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Economic woes fuel rare public challenge to Belarus strongman

Minsk - AFP

As some three thousand demonstrators marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk their anger turned to the man who has dominated their lives for 23 years: strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko. "Leave!" they began chanting. "Leave!" The rally last week was part of the biggest wave of protests to rock isolated Belarus in years as crowds around the countryRead more

Minister of Public Health Meets Belarus Counterpart

Minsk - QNA

HE Qatar's Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari met here on Monday with Belarus Minister of Health Valery Malashko.During the meeting, they discussed promoting the two countries cooperation in the health fields. In a related context, HE the Minister of Public Health visited a number of hospitals and scientific facilities in addition to the exhibition of pharmaceuticalRead more

Belarus president appoints deputy minister as head of industrial park

Minsk - ArabToday

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has appointed Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Yaroshenko as head of a Chinese-Belarusian industrial park, Lukashenko's press service said Thursday. "I really want you to intensify the work of the park. ... This company is more important for me than your job as a deputy minister," Lukashenko reportedly told Yaroshenko. The president stressed that the park representsRead more

Belarusian Belavia Airlines resumes flights to Sharm El Sheikh

Cairo - MENA

Belarusian Belavia Airlines resumed Wednesday its flights from Minsk to Sharm El Sheikh city, Belarusian Ambassador in Cairo Sergei Rachkov announced on Thursday. The company decided in December to halt its flights to Sharm El Sheikh over the decline in demand by Belarusian tourists while its flights to Hurghada city proceeded on normal schedule, he asserted. In a statement toRead more

Belarus unveils plan to raise retirement age by 3 years

Minsk - Arab Today

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on Monday to raise the state retirement age by three years. Under the decree, starting from Jan. 1, 2017, the standard pension age will gradually rise by six months every year until it reaches 63 years for men and 58 years for women, the press service of the president said. The move isRead more

Nude, singing with wolves Belarus to test Eurovision limits

Moscow - Arab Today

Belarusian singer Ivan plans to take next month's Eurovision Song Contest by storm -- performing completely naked with a wolf at his side. But his plan may prove too much even for a show known as an annual celebration of weirdness, held this year in Stockholm in May. The act by the lanky 21-year-old with a mane of reddish blondRead more

Azarenka back to WTA top five

Minsk - XINHUA

Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka is back to the WTA top five on Monday. Azarenka, ranked 5th in the world, scooped her third Miami Open title by beating World No.19 Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday. It was Azarenka's third victory this year. In January she won the competitions in Australian Brisbane. Two weeks ago she lifted theRead more