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An ancient pot dating back to the Sasanian era has recently been uncovered in the historic city of Deh Qaed, near Dashtestan County in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, local cultural heritage officials have announced.

Belarusian athletes will begin their run at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday, 7 February, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian scientists have reconstructed the face of a miner who lived 4,500 years ago as part of the new study titled «The Population of Belarus. An Album in Faces, A Look into the Past» which was presented in Minsk on 4 February, BelTA has learned.

Unilateral restrictive measures violate the principle of fairness, which should be at the heart of transformation of global trade and economy, Belarus’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva Larisa Belskaya said at the 78th session of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Council, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Today, I delivered a report on the nationwide work being carried out under challenging weather conditions, Emergencies Minister Vadim Sinyavsky told the media, BelTA has learned.

According to preliminary figures published on the website of the National Bank, Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at a total equivalent of $15.7 billion as of 1 February 2026, BelTA has learned.

On the morning of 4 February Belarusian President Aleksnadr Lukashenko heard a report from Emergencies Minister Vadim Sinyavsky on the national situation amid intensifying frosts and on the emergency response to the prevailing weather conditions, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Another stage of the Armed Forces’ readiness inspection has been launched in accordance with the plan of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff, the ministry’s press service quoted Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin as saying.

A session of the commission for foreign policy support of historical policy of the Republican Council on Historical Policy under the Belarus President Administration took place at premises of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 January, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin commented on the performance of the Belarusian economy at the beginning of 2026 on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.