Bulgarian Cabinet approves resignation of air force chief seen as possible presidential candidate
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has recommended to head of state President Rossen Plevneliev to approve the resignation of Air Force chief General
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Controversy over Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s silence on murder of French priest
Controversy has erupted over the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s failure to convey condolences on the murder of French Roman Catholic priest
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Bulgaria detains 26 near coastal town for illegally crossing border
Bulgarian police have detained 26 people, who said they were from Iraq, and who were found travelling in a van
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Bulgarian prosecutors: Mourad Hamyd a ‘real, present and serious’ threat to national security
Mourad Hamyd, the 20-year-old French citizen arrested in Bulgaria in connection with alleged participation in an organised crime group preparing
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Brother-in-law of Charlie Hebdo attacker to appear in court in Bulgaria on August 9
Mourad Hamyd, brother-in-law of Charlie Hebdo attacker Cherif Kouachi, is to face a Bulgarian court on August 9 in connection
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Frontex to boost assistance to Bulgaria at Turkish, Serbian borders
In response to a request from Bulgarian authorities, EU border control co-operation agency Frontex will “significantly strengthen” its ongoing activities
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Portugal’s Guterres leads race for next UN chief
Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres is holding on to his lead in the race to become the United Nations’
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Bulgarian archaeologists find rare golden coin at cape Kaliakra ruins
Digs at the ruins at cape Kaliakra on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast have unearthed a gold coin dating to
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UN Security Council to hold second straw poll on next Secretary-General
The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council are to hold a second straw poll on August 5 to
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