The government of Belarus has established nine official public holidays that employers must honour. However, there are also several national holidays that are not “officially” recognised by the ...

A wave of protests swept Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in the 2020 presidential election with 80% of the vote. However, his main challenger Sviatlana ...

16, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BERLIN (AP) — A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia for ...

Northern Ireland's Nations League match with Belarus is set to go ahead at Windsor Park Northern Ireland's Nations League match at home to Belarus on 15 November will be played at Windsor Park ...

ZURICH, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Swiss government said on Wednesday it had approved more sanctions against Belarus, bringing it into line with measures the European Union adopted against Minsk in ...

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó will speak at the Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security in Belarus this week. Szijjártó will join other participants, including his Russian counterpart ...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko rejected the notion of Belarus formally joining Russia during an interview with the Russian news outlet Izvestia. The interview, published on Friday, had ...

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, apparently channeling a newfound respect for national sovereignty, warned the Russians that any attempt to "annex" Belarus would end in war in an interview ...

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has just proven the problem with relying on Russian President Vladimir Putin to retain power. Namely, that once you’re on Putin’s leash, it’s very ...

He also denied that he would order Belarus troops to assist Putin. 'Knowing his character Putin would never try to persuade another country to involve its army in Russia's special operation in ...

There was uncertainty over whether Belarus players and staff would be granted visas to play in the match in Belfast on 15 November by the UK government. Belarus was included in the UK's sanctions ...

Lawmakers in Belarus on Wednesday set the country’s next presidential election for 26 January. The vote is almost certain to extend the three-decade rule of authoritarian leader Alexander ...