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Libya’s eastern government visits Belarus
Alexander Turchin and Osama Hammad during their meetingBelarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to expanding cooperation with Libya, particularly in agriculture, industry, and healthcare sectors. During a...

Belarus frees key dissident, 13 others after rare visit from top US envoy
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Tsikhanouskaya's team...

Belarus frees jailed opposition leader, 13 others after visit from U.S. envoy
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Tsikhanouskaya's team announced on Saturday, a sign of warming ties between Washington and...

Lukashenko Named The Deadline For The Deployment Of "Oreshnik" On The Territory Of Belarus
8 Earlier, the dictator received a bush from the Russian Federation instead of "Nuttall" Russian missile system "Oreshnik" will be deployed in Belarus by the end of 2025. This was stated by Alexander Lukashenko. "Putin and I agreed in Volgograd....

Lukashenko Frightened By NATO Exercises Near The Border With Belarus
The dictator said the Alliance's exercises were taking place "virtually on our soil." Alexander Lukashenko said that NATO's Defender 25 exercises are taking place "actually on our land." Lukashenko said that NATO exercises are taking place 10-15...

Wreath-laying ceremony to mark Belarus’ Independence Day held in Moscow
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - MOSCOW, Jul 1 (BelTA/APP): A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Eternal Flame in Moscow on 1 July to mark Belarus’ Independence Day, the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov holds negotiations with the Minister of International Relations of Botswana
01 July 2025 On July 1, 2025 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, held a meeting with the Minister of International Relations of the Republic of Botswana, Phenyo Butale, who is paying an official visit to...

Belarus frees jailed opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky after appeal from US
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. Exiled Belarusian...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov takes part in the meeting of the CSTO Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
30 June 2025 On June 30, 2025 a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation was held in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyz Republic), attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of...

Belarus Has Adopted An Anecdotal Law On Potatoes
24 Food shortages were decided to be banned. Because of the humiliating shortage of potatoes, the authorities decided that now only potatoes would be lost. So they took exhaustive measures. They banned potato shortages at the highest legislative...

Belarus activist imprisoned after trying to run for president released after serving 5 years
Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a leading Belarus opposition figure, was freed on Saturday after more than five years in prison, in the most significant move so far by President Alexander Lukashenko to try to ease his isolation from the West. The...

Belarus opposition couple to keep fighting for release of political prisoners
VILNIUS (Reuters) -A leading Belarusian opposition figure freed from prison by President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday his wife would continue to lead the exiled movement, and urged supporters to keep fighting for change and the release of...

Belarus frees jailed opposition leader after appeal from US
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came...

Belarus frees 14 political prisoners after rare visit by US envoy. Many more remain.
Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday....

A Journalist In Jail: Freed Former RFE/RL Reporter Recalls Belarus Prison Ordeal
Journalist Ihar Karnei was in a good mood when he set out for the store one Monday morning two years ago after a “happy” summer weekend in the country visiting friends along with his wife, Ina. He didn’t make it far. Seconds after he stepped out...

At Least 17 Russian UAVs Flew Into Belarus
One of them fell near a populated area. "Flagstaff" continues to monitor cases of violations of Belarusian airspace by Russian attack drones in massive attacks on Ukraine. With the help of data from the Ukrainian channel "Rynda monitors" it was...

Belarus opposition figure freed
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. TALLINN, Estonia -- Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13...

Minsk has released 14 political prisoners. Among them is an opposition figure arrested in 2020
0 Belarusian authorities have released 14 political prisoners, including opposition figure Siarhei Tsihanouski, husband of Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsihanouskaia. He was arrested in May 2020 when he attempted to run for president...

Belarus frees jailed opposition leader after appeal from US
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came...

Belarus Frees Political Detainees, Foreigners
(MENAFN) In an unforeseen development, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko authorized the release of 14 incarcerated individuals, including members of the press and 10 foreign nationals, on Saturday. This significant gesture is believed to have...