Press releases

Minsk International Book Fair to take place on 12-16 March
The central exhibitor will be a collective stand of the EAEU member states. The program will traditionally include the “International” and “Educational” quarters...

Parade-prep involved not only people but also horses. The cavalryman shared details of Victory Parade of 1945
The soldier was in Moldova when the Great Patriotic War broke out. He took his first battle on the Prut River where he took part in the bridge explosion operation...

Over 160,000 foreigners from 159 states get medical treatment in Belarus in 2024
The most popular fields of medical tourism are transplantology, cancer treatment, cardiac surgery, plastic surgery, obstetrics, neurosurgery, traumatology, diagnostic examinations, preventive treatment, rehabilitation, ophthalmology, as well as recuperation in health resorts...

Belarusian health resort industry sees steady demand in 2024
"Last year was the most successful for our system," Aleksandr Tsai said. "For the first time customer numbers exceeded 1.5 million people. Of them over 760,000 people were fully paying customers"...

2025 Cancun Tennis Open: Shymanovich reaches quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 234 Iryna Shymanovich battled through World No.160 Taylah Preston of Australia, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, to advance to the 2025 Cancun Tennis Open last eight...

Minister: Belarus ranks 32nd in Environmental Performance Index
According to Sergei Maslyak, environmental problems which mankind faces are becoming more and more urgent amid rapid growth of industrial production and increasing anthropogenic load on the environment...

Belarusian Mikalai Charnukha victorious at European Championship 10m U16/U18
Mikalai Yakuta grabbed silver in the Air Pistol Solo U18 final, with Damyan Iliev from Bulgaria topping the podium...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka remains No. 1, Azarenka goes 30th, Sasnovich 15 notches up
Last week Sasnovich was the 128th, and after reaching the semifinals of the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, she moved to 113th place in the world ranking...

Nearly 200,000 people visit Grodno's Old Castle in 2024
“The Old Castle is very popular among locals and numerous tourists. During the high season you can often see queues of people wanting to see the exhibition,” said Yuri Kiturko...

Lukashenko, Khabirov discuss project to increase bison herds in Bashkortostan
The number of bison in Belovezhskaya Pushcha allows selling them to other national parks and reserves. In Bashkortostan, bison were placed in a reserve in a protected area under the care of specialists. In June last year, the first Belarusian calf was born in Bashkortostan...

Story of this Belarusian war veteran could make a good movie
In the run-up to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Belarusian news agency BelTA together with the 7 Days newspaper launched a large-scale project. During the year we will be narrating the stories of the Belarusians who took part in the legendary Victory Parade in 1945...

Belarus win over 360 medals at international tournaments in 2024
According to him, joint events with the Russian Federation remain a priority for the sports industry of Belarus...

IOC recognizes results of Belarus’ NOC General Assembly elections
After a meeting the IOC Executive Board made the following decision: To fully recognize the results of Belarus’ NOC General Assembly elections held on 15 January 2025; and To provide the NOC of Belarus with access to all Olympic Solidarity programs...

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

Minsk Arena to host 2025 IIHF Global Girls’ Game on 15 February
Earlier the game was played in Grodno, but the number of female hockey players has recently increased so much that the former venue could not accommodate everyone. Therefore, Minsk Arena has been chosen to be the place for the big celebration of women's hockey...

Belarus Biathlon Championships kick off in Raubichi
The Tuesday program also featured the U18 individual races among boys and girls...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka remains No. 1, Azarenka goes 29th
Despite the defeat in the final match of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Aryna Sabalenka remains world No. 1 but her gap from Poland's Iga Swiatek is reduced to 186 points...

Sabalenka makes third straight Australian Open final
World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus booked a spot in her third consecutive final at the Australian Open, defeating World No.12 Paula Badosa of Spain, 6-4, 6-2...

Sabalenka reaches Australian Open semifinal
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus fought through World No.32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, to reach her third consecutive Australian Open semifinal...

PM examines progress in preparations for Victory Day celebrations in Belarus
According to him, a number of activities are organized and carried out in a routine manner. “They are about immortalizing the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland, military search work, restoration and tidying up memorial sites. Special attention, of course, is paid to the care of veterans and persons who affected by the war,” the prime minister said...