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06.10.2008, 18:55
Russia and Belarus may strike a deal on creating a joint anti-missile shield very soon. A source in the Russian government has said the timeframe of the deal mainly depends on the Belarusian side.
13.10.2008, 21:35
The European Union has suspended a travel ban against the Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and another 36 of his top government officials. The ban waiver for Belarusian officials will expire in six months, after which the Council of Europe will reco
17.10.2008, 13:39
The parliaments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia have been given permanent observer status in parliamentary sessions of the Russia-Belarus Union State. Now the lawmakers of the two new-born republics will have the right to address parliamentary assembly sess
28.10.2008, 07:56
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Belarus was of little interest to the western media until 2005, when both the U.S. and the EU dubbed it the “last dictatorship in Europe”. And even then our knowledge about Belarus was in large part acquired through repo
14.12.2008, 06:07
Patriarch Aleksy II’s successor will be chosen by the council of the Russian orthodox church in late January. The man who led the church for 18 years died at the age of 79 last Friday week. He was buried on Tuesday after an elaborate funeral service in Mo
06.12.2008, 07:10
The leading figures from the Russian Orthodox Church will gather on Saturday at the residence of the late Patriarch, Aleksy II, to decide on who will be the temporary head of the church. So, who are the most probable candidates for this position?
07.12.2008, 10:25
The transfer of a Russian Orthodox Mission in Bari to the Russian church has been postponed due to the death of Patriarch Aleksy II. St Nicholas church had been claimed by Italy for the last seven decades.
10.12.2008, 00:41
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Aleksy II has been laid to rest at the Epiphany Cathedral in Moscow. While thousands came to bid their final goodbye to the Patriarch before the burial, the solemn ceremony was not open to the public, wit
Published: 23 October, 2008, 15:42
On Thursday Russia’s Patriarch Aleksy II began his three-day visit to Belarus. Amid talks of Belarus turning its back on Russia, it is itself a remarkable thing, but what we saw was an exceptionally warm welcome for the head of the Russian Orthodox Church
