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Bulgaria condemns chemical weapon attack in Syrian town of Douma

April 9, 2018April 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said that it was following with concern information about another chemical weapon attack in Syria. In a

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Bulgaria 

More than 7000 stray cats in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv – report

April 9, 2018April 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The city council in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv is to update at its next meeting its plan of action for

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Bulgarian capital Sofia launches night bus service

April 8, 2018April 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian capital city Sofia launched a night bus service on an experimental basis on the night of April 7 2018.

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Orthodox Easter 2018: For the first time, Bulgarian church delegation passes ‘holy fire’ to Macedonian church

April 7, 2018April 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The official Bulgarian Orthodox Church delegation bringing the “holy fire” from Jerusalem for Easter 2018 on April 7 was met

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Orthodox Easter 2018: ‘Holy Fire’ appears at Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

April 7, 2018April 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy

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Bulgaria 

Air France strike causes cancellations of flights between Paris and Sofia on April 7

April 7, 2018April 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Air France flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Sofia Airport on April 7 2018 have been cancelled because

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Orthodox Easter 2018: Bulgarian Orthodox Church could face issue with Macedonian church over ‘Holy Fire’

April 6, 2018April 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

A key element of celebrations of Easter among Orthodox Christians is the sharing of the “Holy Fire” which they believe

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Many Roma in the EU live like people in the world’s poorer countries – rights agency report

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Roma people in the European Union daily face basic challenges of poor sanitation, hunger and youth unemployment, according to a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Council of Religious Communities backs Muslims in controversy over prosecutor’s statement

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The National Council of Religious Communities in Bulgaria, which includes representatives of all major faiths, has come out in support

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