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Palestinian delegation arrives in Sofia to join investigation into death of Zayed

February 27, 2016February 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A delegation from the Palestinian authority was due in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on February 27 to investigate the death

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Bulgaria 

Death at the Palestinian embassy: Zayed ‘was alive when found’

February 26, 2016February 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Omar Zayed, who had been the subject of an extradition application to Bulgaria by Israel regarding his escape from jail

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Bulgaria: Russia’s comments on parliamentary probe into domestic political interference are ‘impertinent’

February 26, 2016February 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has described as impertinent comments by Russia describing as “neo-McCarthyism” the Bulgarian National Assembly’s setting up of

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Bulgarian PM tells Parliament of his frustration with Greek border blockade

February 26, 2016February 28, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Greece

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told the National Assembly of his frustration with the Greek border blockade, describing it

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Bulgaria 

Palestinian sought by Israel for extradition from Bulgaria found dead in Palestine embassy grounds in Sofia

February 26, 2016February 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian prosecutors and police are investigating after the dead body of a man was found in the grounds of the

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Bulgaria 

Open and shut case: Bulgarian – Greek border blockade saga continues

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Greece

All border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece were open on the morning of February 26 2016, according to a Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria anti-trust regulator opens cartel investigation against petrol retailers, refinery

February 25, 2016February 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on February 25 that it opened a formal investigation against seven petrol

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM sees ‘great potential’ in energy co-operation with Israel

February 25, 2016February 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on issues including potential co-operation in

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Bulgaria 

Head of Bulgarian broadcast media regulator resigns over TV station licensing decision

February 25, 2016February 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The head of the Council for Electronic Media (CEM), the Bulgarian statutory body charged with the regulation of broadcast media,

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