BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

May, 2007

31.05.2007 KGB of Belarus detained head od oil chemical corporation
31.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Council Distributes Responsibilities Among Co-Chairs
31.05.2007 Belarusian KGB Arrests Head Of Petrochemical Concern, Others
31.05.2007 For the foreseeable Russia does not mind making arms with Belarus
31.05.2007 Russian MLRS Katyusha is as powerful as it is beautiful
31.05.2007 Belarus: Businessmen Arrested
31.05.2007 Ministry launches 2007/08 universal services tender
31.05.2007 Suffering for Crude of Russia
31.05.2007 Bangladesh, Belarus sign agreement on economic cooperation
31.05.2007 Oil Chief Detained
30.05.2007 Refinery Head Arrested in Belarus
30.05.2007 Bangladesh, Belarus sign trade agreement
30.05.2007 Opposition Congress Adopts New Path
30.05.2007 Belarus refuses visa for Lithuanian MP
30.05.2007 Belarus: Second deportation order and fine for Polish Pentecostal
30.05.2007 Belarus Church Raided, Pastor Arrested on Pentecost
30.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Youths Fined
30.05.2007 Belarus oil holding co director arrested for theft, abuse of power
30.05.2007 Belarus Oil Giant Giant Arrested
30.05.2007 When "bad boys" become "best friends"
30.05.2007 Belarus KGB holds head of state oil-processing firm
30.05.2007 Belarus: Cargo transit via Belarus expected to rise by 25% in 2007
30.05.2007 Belarus: Protestants still barred from rebuilding premises
30.05.2007 Condom sales soar on Polish-Belarus border
30.05.2007 Heading to Belarus? Don't forget your condom
29.05.2007 Belarus youth activists fined, warned; defendant says lenience politically motivated
29.05.2007 U.S. shield makes Europe "powder keg": Putin
29.05.2007 Iran, Belarus: 'Cooperation in all fields'
29.05.2007 Prosecutor Demands Heavy Fines For Belarusian Oppositionists
29.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Coalition Demotes Former Presidential Candidate
29.05.2007 Belarus Church Raided, Pastor Arrested on Pentecost
29.05.2007 Belarus: Rented property still barred to Protestants
29.05.2007 Belarus: Blogger br23/Uladzimer Katkouski Passes Away
29.05.2007 Murdoch Announces Expansion in Baltic and Belarus
29.05.2007 Russia, Belarus should jointly seek adequate response to Europe's ABM -Lukashenko
29.05.2007 Russia-Belarus union treaty actually denunciated - Lukashenko
29.05.2007 Lukashenko speaks on Russian-Belarusian Union State treaty
29.05.2007 Belarus: Logistics centers to be set up at Beltamozhservis
29.05.2007 Editorial: 'The Axis of Losers'
29.05.2007 Activists in Prague protest against persecution of Belarussians
28.05.2007 Milinkevich Voted Out Of Belarusian Opposition Coalition
28.05.2007 Belarus opposition opts for constructive dialogue
28.05.2007 4 youth activists tried in Belarus, face up to 2 years in prison
28.05.2007 Belarus: Pentecostals raided at Pentecost
28.05.2007 Russia's VEB soon to receive Belvnesheconombank shares
28.05.2007 Four Opposition Activists Go On Trial In Belarus
28.05.2007 Opposition youth on trial in Belarus
28.05.2007 MILEX-2007: conclusions drawn
28.05.2007 Milinkevich Out As Head Of Belarus Opposition Coalition
28.05.2007 Minsk Congress Ousts Milinkevich
27.05.2007 Belarusian opposition scraps single leader, calls for dialogue with authorities
27.05.2007 Belarusian opposition in deep crisis, one of its leaders says
27.05.2007 Belarussian opposition figure refuses to political council of joint democrats
27.05.2007 Belarus opposition gives up idea of single leader at 2008 poll
27.05.2007 Iran to finalize oil deal with Belarus
27.05.2007 Iran, Belarus Cooperate on Natural Disasters
26.05.2007 Belarus opposition holds congress, considers replacing its leader
26.05.2007 Belarusian opposition struggles over strategy
26.05.2007 Sudan, Belarus discuss ways to boost military cooperation
25.05.2007 Belarus: Will Pay Debt To Gazprom By July 23
25.05.2007 CIS: Again And Again, Political Opposition Fails To Unite
25.05.2007 Belarus Jews denounce Iranian's visit
25.05.2007 Minsk Denies Seeking EU Favor With Release Of Two Political Prisoners
25.05.2007 Ties with Iran do not mean alienation from Russia - Lukashenko
25.05.2007 Opposition activist hospitalised after plea
25.05.2007 Belarus plans to pay off debt to Gazprom before July 23 -deputy PM
25.05.2007 Belarus to pay extra $400 mln for Russian gas supplies in 1H07
25.05.2007 Russian, Belarussian premiers discuss trade-economic relations
25.05.2007 New Breath in Online Casino Industry: Buy What you Need
24.05.2007 Media often abets sex trafficking
24.05.2007 Russia Denies Arms Sales Through Neighbor Belarus
24.05.2007 Belarus launches tender for universal services
24.05.2007 Belarusian Legislature Withdraws Some Social Benefits
24.05.2007 RF-Belarus Union Parliamentary Assembly discusses social policy
24.05.2007 Belarus: Railway tickets now available online in Belarus
23.05.2007 Belarus lawmakers cancel benefits
23.05.2007 KGB of Belarus trying to recruit young activists more actively
23.05.2007 Belarus Asks Iran To Help Alleviate Energy Dependence On Russia
23.05.2007 Belarusian Authorities Release Two Political Prisoners But Refused To Free A Third
23.05.2007 Belarusian lawmakers cancel benefits for elderly, impoverished citizens, students
23.05.2007 Belarus frees opposition pair early
23.05.2007 Jewish leader calls Ahmadinejad's visit to Belarus 'shameful'
23.05.2007 Iran expands cooperation with Belarusian car producer
23.05.2007 US Dept of State report: Belarus and Moldova - State discrimination against national minorities 22. 5. 2007
23.05.2007 Containerised combined heat and power plant
23.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Leader Loses Court Appeal
23.05.2007 Beltelecom cuts internet access rates
23.05.2007 Two Belarusian opposition leaders, sentenced to 3 years in prison, freed early
23.05.2007 Iran Khodro plans to export sedans to Romania
23.05.2007 Belarus and Iran Agree to Resist Pressure
23.05.2007 Belarus Bypass Pipe Backed
22.05.2007 Two Belarusian opposition leaders sentenced to 3 years in prison freed early
22.05.2007 Ahmadinejad's Breakthrough in Belarus
22.05.2007 Iran, Belarus Pledge Cooperation in Dealing With International Pressure
22.05.2007 Presidents of Iran, Belarus pledge solidarity in face of pressure from West
22.05.2007 Russia OK's pipeline bypassing Belarus
22.05.2007 Lukashenko thanks Iran leader for understanding of energy problems
22.05.2007 President Ahmadinejad leaves Minsk for Tehran
22.05.2007 Iran, Belarus to stand together against critics
22.05.2007 Gifts make a difference to Belarusian families
22.05.2007 Two Belarusian Oppositionists Fined For Chornobyl Anniversary March
22.05.2007 Iranian President Visits BelarusS
22.05.2007 Ahmadinejad heralds bright prospects for Tehran-Minsk cooperation
22.05.2007 Iran's Ahmadinejad defiant during state visit to Belarus
22.05.2007 Russian military exhibition MILEX-2007 opens in Belarus
22.05.2007 Belarus, Iran agree to conduct solidarity policy in international arena
22.05.2007 Belarus, Iran leaders happy with outcome of Minsk visit
22.05.2007 Belarus exports 20% less oil products in Q1
22.05.2007 Tehran, Minsk Underline Boosting of Trade Ties
22.05.2007 Ahmadinejad meet Belarusian parliament speaker
22.05.2007 Free Theatre of Minsk: onstage resistance
22.05.2007 Tehran, Minsk to turn threats into opportunities: Ahmadinejad
22.05.2007 Arrogant Powers Undermined by Resistance of Independent Countries
22.05.2007 Gazprom acquires 50% of Beltransgaz
22.05.2007 Gazprom and Republic of Belarus Sign Purchase and Sale Agreement for Beltransgaz Shares
22.05.2007 Ahmadinejad: Enemies' Plots against Iran Ineffective
22.05.2007 Belarus to extract oil and gas in Iran
22.05.2007 Iran, Belarus Cement Ties
22.05.2007 Gazprom to buy Beltransgas stake
22.05.2007 Iran, Belarus seek industrial co-op
22.05.2007 Iran Gives Belarus Oil Field
22.05.2007 Iran mullahs eyes on Belarus
22.05.2007 Iranian, Belarussian presidents vow to boost cooperation
22.05.2007 Ahmadinejad attends dinner reception of Belarussian President
22.05.2007 Ahmadinejad Finds a Friend in Minsk
21.05.2007 Belarus, Iran ready to enhance political, trade, economic contacts
21.05.2007 Iran, Belarus boost bilateral ties
21.05.2007 Iran grants Belarus oil reserve access
21.05.2007 Belarus hails 'strategic partnership' with Iran
21.05.2007 Iranians 'representatives of Iran's culture'
21.05.2007 Iran's President Visits Belarus
21.05.2007 Iran and Belarus forge 'strategic partnership'
21.05.2007 Belarus rolls out red carpet for Iran's Ahmadinejad
21.05.2007 Belarus To Develop Iranian Oil Field
21.05.2007 Belarus, Iran Sign Deal to Develop Iranian Oil Field
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad vows friendship, skirts Holocaust on Belarus visit
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad: Strategic ties with Belarus should be promoted
21.05.2007 Belarus vows co-operation with Iran
21.05.2007 Belarus welcomes Iran's leader, agrees oil deal
21.05.2007 Belarus to develop Iranian oil field
21.05.2007 President: Expanding ties with Belarus on top of Iran's agenda
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad pays tribute to Belarussian national heros
21.05.2007 Iran, Belarus discuss bilateral economic ties
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad honors Belarusian heroes
21.05.2007 Gazprom Taking Over The Pipelines In Belarus
21.05.2007 Belarus to start oil, gas production in Iran soon - Lukashenko
21.05.2007 Belarus: Transport potential
21.05.2007 Iran Stresses Readiness to Expand Ties with Belarus
21.05.2007 Former Belarusian Presindential Candidate Heads Opposition Movement
21.05.2007 Belarus Signs Contract On Gazprom's Purchase Of Beltranshaz Stake
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad Visits Belarus President
21.05.2007 Iran, Belarus Ink MoUs
21.05.2007 Belarus: Minsk Hosts Iranian Leader
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad arrives in Belarus
21.05.2007 Analyst on purchase of Beltransgaz by Gazprom: Belarus is unreliable partner, but one cannot move it away from the map
21.05.2007 Iran-Belarus, a new economic wave
21.05.2007 Iran's president visits Belarus
21.05.2007 Iran's Ahmadinejad starts state visit to Belarus
21.05.2007 Samand production in Belarus rising
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad in Belarus for talks
21.05.2007 Iran's Ahmadinejad expected in Belarus, latest U.S. foe to visit
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad stresses enhanced ties with Belarus
21.05.2007 Belarus defeated in U.N. rights council
21.05.2007 Milinkevich thanks Czechs for averting Minsk's U.N. council entry
21.05.2007 Ahmadinejad sets out for Belarus
21.05.2007 Iranian president leaves for Minsk
21.05.2007 Iran's president to visit Belarus
21.05.2007 UN Human Rights Council Elections Small Victory for Global Human Rights
21.05.2007 PEDEC finalizes negotiations on Jofair oilfield with Belarus
20.05.2007 Belarus oppositionists accused spies of "neighbouring country" of organization of reprisals
20.05.2007 Iran,Belarus to Sign Jofeir Oil Field Devt Deal-Iran Official
20.05.2007 Iranian President Will Get Warm Welcome In Belarus
20.05.2007 Majlis approves bill on Iran-Belarus cooperation
20.05.2007 Ahmadinejad due in Belarus Monday
20.05.2007 Iran President Ahmadinejad to visit Belarus
20.05.2007 Iran's president to visit Belarus on May 21-22
19.05.2007 Suspected militants free Belarusian hostage in Nigeria
19.05.2007 Documents on forming Russian-Kazakh-Belarusian customs union should be ready by July 2007
19.05.2007 Russia could grant loan to Belarus soon - finance minister
19.05.2007 Russia signs deal to buy Belarussian pipeline shares
19.05.2007 Human Rights Organization Applauds Belarus Rejection
19.05.2007 Belarus fails to win seat on UN rights assembly
19.05.2007 Gazprom Buys Half of Beltransgaz for $2.5 Billion
18.05.2007 Gazprom signs deal to buy 50% stake in Beltransgaz for $2.5 bln
18.05.2007 Gazprom To Buy Belarusian Gas Transit System
18.05.2007 Belarus, Gazprom deal delayed to June 1
18.05.2007 Russia, Belarus sign crucial gas transit deal
18.05.2007 Belarus Expels Another Foreign Protestant
18.05.2007 Belarus Fails To Win Seat On UN Human Rights Council
18.05.2007 Gazprom agrees to buy 50 pct of Belarus' Beltransgaz for 2.5 bln usd
18.05.2007 Iranian president to visit Belarus May 21-22
18.05.2007 Gazprom buys 50 pct of Belarus' Beltransgaz for 2.5 bln usd
18.05.2007 Belarus Gas Transport System Delayed
18.05.2007 Russia purchases 50-percent stake in Belarus gas transport system signed
18.05.2007 Belarus blocked from rights council
18.05.2007 Belarus opposition leader grateful his country was defeated for seat on UN Human Rights Council
18.05.2007 Belarus government rejects mass circumcision as HIV control measure
18.05.2007 Ahmadinejad to visit Belarus soon
18.05.2007 Iran's President To Visit Belarus
18.05.2007 UN: Belarus Fails To Win Seat On Rights Council
18.05.2007 Creation of Gazprom-Beltransgaz Venture Shelved Again
18.05.2007 Russia, Belarus Postpone Gas Pipeline Deal
18.05.2007 Belarus, Russia put gas transit deal on hold
18.05.2007 Iranian president to visit Belarus Monday
18.05.2007 Gazprom, Belarus Postpone Pipeline Deal
18.05.2007 Gazprom, Beltransgaz postpone signing deal on gas transportation JV
18.05.2007 Belarus-Russia gas transit deal delayed
18.05.2007 Beltransgaz sale to Gazprom postponed
18.05.2007 Late hitch in Russia-Belarus deal
18.05.2007 Gazprom expects to sign deal for stake in Belarus pipeline firm
18.05.2007 Belarus-Russia gas transit deal delayed
18.05.2007 Gazprom and Belarus to ink Beltransgaz deal today
18.05.2007 Belarus, Egypt Urged to Release Prisoners
18.05.2007 U.N. Rejects Belarus for Seat on Its Rights Panel
18.05.2007 UN: 'No' to Belarus on Rights Council
17.05.2007 Belarus fails to win seat on UN rights body
17.05.2007 Analysis: Belarus loses U.N. rights bid
17.05.2007 Belarus defeated in U.N. Human Rights Council bid
17.05.2007 Massive Human Rights Violations Cost Belarus Bid To Win Seat On U.N. Human Rights Council
17.05.2007 UN Elects Egypt, Angola to Rights Council, Rejects Belarus
17.05.2007 Belarus defeated in U.N. rights council
17.05.2007 Belarus Blocked From Membership in U.N. Human Rights Council
17.05.2007 UN rejects Belarus's bid to join Human Rights Council
17.05.2007 Belarus shut out of U.N. human rights body
17.05.2007 Belarus Fails To Win Seat On UN Human Rights Council
17.05.2007 Belarusians Protest Reconstruction Of Monastery In Minsk
17.05.2007 Belarus denied seat on UN Human Rights Council
17.05.2007 Belarus: Foreign Protestants expelled for "harming national security"
17.05.2007 Rosselkhoznadzor expands list of Belarus meat exporters
17.05.2007 Animal Health Products Expand Into Belarus
17.05.2007 Belarusian kidnapped woman released in southeastern Nigeria
17.05.2007 Canada leads battle to keep Belarus off UN rights council
17.05.2007 Belarus hostage released in Nigeria
17.05.2007 Belarusian woman hostage released in Nigeria - embassy-1
16.05.2007 States Urged 'Say No to Belarus'
16.05.2007 Belarus: Christians campaign to change harsh Religion Law
16.05.2007 Belarusian Government To Allow Opposition Congress
16.05.2007 Concern Over Belarus Bid To Join UN Rights Council
16.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Receives Permission To Hold Congress In Minsk
16.05.2007 Belarus Expels U.S. Protestant Minister
16.05.2007 Belarus must not enter U.N.Human Rights Council - Czech senators
16.05.2007 Belarussian team inspects military bases in CzechRep
15.05.2007 Belarus' Pledges: Fiction and Fact
15.05.2007 UN: States Urged 'Say No to Belarus'
15.05.2007 Belarus, Egypt Urged to Release Prisoners Before UN Rights Council Elections
15.05.2007 Belarus to put emphasis on coal-fuelled power plants again
15.05.2007 Belarus expels US evangelist
15.05.2007 Belarussian money supply grows 2.6% in 4 mths
15.05.2007 PACE Opposes Belarus's Potential Membership In UN Human Rights Council
15.05.2007 Belarusian Democrats Ready For Nationwide Congress
15.05.2007 Siemens To Supply CHP Plant To Belarus
15.05.2007 EB2 inks agreement with Belavia Airlines
15.05.2007 Sudan, Central Asia to attend Belarus arms show
14.05.2007 Festival in Hrodna aims to involve more young journalists
14.05.2007 Belarusian President Concerned About Economic Slowdown
14.05.2007 Belarus' Diamond Imports Up In Carats Down In Value
14.05.2007 Velcom introduces pilot 3G network in Mogilev
14.05.2007 Belarus: Gazprom hints at gas face-off
13.05.2007 Kirkorov furious about results
12.05.2007 Pektas to open exlibris exhibition in Belarus
11.05.2007 Siemens to supply CHP plant to Belarus
11.05.2007 Belarus yeshiva may stay in Jewish hands
11.05.2007 Belarusian Prosecutors Refuse To Examine Oppositionist Detention
11.05.2007 Belarus c.bank to expand into yen, yuan
11.05.2007 Belarussian economy grows 8.7% in 4 mths
10.05.2007 Belarussian refinance rate to fall to 9% by year-end - National Bankchairman
10.05.2007 Belarus-Azerbaijan Bank to be established in Minsk
10.05.2007 Belarusian President Slams 'Partisans Of Democracy' On Victory Day
10.05.2007 Belarus to develop Iranian oilfield
09.05.2007 Ransom for Belarus woman hostage in Nigeria unreasonable - KGB source
09.05.2007 Belarus' Velcom to launch UMTS/WCDMA network in Mogilev
09.05.2007 Belarus celebrates VE-Day
09.05.2007 Union state borders reliably protected - Lukashenko
09.05.2007 Russia's Putin jabs at Estonia at WW2 parade
09.05.2007 Beltelecom and BelCel to launch Belarusian WiLL network
08.05.2007 Ransom for Nigeria hostage unreasonable - Belarus KGB source
08.05.2007 Havel condemns bid by Belarus to become member of U.N. human rights council
08.05.2007 Russia to assist in Belarusian hostage talks in Nigeria
08.05.2007 Iran approves general plan for Jofeir development
08.05.2007 Abductors Threaten to Use Belarusian For Rituals
07.05.2007 Beltranshaz plans bond issue
07.05.2007 Kidnappers present claims for release of Belarusian citizen abducted in Nigeria
07.05.2007 Ukraine gas pipeline hit by explosion
07.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Leader Meets With Polish President
07.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Leader Fined For Unsanctioned March
07.05.2007 Nigeria abductors demand $1.2 mln for release of Belarus woman
07.05.2007 Female oil worker captured in Nigeria
07.05.2007 Belarus demands Nigeria ensure release of captured national
07.05.2007 Nigerian militants kidnap Belarusian oil worker - report
07.05.2007 Belarus expects Transnefteprodukt to pay for pipeline accident cleanup
07.05.2007 Beltransgaz amends charter setting up JV with Gazprom
07.05.2007 Interpol joins search for Belarus citizen kidnapped in Nigeria
07.05.2007 Belarus Halts Diesel Pipeline After Leak
06.05.2007 Female abducted in Nigeria is Belarusian citizen - ministry
06.05.2007 Abducted woman in Nigeria-Belarussian national
06.05.2007 Update: Woman of Belarusian origin abducted in Nigeria
06.05.2007 Woman kidnapped in Nigeria Belarussian: Minsk
06.05.2007 Russia says kidnapped woman in Nigeria is citizen of Belarus
05.05.2007 OGAE Belarus honours Philip Kirkorov
05.05.2007 Mass interrogations of Young Front members by Belarus KGB
05.05.2007 04. The magic grows: Belarus rehearses
05.05.2007 Struggle Over Belarus Yeshiva
04.05.2007 Dima Koldun in Helsinki Eurovision bar
04.05.2007 Belarus' MDC to launch mobile TV by year's end
04.05.2007 Belarusian Youth Activist Fined For Unauthorized March
04.05.2007 Belarus: frosts have not presented serious threat for grain
04.05.2007 Belarus: sugar justifications "Belgospishcheproma" are not accepted
03.05.2007 Curt Fraser coaching Belarus
03.05.2007 RI, Belarussia finalize drafts of nine agreements
03.05.2007 'Manifesto Of Belarusian-Russian Unification' Appears On Internet
03.05.2007 Azerbaijan, Belarus to do trade through Belarus-Azerbaijan Trade House
03.05.2007 Azerbaijan, Belarus to do trade through Belarus-Azerbaijan Trade House
03.05.2007 Emergencies Minister meets with Belarus' Industry Minister
03.05.2007 Azerbaijan's Emergencies Minister meets with Belarus' Industry Minister
03.05.2007 04. Magic for Belarus?
03.05.2007 Lukashenko to conduct negotiations with prime minister of Azerbaijan
03.05.2007 Russia, Belarus discuss use of air power in military conflicts
03.05.2007 Presidents of Belarus, Azerbaijan sign cooperation agreement
02.05.2007 Belarus President Visits Azerbaijan
02.05.2007 Azerbaijan Vows Energy Cooperation With Belarus
02.05.2007 Azerbaijan leader hails energy cooperation with Belarus
02.05.2007 UN: Reject Belarus' Bid to Join Human Rights Council
02.05.2007 Azerbaijani President Says Relations between Azerbaijan and Belarus Result in a Serious Partnership Level
02.05.2007 Aliyev supports Belarus' oil production projects
02.05.2007 President Ilham Aliyev: I am sure negotiations on Belarus companies' involvement in oil projects of Azerbaijan will be successful
02.05.2007 Belarus President to visit Venezuela
02.05.2007 Belarusian Opposition Marks May Day With Rally
02.05.2007 Azerbaijan and Belarus conclude 10 interstate agreements on various fields
02.05.2007 Human Rights Groups Worldwide Call on UN Members to Reject Belarus' Candidacy
02.05.2007 Ilham Aliyev and Aleksandr Lukashenko ends one-on-one meeting
02.05.2007 Byelorussian President Says There Are Evil-Wishers Who Discommend Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Belarus
02.05.2007 Baku hosts First Belarus National Exhibition
02.05.2007 Belarus President visits Azerbaijan
02.05.2007 Belarus favourite with Malta Eurovision fans
01.05.2007 Belarus Solidarity Cycling Tour
01.05.2007 Agreement on friendship and cooperation to be signed during Belarus president's visit to Azerbaijan