Controversy over Bulgarian pro-government rapper’s anti-Semitic remark continues
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has become the latest body to speak out after an anti-Semitic remark by rapper Misho
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Forest fires break out in Bulgaria
Hot and dry weather in recent weeks in Bulgaria has led to several forest fires over the past several days,
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Head of Bulgaria’s state public opinion agency sacked
The Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament, Mihail Mikov, has fired Lidia Yordanova, the director of the National Centre for the Study
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Soviet Army monument in Sofia painted pink to apologise for Prague Spring
A metal bas-relief, part of the Soviet Army monument in Bulgarian capital city Sofia, has been painted pink overnight, with
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Bulgaria’s capacity to host refugees ‘exhausted’, official says
The capacity of Bulgaria to host refugees is exhausted, an official said, as figures emerged showing that the country is
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14th-century poison ring found near Bulgaria’s Kavarna
Bulgarian archaeologists working on the remains of the medieval fortress on Cape Kaliakra, near the town of Kavarna on the
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Peak of summer brings waves of would-be illegal immigrants to Bulgaria’s borders
The announcement on August 19 by Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry that in the past 24 hours, a total of 54 foreign
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Chain-reaction car crash mars opening of motorway section near Sofia
Several cars and lorries were involved in a chain-reaction crash on the outskirts of Bulgarian capital city Sofia on August
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Eleven people injured in blast in Sofia – updated
Eleven people were injured in an explosion in central Sofia on the evening of August 18, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said
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