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Vitebsk Oblast is deepening its ties with Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya Region, as officials met with a visiting delegation at the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, BelTA has learned.

Internet usage among Turkish people aged 16 to 74 rose from 90.9% to 92.3% this year, according to a recent survey by the country’s statistical bureau, TurkStat.

ZIMBABWE’S tourism sector continues to show positive growth, with new figures indicating an increase in visitor arrivals to the Victoria Falls Rainforest during the first quarter of 2026.

Brest will host the Belarus Championship and the Belarus Junior Championship in rowing beach sprint on 12-15 August. The competitions will be held on the Central Embankment and the Rowing Canal, BelTA learned from the Brest Oblast Olympic Reserve Center for Rowing.

Trade union organizations in Grodno Oblast continue to provide prompt support to healthcare workers whose property was damaged by recent severe weather and emergencies. The Grodno Oblast Organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Healthcare Workers told BelTA how the social protection system and the principle of solidarity work in practice.

Forest access has been completely banned in 30 districts of Belarus, BelTA reports, citing data from the interactive map of the Forestry Ministry of Belarus.

The ancient Nowruz-e Darya (Sea New Year) Festival is a traditional celebration in Iran’s Hormozgan Province that reflects the region’s maritime heritage, respect for nature and deep cultural ties with the Persian Gulf.

Belarus is implementing a project to digitalize mobile retail, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatization.

It is important to ensure an adequate level of protection for nature, which is a national asset of the country, Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko said at a meeting with top officials of the Council of Ministers in Minsk on 11 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent condolences to the President of the Republic of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, in connection with the loss of life caused by a powerful earthquake, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.