Press releases

Exhibition celebrating Belarus sports achievements opens in New York
The exhibition was arranged in the run-up to the 2nd European Games that will take place in Minsk in 2019...

Youth of Belarus, Cuba seek closer contacts
The BRSM Youth Union told the Cuban diplomats about youth projects implemented in Belarus and international contacts of the youth union. The Cuban ambassador emphasized the importance and great prospects of cooperation between youth organizations of the two countries...

Belarus’ Sabalenka among September 2018 WTA Player of the Month finalists
20-year-old Aryna Sabalenka raised the 2018 Wuhan Open trophy and rose to a career-high ranking of World No. 16 as a result of the win...

Business incubators from Russia, Estonia to share best practices in Minsk
Heads of leading business incubators from Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Tallinn will share their expertise and knowledge in running up a business that helps other businesses grow...

Bard song festival to gather performers from nine countries in Vitebsk
The festival will begin with the presentation of an exhibition by Alexander Malei and a performance by the youth theater Koleso on 18 October...

Project to publish fairy tales of Belarusian Siberians in the pipeline
Members of the club collect fairy tales during their ethnographic expeditions to Belarusian settlements in Irkutsk Oblast. They already could bring out a whole edition of fairy tales...

Team Belarus off to 3rd Youth Olympic Games
The Belarusian team comprises 37 athletes and 18 coaches. Belarusian athletes will compete for medals in 16 sports...

International jury for Listapad National Competition program
Professionals from different lines of cinematography are invited to the jury of the National Competition: directors, producers, screenwriters, actors, film critics, representatives of international film festivals, and distributors...

Commemorative plaque to Yanka Kupala unveiled in Finnish Imatra
Yanka Kupala and other outstanding representatives of the Belarusian National Revival travelled to Finland along the route Saint Petersburg – Terijoki – Vyborg - Imatra on 21-22 June 1910...

Partisan Chronicles: Battle of Kuchin
The Battle of Kuchin is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History...

Brest to host music festival during German Language and Culture Weeks
Musikfest 2018 is organized jointly with the public association "Twin cities Brest and Shussenthal". The festival will offer three concerts...

Belarus to host European Bird Watching Days on 6-7 October
The goal of EuroBirdwatch is to get local residents familiar with migrating birds, their nesting needs, problems they encounter along flyways and within wintering areas in the Mediterranean and Africa...

Belarus and Bible named National Library’s best-attended exhibition
"The exhibition opened on 20 September and since then the National Library has seen record attendance every day. The Book Museum which exhibits the rarities of international importance draws up to 5,000 visitors every day"...

Belarusian Transport Week opens in Minsk on 2 October
The Belarusian Transport Week is an annual international transport and logistics forum that incorporates an international exhibition Transport and Logistics and an extensive business program...

Belarus submits Crystal Swan film for Academy Award
Crystal Swan was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...

CIS documentary film festival kicks off in Minsk
The main film selection criterion is coverage and the author’s interpretation of events that have a direct or indirect impact on the social and political life in the CIS countries...

Sabalenka 16th in WTA rankings
A week earlier the Belarusian sat 20th and rose 3 places thanks to her victory at the 2018 Wuhan Open. This is 20-year-old Aryna Sabalenka’s career-best achievement in the WTA so far...

Belarus Events Calendar: October 2018
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Lukashenko congratulates Sabalenka on 2018 Wuhan Open trophy
The head of state stressed that the world’s best tennis players yield to the player’s energy, skills and self-belief. “I am confident that the first WTA Premier 5 title is the start of a long journey to great victories and new career-high WTA rankings”...

Sabalenka makes 2018 Wuhan Open final
In today’s semifinal the Belarusian saw off Australia’s world number 17 Ashleigh Barty 7-6 (7-2), 6-4...