One dead in fire at Bulgaria’s Arsenal armaments plant in Kazanluk
A 26-year-old man has died and another has severe burns following a fire at the Arsenal arms and ammunition plant
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry rejects Erdoğan’s ‘spiritual frontiers’ statement
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has reacted to a statement by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that “Kurdhzali is part of our
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Israeli ambassador: Bilateral relations with Bulgaria based on gratitude
The bilateral relations between Israel and Bulgaria are unique in the world because they are based on gratitude, ambassador Irit
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75th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews: ‘Bulgaria set an example for the world to follow’
The year 2018 sees major anniversaries: 75 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, seventy years since the founding of the
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MEPs call on EU countries, including Bulgaria, to ratify Istanbul Convention
Members of the European Parliament have called on the 11 EU countries, including Bulgaria, that have not yet ratified the
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Sofia Airport reports 3.7% passenger traffic increase in February 2018
Sofia Airport saw a 3.7 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in February 2018, 473 242 versus 456 212 in the
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Bulgarian President Radev: Russian Patriarch Kirill behaved like a politician
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on March 13 that he had received Russian Patriarch Kirill as a spiritual leader “but
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church defends President Radev over meeting with Russian Patriarch Kirill
The leadership of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has come to the defence of President Roumen Radev amid the controversy over
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In historic first, Bulgarian PM joins Macedonian counterpart in Skopje for Holocaust commemoration
Boiko Borissov became, on March 12 2018, the first Bulgarian Prime Minister to travel to Skopje to join his Macedonian
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