Press releases

His mother died one day before he returned from war. This soldier's story will move you to tears
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...

National Belarusian Language Dictation draws participants from several countries
Igor Kopylov noted that the dictation will be held in offline and online formats...

Forensic expert from Minsk raises Belarusian flag on Elbrus
The National Flag of the Republic of Belarus and the flag of the State Forensic Examination Committee were raised at an altitude of more than 4,600 meters above the sea level to honor the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War...

Sabalenka progresses to third round in Dubai
World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus advanced to the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Russia’s world number 50 Veronika Kudermetova...

Daria Verenich clinches four gold medals at Gracia Fair Cup 2025 in Hungary
Daria Verenich of Belarus claimed four champion titles, delivering the best results in the all-around and three individual events (Hoop, Clubs and Ribbon)...

Belarus President’s team scores fifth win in RHL season
The president’s team defeated the team of Minsk Oblast 3-2 (1-0, 1-2, 1-0) in a match at the Olympic Arena in Minsk on 15 February...

Smolskaya wins silver at Biathlon Cup in Raubichi
The 7.5km Sprint featured 29 athletes. Dzinara Smolskaya started 5th. She shot clean at both firing ranged and clocked 20:06.3 at the finish line...

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...