Belarus

For the New Year's Eve performance in the Palace of the Republic in the presence of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Palestinian children have been invited

The output of import-substituting goods in 2023 is expected to amount to $29 billion; two years ago it was about $26-27 billion and next year it is set to exceed $30 billion

Belarus, together with Russia, has been excluded from the 37 countries that will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, in May 2024

President Lukashenko signed Decree No. 375 "On the Proclamation of 2024 Year of Quality"

Vitebsk's carpet exports increased by 16,7% year-on-year to USD 33 million in the period from January to October 2023; 86,3% of the products were shipped to Russia

Six Supreme Court judges, in addition to the heads of the Gomel Oblast Court and the economic courts of the Vitebsk Oblast and the city of Minsk, were appointed by a decree signed by President Lukashenko

Authorities would be abusing anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to further purge civic space, suppress freedom of expression and eradicate political opposition, according to Anaïs Marin, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Belarus

Many students from India are increasingly choosing medical courses at government universities in Belarus due to the combination of quality education and affordability

Belarus is among top 15 countries out of 172 in UPU 2022 Integrated Postal Development Index; since 1947 it is a member of the Universal Postal Union, an international intergovernmental organisation with the status of a specialised agency of the UN

More than 1 million tonnes of sugar beets have been harvested so far in Belarus this year

The idea of establishing a council for biosafety of agricultural facilities under the Council of Ministers has been put forward, following the principle that the state should provide measures to prevent and anticipate negative impacts on the industry

The first edition of the Belarus-Uzbekistan Women's Business Forum will bring together about 1.000 participants; the plenary session, the key event, will be held Sept. 6 and will focus on the potential of business women to advance business cooperation

The country has welcomed over 309.000 visa-free travellers since 1 January 2023, according to the State Border Committee of Belarus