Press releases

International Sambo Tournament kicks off in Minsk
Competing for medals will be athletes from 22 countries. Minsk will host sambo wrestlers from Angola for the first time...

Presidents of Belarus, Egypt exchange gifts
The Belarusian head of state was told the sword’s handle is made of rare African wood inlaid with copper...

Belarus win 16 medals at IKA/Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart
"More than 2,000 pastry chefs from all over the world took part in the IKA/Culinary Olympics. In five days they prepared 22,000 dishes"...

Belarus plans no entry ban for foreigners who visited China
“Taking into account the last recommendations of the World Health Organization, we are not considering closing the border”...

Charter flights to connect Brest with resorts in five countries during holiday season
According to the source, the flight schedule for the season is still in development. Flights to all the destinations are being reconciled...

‘War and Peace. Belarus Remembers’ project presented in Minsk
The project provides for setting up exhibitions that illustrate the path of the Belarusian people in the wars from 1812 till 1945, peaceful interwar periods, and modern times...

Slavianski Bazaar tickets to go on sale on 21 February
Starting from 24 February, tickets will also be sold via the websites kvitki.by, ticketpro.by, bilesuserviss.lv (Latvia), bilietai.lt (Lithuania), and piletilevi.ee (Estonia)...

Over 26,000 tickets sold for Belarus v Georgia UEFA EURO 2020 qualifier
According to the UEFA quota, slightly more than 2,000 tickets, worth Br5, are allocated for the Belarusian fans...

Minsk Half Marathon 2020 expects 42,000 participants
"We are growing bigger. This year 42,000 people are expected to take part in the event. The demand for registration is huge"...

Hanna Huskova victorious at 2020 FIS World Cup Moscow
The Pyeongchang Olympic champion got a total of 95.46 points from the judges...

Belarus might ban all types of plastic tableware in public catering in 2023
"An instantaneous full ban on the use of single-use plastic tableware is out of question: it will be a gradual transition, so that sectors and business have time to prepare"...

Athletes from 22 countries to compete at Minsk sambo tournament
"Minsk will host sambo wrestlers from Angola for the first time. Belarus will field some 60 athletes at the forthcoming event"...

About 200 Chinese students returning to Belarus to be placed at Zagorie center
Students who come back to Belarus from China will undertake mandatory recuperation and acclimatization programs...

Lukashenko visits Raubichi ahead of IBU Open European Championships
"If there is no rain, we will host the IBU European championships and the IBU World Cup at a good level"...

Chinese students returning to Belarus to undergo recuperation
These are the students who were not exposed to coronavirus, who came from unaffected regions, and who were under quarantine in China...

Minsk among top three most romantic cities in Europe
In addition to Minsk, the top ten includes St. Petersburg, Paris, Kaliningrad, Prague, Yekaterinburg, Amsterdam, Baku, Yerevan, and Tallinn...

Raubichi to host IBU European Open Biathlon Championships
The European Championships were reallocated as the organizers could not guarantee the conditions required for hosting the event because of the warm weather in Estonia...

Orthodox music festival in Grodno to feature record number of participating countries
"The festival will bring together participants from eleven countries. This is the biggest number we have had so far, which highlights the importance of the Kolozhsky Blagovest festival for the Orthodox world"...

Belarus’ new channel to go on air in 2021
"In line with our plans, this channel will be on air from early morning till late at night. It is highly likely that each news item will be repeated for several one-hour cycles until it is changed to accommodate new information or displaced by fresh stories"...

Half of tickets for UEFA Futsal Champions League finals in Minsk sold in less than week
In view of the high demand, all-game tickets will be on sale until 18.00 on 14 February...