Press releases

Lukashenko: A cow deserves a monument
Belarus should erect a monument to a cow to demonstrate great appreciation for the contribution of this animal to providing people with food, especially in difficult times...

Bronze for Belarus at Chuncheon 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships
The Belarusian placed third in the 68kg event. Palina Mikhalchuk secured three wins but lost to Naomi Alade of the United States in the semifinal...

Sabalenka reaches Beijing quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the China Open her quarterfinal after defeating World No.24 Madison Keys of the United States, 6-4, 6-3...

Belarus’ Vitko claims gold at Taekwondo Albania Open 2024
Yulia Vitko claimed gold in the women’s 57kg. The Belarusian knocked out Mariya Sevostyanova from Kazakhstan in the first round, Elisa Al Halwani from Italy in the quarterfinal, France’ Estelle Causse in the semifinal, and Spain’s Judit Ordonez in the final...

Russia’s Yakutia invites Belarus to cooperate in film production
On the Russian president’s instructions, a full-cycle movie pavilion, the largest in Russia beyond the Urals, will be built in Yakutsk. “I am sure that our Belarusian friends can take the most active part in this and other projects,” Aysen Nikolayev said...

Belarus Events Calendar: OCTOBER 2024
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Marathon of Unity to cover 13 cities in Belarus
"We are planning to cover 13 cities: Brest, Baranovichi, Pinsk, Lida, Grodno, Soligorsk, Gomel, Zhlobin, Molodechno, Bobruisk, Mogilev, Vitebsk and Orsha," Anna Lukashenko said...

Marathon of Unity to start in Molodechno
"The Marathon of Unity will start in Molodechno. The first events will be held there on 11 October," she stressed...

Belarus’ Falei victorious at start of China Open qualifying
World number 203 Aliona Falei of Belarus is through to the second round of qualifying at the China Open qualifying, seeing off Germany’s world number 85 Tatjana Maria, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) in an hour and 35 minutes...

Books gifted to Belarusian president on display at National Library of Belarus
The exposition features more than 50 items: rare books of the 18th-19th centuries, modern editions on various topics, including culture, history, art, economics, science, sports and tourism...

Highlights of Day of People’s Unity concert at Minsk Arena
Artists of all ages and from all corners of Belarus performed at Minsk Arena. Among them were not only professional and established performers, but also amateur groups...

Belarus’ First News TV Channel goes live
First News Channel is the first news channel in the history of national television...

Tserakh wins Giro delle Marche in Rosa race
Giro delle Marche in Rosa is a three-day women's road cycling race held in the Italian region of Marche...

Belarus among Europe’s ten countries with most forest cover
Belarus has 40.2% of its land covered with forests. Last year, the area covered with forests amounted to more than 8.3 million hectares...

Number of centenaries on rise in Belarus
According to Nikolai Orel, the number of centenaries is growing in the country. The latest data suggests that currently more than 600 people in Belarus are aged 100 and older. The number of centenaries living in Belarus was about 400 in the past ten years...

Gold for Belarus at UIPM 2024 Pentathlon U17 World Championships
Akim Gnedtchik secured an overall victory, showing best results in fencing and being one of the best in the obstacle race. His stable performance in swimming and laser run helped him finish with a strong advantage over his competitors...

2024 Euro Beach Soccer League: Belarus into semifinal, Estonia gets technical defeat
The Belarusian team went on the field and held a pre-game warmup, but the Estonians failed to appear at the match...

Lukashenko intends to visit Grodno festival of national cultures
Chairman of the Armenian Cultural and Educational Society Hayastan in Minsk Georgy Yegiazaryan invited the head of state to attend the festival...

Belarus’ first media portal VIDEOBEL.BY goes online
The new resource will offer streaming channels and important live broadcasts, in particular, from the events attended by the head of state...

BelTA’s Superposition. Parallel Worlds book presented at Academy of Public Administration
It is a unique publication because it presents the entire diversity of materials from state-run and opposition printed media of the mid-1990s, which are not available to the general public...