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Belarusians have a special attitude to Israel. In the only world's country where Yiddish ever was a state language, almost every family - even of non-Jewish origin - has either relatives, friends or acquaintances there. No wonder, three out of nine Israeli presidents, including ( Read more... )

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This August is remarkable because of a number of new appointments of top officials in Belarus.

The most notable changes include yesterday's appointment of the new head of the Presidential Administration Andrey Kabyakou, new foreign minister Uladzimir Makey and new presidential ( Read more... )

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Today Lukashenka is taking part in the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community in Moscow to "give new momentum to the integration processes." With no EU ambassadors in Minsk, relations between Belarus and Western nations are at their lowest point in the country's ( Read more... )