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BELARUS: KGB tried to use jailed priest to entrap nuncio?
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Forum 18
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KGB officers offered to free jailed Catholic priest Fr Henryk Okolotovich and allow him to return to his parish if he agreed to invite the Vatican nuncio to visit and covertly plant a flash drive on him. He refused, telling the KGB that "what you...
Owner: Forum 18 News Service
QTM 2025 broadens global reach for Qatari travellers
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Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Qatar Travel Mart (QTM) 2025 is scheduled to take place at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) from November 24 to 26, 2025. QTM 2024, the third edition of the event, occupied twice the show floor as in 2023. By its 4th edition, the...
Owner: Anwar Abdulrahman & Ronnie Middleton
Abuja Couple Jude, Rita Chiekezie Dangle 'Non-Existent' Belarus Job in Front of Man, Take His N12.5 million
Jude Chiekezie, a pastor in the Apostolic Faith Church, Lugbe, Abuja, and Rita, his wife, have failed to deliver a Belarusian job offer to Adedamola Olaleye, an Abuja resident from whom they collected a total sum of N12.5 million. Olaleye has made...
Owner: Foundation for Investigative Journalism (Non-profit)
Lukashenko: Protasevich Is An Employee Of The Belarusian Intelligence Service
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29 Roman Protasiewicz (updated) The Ryanair plane landing is a cover-up operation. Lukashenko said that former NEXTA project participant Roman Protasevich worked for Belarusian intelligence. "I won't tell you long. Protasevich is an employee of...
Owner: Fundacja Karta '97
Almost Five Thousand Lithuanian Trucks Blocked In Belarus
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7 They are not allowed to travel to the border with Latvia and Poland. After the Belarusian authorities effectively banned crossing the state border for vehicles with Lithuanian license plates, the State Customs Committee reported how many of them...
Owner: Fundacja Karta '97
Trucks From The EU Are Banned From Traveling In Belarus
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9 As well as trailers and semi-trailers from Poland and Lithuania. Belarus has introduced a ban on the movement of trucks from the EU, trailers (semi-trailers) from Poland and Lithuania, as well as Polish cars engaged in international...
Owner: Fundacja Karta '97
Belarusian balloons pose new threat in Putin’s hybrid war against Europe
Lithuania announced this week that it will close its border with Belarus for one month in response to a series of balloon incursions from the Belarusian side. The decision underscores the country’s determination to counter what it views as ongoing...
Owner: Atlantic Council of the U.S. (Non-profit)
Belarus says determined to promote relations with Iran
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Press TV
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Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov says his country is determined to develop relations with Iran in various fields. Ryzhenkov made the remark in a Thursday meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh, who is...
Owner: Iranian Government
Activists free Belarusian man from forced labour on Chechen farm
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Lithuania Has Closed Its Border With Belarus For At Least A Month
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16 Vilnius responded to the Lukashenko regime's hybrid attacks. The Lithuanian government has decided to close checkpoints Miadininkai (Kamenny Loh) and Šalčinkai (Beniakoni) on the border with Belarus for a month. As the LRT TV channel reported,...
Owner: Fundacja Karta '97
Lithuania vows to intercept Belarus balloons after airspace disruptions
Lithuania is not going to accept any enigmatic balloons entering its airspace from Belarus. On Monday, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene declared that her administration would shoot down any alien balloons entering Lithuanian airspace after a flurry...
Owner: Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters
Lithuania To Close Border With Belarus For 1 Month
(MENAFN- IANS) Vilnius, Oct 29 (IANS) Lithuania's government decided on Wednesday to close the country's border with Belarus for one month, while allowing certain exceptions, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported. The Cabinet decided to fully...
Owner: Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
Silina has been first to offer support to Lithuanian PM after Belarusian hybrid attacks
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The Baltic Times
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RIGA - Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) was the first to offer support to Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene after the number of Belarusian smuggling balloons increased in Lithuania, Ruginiene told reporters on Thursday. The...
Owner: Sergejs Aleksejevs
Sri Lanka Expands Winter Air Links as Tourism Targets $3 Billion
By: Staff WriterOctober 30, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s tourism industry received a major winter season boost with the launch of new direct flights by Edelweiss Air, Red Wings Airlines, and Belavia, marking a renewed surge of interest from European...
Owner: Non-Transparent
Junta Reassures Minsk After Belarusian Woman’s Death in Myanmar Scam Center
The junta has reassured Belarus, one of its handful of allies, that it is combating online scammers after a Belarusian woman was reportedly tortured to death and dismembered for organ transplants in a scam center in Myanmar. Speaking at a security...
Owner: Aung Zaw
"Welfare tourism": RTR-Belarus miscounted Ukrainian freeloaders in the EU
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Belarusian Investigative Center
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Fake card Fake: Up to 70-80% of Ukrainian refugees in EU countries don't want to work. Fact: In some EU countries, the employment rate among Ukrainian refugees reaches 60-70%. Fact-check of the material: 110 minutes ClaimReview rating: 2 (Mostly...
Owner: Stanislau Ivashkevich
Lithuania to close border with Belarus for 1 month, exceptions apply
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Daily Finland
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Lithuania's government decided on Wednesday to close the country's border with Belarus for one month, while allowing certain exceptions, reported Xinhua, quoting the Baltic News Service (BNS). The Cabinet decided to fully close the...
Owner: Ofiul Hasnat (Founder & Editor-In-Chief)
Lithuania extends Belarus border closure over balloon attack
Entry to Lithuania still allowed for certain travellers, including EU citizens and humanitarian visa-holders. Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025 Lithuania is tightening its border with Belarus for a month after waves of balloons carrying...
Owner: Qatari Government
Lithuania maintains closure of border crossings with Belarus for a month
On Wednesday, Lithuania announced it would maintain the closure of border crossings with Belarus for one month. This measure follows incidents involving balloons used to smuggle cigarettes, which resulted in significant disruptions at Vilnius...
Owner: Non-transparent
Lithuania to keep Belarus border shut until November 30 over balloon incidents
VILNIUS - Border crossings between Lithuania and Belarus will remain closed for most travellers until the end of November in response to recent airspace disruptions by smugglers' balloons, the Baltic republic's government said on Wednesday. "We do...
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