16:52 Ban on businessmen, dealers and import imposed

In the near future any legal entity would be able to buy only Belarusian goods.

16:34 Vandals defiled Holocaust victims’ memorial in Slutsk

The monument to the victims of Nazism which is situated next to the district executive committee of Slutsk, was defiled on July 25 overnight.

15:49 Kaczynska, Waida and Zanussi met with students of Belarusian lyceum

Traditionally, Yakub Kolas Belarusian Lyceum started academic year with a summer session in Poland.

14:35 Khazalbek Atabekov appointed commander of special task troops

Atabekov will be a commander of the third special red flag brigade of the special task troops of military unit 3214 instead of Ossetian Karaev.

13:49 Authorities not going to fulfil EU conditions

The head of the Foreign Ministry states that Lukashenka’s regime would implement only those reforms which “considers important for itself”.

13:22 Restricted to travel abroad Yarmoshyna had to go on holidays to Kaliningrad

The head of the Central Election Commission of Belarus hasn’t brought her dream to life– spending holidays in Paris.

13:09 Border guards continue detaining oppositionists

Opposition politicians Alyaksandr Bukhvostau, Vintsuk Vyachorka, Leu Marholin, and Viktar Harbachou were searched on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.

12:30 Talks on lifting special oil duties unsuccessful so far

At the moment Belarus and Russia are discussing conditions for deliveries of Russian oil to Belarus in 2010.

11:45 US expects an unprecedented “gas war” between Russia and Belarus

ESAI (Energy Security Analysis), an American research firm, forecasts disruption of gas flows across Ukraine and Belarus during the upcoming winter.

10:06 Sasha Gusov made photo session for Belarusian dictator at military parade

The well-known British photographer has started to work with Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Services of “the photographer of kings and presidents” are not cheap.

9:36 Mass media: Lukashenka can let down Russia at CSTO summit

Moscow's plans to strengthen the CSTO's military components and transform it into the Russian equivalent of NATO are threatened with collapse.

9:23 Swedish politicians call to use name “Belarus” officially

The Liberal People's Party issued the appropriate appeal to the government and society.

9:00 Court denied human rights activists and took side of “Sovetskaya Belorussia”

The Minsk City Court dismissed the claim of Halina Yubko, head of the initiative “Women against Lawlessness in Courts and Procuracy” against the newspaper of Lukashenka’s Administration.