Belarus News

Minsk, May 23 The Belarusian foreign ministry has dismissed part of the Religious Freedom Report published by the US State Department about the country as "outdated" and failing to take into account the current situation in the country.

An assistant director of Minsk's Goodwin club declined to comment on a ban for journalists to film a concert of N.R.M. band on May 23.

Minsk and Hrodna region residents became the most reckless banking roulette players - $2284 and $733 in deposits per resident respectively.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates , has appointed Mansour Al Marzouqi as its new General Manager in Belarus.

The wife of a political prisoner Mikalaj Statkievich considers Paletskis' recommendations his personal opinion and encourages to treat them respectively.

KIEV, May 22 The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved a memorandum applying for observer status in the Customs Union, a Moscow-based trade bloc comprising Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

In 2010, if you asked Belarusians who Irina Khalip was, many would have said she is a muckraking journalist who works for independent media.

Belarus plans to set up enterprises for agricultural machinery assembly in Ukraine, first vice Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko said during the XXII meeting of the intergovernmental Belarusian-Ukrainian commission for trade and economic cooperation, ForUm correspondent reports.

Economic development and trade minister of Ukraine Ihor Prasolov notes the progressive growth of trade and economic relations between Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus.

This is how the deputy chairman of the Movement for Freedom Jury Hubarevich commented for the charter97.org web-site on the start of a new campaign , which had been announced yesterday at a press-conference in Minsk.

The document, which contains recommendations for policy of EU in point of the official Minsk, was published on the website of the European Parliament.

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.