Enemy within? What the Polish terror plot saga revealed
On 23 July, Belarus handed over to Poland information about a possible terrorist attack. Warsaw has yet to issue any coherent statements, but Polish media continue to discuss the story. Polish propaganda, for its part, is carefully framing the narrative. Allegedly, the person who plotted the attack is just a desperate man, and his threats to kill children are nothing more than emotions.
Lukashenko hosts meeting to discuss new academy of intelligent technologies
The idea of a new university, the Academy of Intelligent Technologies, has been placed on the agenda of a meeting chaired by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 4 August, BelTA has learned.
Belarus completes 22km of bridge construction, repairs in five years
About 22 kilometers of bridge structures were built and repaired in Belarus over the five-year period, Aleksei Fedoseyev, Head of the Design and Technology Department at the Mostostroi company, said in a new episode of BelTA’s The Nation Speaks project.
National Bank raises permissible debt burden ratio for loans on Belarusian goods
The National Bank of Belarus has raised the permissible debt burden ratio for certain types of financing from 40% to 50%. The corresponding decision was adopted by Resolution No. 185 of the National Bank Board of 3 August 2026, which came into force after official publication from the press service of the National Bank.
Belarus’ government discusses preparations for new academic year
The Belarusian government held a comprehensive review of preparations for the new academic year at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Natalya Petkevich, BelTA learned from the government’s press service.
Belarusians finish eighth in European Synchronized Springboard final in Paris
Belarus updates list of radioactively contaminated areas
’They think people won’t travel’. What Latvians are saying about border situation with Belarus
The only border checkpoint on the Latvia-Belarus border remains closed, Latvian television channel LSM reports. Over the weekend, LSM journalists visited the Latvian side of the border and spoke with frustrated drivers.
Import substitution in focus: Belarus’ major construction projects of 2026 revealed
Architecture and Construction Minister Vadim Olshevsky detailed the major projects implemented in Belarus’ construction sector in 2026 during a press conference on 3 August, BelTA has learned.
Lukashenko hears report from Grodno Oblast governor
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko received a report from Grodno Oblast Governor Yuri Karayev on 3 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.
