Section: Belarus
Belarusian hair stylists, make-up artists win first prize at contest in St. Petersburg
The Belarusian beauty specialists outperformed their competitors from Ukraine, Estonia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and other countries and won more than 50 prizes placing first in the team standings. …read more Source:...
Over 1,200 refugees apply for asylum in Belarus in 2015
The biggest number of people seeking asylum in Belarus in 2015 were from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan. …read more Source:...
Kolozha Chime brings together church music performers from eight countries
Kolozha Chime has brought together 35 choirs and ensembles from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Armenia, Serbia, and France. The festival opened with a concert by the student choir of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. …read more Source:...
Conflicting parties in Ukraine once again exchange POWs
“After quite a lengthy break in releasing the illegally detained some shifts we’ve been looking forward to have happened at last. On 20 February ten people were released, including six by the Ukrainian government and four by individual districts of Donetsk Oblast,” said Martin Sajdik. …read more Source:...
Checkpoint at contact line in Ukraine to open in March
Martin Sajdik said: “The Ukrainian side has confirmed they are ready to open a checkpoint for automobiles and humanitarian cargoes near the population center of Zolotoye. If security conditions are met, the checkpoint will be opened in early March.” …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s groups on security, economic and humanitarian affairs in talks in Minsk
It is expected that the trilateral contact group will also sit in Minsk on 24 February. …read more Source:...
Italy hopes for intensification of Belarus-EU dialogue
“We welcomed the removal of the EU sanctions. Moreover, we believe that we contributed to this. I am confident that Belarus and Italy, as well as Belarus and the European Union, will be intensifying their cooperation in both economy and politics,” Benedetto Della Vedova said. …read more Source:...
Belarusians Who Died For Ukraine Awarded In Kyiv
Mikhail Zhyzneuski and Ales Charkashyn have been honoured with an award The Hero-Inhabitant of Kyiv posthumously. …read more Source:...
Belarus Recycles Corrupt Officals
A police officer convicted for corruption. Photo credit: tut.by Last month, Alexander Lukashenka pardoned six top officials charged with corruption. Not only that – he appointed them to manage unprofitable state-owned enterprises. The decision reflects a haphazard approach to fighting corruption. Belarus ranked 107 out of 168 countries in a...
Belarus, Russia, Ukraine to send one representative each for children’s song contest in Vitebsk
Belarus, Russia and Ukraine will send one representative each for the children’s song contest of the 25th International Festival of Arts Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk, director of the festival. …read more Source:...
