Press releases

Palina Brahinets takes gold at U17 European Wrestling Championships
The Belarusian secured a champion title in the 57kg event defeating Zara Petrovic of Croatia, Josefien Coomans of the Netherlands, Italy’s Sophie Ritter, and Olga Popova of Bulgaria...

Belarus provides medical assistance to foreigners from 157 countries in 2024
The top five countries using Belarusian healthcare services were Russia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Serbia, and China...

Over 6.6m arrivals in 2024: Where do tourists visiting Belarus mostly come from?
Most of foreign tourists are Russians (80%). “Last year, we had 6.6 million arrivals. In addition to Russian nationals, there are tourists from other CIS countries. The number of tourists from the People's Republic of China...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka in the lead, Swiatek down to 7th
Two other Belarusian players kept their places intact: Victoria Azarenka is 75th, Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 105th...

BelTA wins Golden Letter Grand Prix for Superposition. Parallel Worlds project
BelTA’s project Superposition. Parallel Worlds secured a victory in the nomination “The Best Creative Project of the Year Among National Print Media, News Agencies, and Online News Outlets”...

Sabalenka reaches first Roland Garros final
Belarus’ World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka defeated French Open defending champion, Poland’s World No.5 Iga Swiatek 7-6(7-1), 4-6, 6-0 in their French Open semifinal showdown on 5 June to reach her first Roland Garros final...

Minsk National Airport named CIS Best Airport 2024
The contest among CIS airports is held annually by the Airport Association of CIS Civil Aviation. Minsk National Airport joined the association in 1997...

Patriarch Kirill arrives in Minsk
During his visit, Patriarch Kirill will lead religious services in the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk on 4 June at 18:00 and in the Elevation of the Holy Cross Cathedral of Savior-St. Euphrosyne Convent in Polotsk on 5 June at 10:00...

Belarus fourth in Beach Soccer Worldwide National Teams ranking
Belarus rose two spots following the recent Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles where the team won silver...

Sabalenka beats Zheng to reach Roland Garros semifinal
In today’s quarterfinal the world number one solved China’s world number 7 Zheng Qinwen, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, in a two-hour match...

June declared month of historical and cultural tourism in Belarus
Historical and cultural tourism in Belarus offers visitors a chance to explore historical, architectural, natural, and cultural landmarks...

Belarus’ Fokin claims muaythai world champion title, Borborovich takes silver
Belarusian athletes won six (1, 2, 3) medals at the 2025 IFMA World Championships in Kemer, Türkiye...

Ambassador: Tea for Harmony has become a brand of China-Belarus humanitarian exchange
Tea has become a cultural symbol of Chinese-Belarusian friendship and a link for mutual cultural enrichment between the peoples of the two countries...

Belarus’ Karneyeu clinches bronze at 2025 European Rowing Championships
The Belarusian finished third in the Lightweight Men's Single Sculls, clocking 7:00.23, leaving behind the athletes of Ireland, Norway and Finland...

Sabalenka into French Open fourth round
Belarus’ world number one Aryna Sabalenka moved into the Roland Garros round four with a composed 6-2, 6-3 win over World No.34 Olga Danilovic of Serbia...

Belarus Events Calendar: JUNE 2025
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Bronze medals for Belarus at IFMA 2025 World Championships
Ivan Shangin claimed bronze in the 60kg event. In the 81kg event bronze went to Ruslan Kyamalov (U23). Mikhail Yakimovich placed fourth in the 63.5kg event...

Belarusian films win awards at international festival in UK
This year's festival featured films from 23 countries. "The Black Castle" won in the Recognition category. "The Song of the Sirin" received the Best Animated Film award...

Belarusian innovation contributes to exploration of Mercury
Vladimir Karanik spoke about BepiColombo - a joint space mission of the European Space Agency and the Japanese Space Agency aimed at studying Mercury...

Sabalenka advances to Roland Garros round three
Belarus’ world number one Aryna Sabalenka has progressed into the French Open third round seeing off Switzerland’s World No.97 Jil Teichmann, 6-3, 6-1 in an hour and 20 minutes...