Special Court in Sofia jails Australian-Bulgarian man for preparing to commit terrorism
The Special Criminal Court in Bulgarian capital Sofia has sentenced John “Ivan” Zahariev (21), an Australian and Bulgarian dual citizen,
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Bulgarian among the injured in June 3 terrorist attack in London – Foreign Ministry
A Bulgarian citizen was among the dozens injured in the June 3 terrorist attack in London, the Foreign Ministry in
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: EU should create its own collective defence
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 5 that the way to save money and still have a reliable
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Bulgarian Interior Minister: There was information last week on a terrorist threat
There was information last week on a terrorist threat, but it was assessed as of low probability and the threat
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Russian Air Force aircraft on observation mission in Bulgarian air space under ‘Open Skies’ agreement
A Russian Air Force AN-30 aircraft will carry out aerial surveillance flights in Bulgarian air space from June 5 to
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The Sofia Globe turns five years old
It was some time at about 8am on June 4 2012 that what was then Bulgaria’s newest English-language news and
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Bulgarian former interior ministry chief is now national co-ordinator of Volen Siderov’s Ataka party
Svetlozar Lazarov, who was chief secretary of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry from June 2013 to March 2015, is now the national
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Bulgarian energy minister signs ‘roadmap’ with Gazprom on studying development of gas infrastructure in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova and Gazprom managing board chairman Alexey Miller signed on June 3 a “roadmap” by which
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Fitch Ratings revises Bulgaria’s outlook from stable to positive
Fitch Ratings has revised Bulgaria’s outlook to positive from stable while affirming the sovereign’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer
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