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Topic: Belarus

Belarus and the UAE strike military deals

Apr 27, 2013

Belarus has provided military vehicles and gun-control systems to the UAE since 2007. Read Article Belarus and the UAE strike military deals

Observers slam Belarus polls as regime loyalists clean up

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (L) looks on as he speaks to journalists after voting in Minsk on September 23, 2012. The ex-Soviet state holds parliamentary elections, two years after a presidential poll ended in the beating and arrest of hundreds of protesters who had accused Alexander Lukashenko of vote rigging. AFP PHOTO/VIKTOR DRACHEV *** Local Caption *** 520948-01-08.jpg

Sep 25, 2012

Claim that huge turnout of 74.3 per cent indicates fraud. Read Article Observers slam Belarus polls as regime loyalists clean up

In Stalin's shadow dwells the last of Europe's dictators

Protesters clash with riot police during an opposition rally in Minsk in December last year. Viktor Drachev / AFP

Sep 23, 2011

Steadily increasing his grip on the levers of power in the former Soviet state of Belarus since being democratically elected in 1994, Alexander Lukashenko continues systematically crushing dissent in typically Cold War-era totalitarian fashion. Read Article In Stalin's shadow dwells the last of Europe's dictators

Belarus arrests seven candidates after Lukashenko wins

Dec 20, 2010

Belarus arrests seven out of nine opposition candidates who stood in elections against President Alexander Lukashenko after protesters alleged fraud in his landslide re-election. Read Article Belarus arrests seven candidates after Lukashenko wins

 

Lukashenko expected to extend his grip in Belarus poll

Dec 19, 2010

Belarus has gone to the polls, with Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his grip on power for another five years. Read Article Lukashenko expected to extend his grip in Belarus poll

 

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Constantine, the most beautiful city you've never heard of

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Most people don't know anything about the Algerian city selected by the Arab League's cultural arm to be the capital of Arab culture in 2015.  Constantine, the most beautiful city you've never heard of

Hollioake not short on confidence ahead of Fighting Chance

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Former England cricket captain Adam Hollioake has morphed into a cage fighter and wants to show off his new boxing skills against Carlos Spencer at Fighting Chance Dubai.  Hollioake not short on confidence ahead of Fighting Chance

Tamil refugees sheltering in UAE granted asylum in the USA and Europe

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