Belarus News

After years of economic stagnation, revolutions, and ethnic unrest, many Jews are undecided about their future in Kyrgyzstan.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said his country plans to deploy fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles in Belarus within the next two years.

This information appeared in March 2013, but human rights activists obtained the official document declaring the position of the Belarusian authorities only some days ago.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with a Chinese military delegation headed by Xu Qiliang , vice chairman of the Central Military Committee.

OJSC Slutsk Cheese Factory informed shareholders that they would not receive dividends for 2012.

According to results of the first quarter of 2013, a share of the Belarusian manufacturer in the Russian market of 14-40 tonnes trucks reduced to 7.4% compared to 14.3% for the same period last year.

Polish embassy in Minsk reports about that. The meeting, in which the Minsters of the Visegrad group countries will also participate, will take place on 17-18 May in Krakow.

The prosecutor's office found no violations in the actions of the KGB officers who had detained a Klimavichy activist of the civic initiative "Tell the Truth". Civic activist Aliaksandr Balobin received an answer from the Mahiliou Prosecutor's Office to his appeal against the actions of the Krychau Inter-district KGB Department who had detained him ... (more)

The moon seen from the Belarusian capital Minsk, during a partial lunar eclipse, lat April 25, 2013.

Belarusian and Polish representatives of NGOs call to move hearing of the case against political refugee Andrei Zhukavets from Bialystok to Warsaw.

Lukashenka refuted the words of his aides and confirmed that his new residence was being constructed in Arlouskaya Street in Minsk.

AzerNews, Azerbaijan May 14 2013 Baku slams Armenian leader's statement on Nagorno-Karabakh 14 MAY 2013, 16:58 By Sara Rajabova The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman has severely criticized the Armenian leader's recent remarks, saying that "to occupy the territory of another country and try to look like the head of a peace-loving country is at ... (more)

PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited Armenian nuclear power station where he was briefed on the latter's work and processing systems.

Monday, May 13, 2013 Hailstorm Wreaks Havoc On Armenian Villages Armenia - A farmer in Mrgashat village points to his vineyard destroyed by a powerful hailstorm, 13May2013.

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The Eurasian Economic Commission already has a list of complaints to Belarus. The main problem is that the Belarusian government does everything to restrict access of Russian goods to the country's domestic market in spite of promises, Expert writes.

YEREVAN, May 13. /ARKA/. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will visit Armenia invited by his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan, the press office of Armenian president reports.

Students and alumni of Oxford University protested on Thursday at the opening of a new lab in its Earth sciences department that is funded with 5.9 million from the Shell oil company.

Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate and unconditional release of independent journalists Dzmitry Halko and Alyaksandr Yarashevich, who were arrested in Minsk on 6 May after covering the release of a group of jailed demonstrators.

"Due to the changes in the structure of the owners, and according to the decision of new shareholders, CJSC Onerbank has been renamed into CJSC Nord European Bank " , - the statement says.