar 2021 in Moscow (Quad Class) defeating Maxim Vladimirov of Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

A large meeting on the situation with COVID-19 in Belarus will be held in the Palace of Independence on 19 October. The meeting will be the first in a series of events as part of the thematic week announced earlier by the head of state.

Belarus' Education Minister Igor Karpenko met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Denis Moncada Colindres of Nicaragua on 18 October.

Twelve specialists from the General Directorate of Civil Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have undergone training courses at the International Rescuers Training Center of the Civil Protection University of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministr...

"We sincerely regret this position of our French colleagues. We would like to emphasize that it was a logical measure on our part, a forced step. We would like both diplomatic missions to function at the full capacity," the spokesperson added.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 573,943. A total of 546,415 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The provision of routine medical care in outpatient clinics is suspended. This pertains to regular health checks, screening programs, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, treatment in inpatient units, non-emergency dental care.

Townhouses are multi-floor homes with two or more bi-level apartments each having their own entrances. The construction of townhouses in Mozyr began in 2019. The second complex of townhouses is being delivered right now.

Before the start of the prestigious tournament in the Indian Wells, the former world number one was 32nd. After reaching the event's final Victoria Azarenka improved her position by six spots.

Nicaragua stands by Belarus as the country is facing aggressive actions on the part of a number of countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs Denis Moncada Colindres of Nicaragua told reporters after he met with Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladi...

Looking for a property to invest? New houses in the Minsk World multifunctional complex are a great option!

Vladimir Makei thanked the Nicaraguan side for the prompt organization of this official visit to Minsk, as such an agreement was reached just about a couple of weeks ago during the UN General Assembly.

Ksenia Galetskaya has won the Sanremo Junior international song contest in Italy.

Belarus and Nicaragua agreed to continue close cooperation in international organizations in the difficult conditions of growing external pressure on the states, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the media.

Poland and Lithuania are purposefully accusing Belarus of allegedly creating a migration crisis. At the same time, they are conducting special operations to create channels to send migrants from places of detention in their territories to Germany and...

“It is necessary to step up efforts to protect the information space, apply new technological methods of counteraction, promote the proactive information policy of our mass media,” the Belarusian leader said.

Vladimir Makei thanked his colleague, the minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua for his official visit to the Republic of Belarus.