Palestinian delegation arrives in Sofia to join investigation into death of Zayed
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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Death at the Palestinian embassy: Zayed ‘was alive when found’
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’
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
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told the National Assembly of his frustration with the Greek border blockade, describing it
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Palestinian sought by Israel for extradition from Bulgaria found dead in Palestine embassy grounds in Sofia
Bulgarian prosecutors and police are investigating after the dead body of a man was found in the grounds of the
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Open and shut case: Bulgarian – Greek border blockade saga continues
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 anti-trust regulator opens cartel investigation against petrol retailers, refinery
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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Bulgarian PM sees ‘great potential’ in energy co-operation with Israel
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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Head of Bulgarian broadcast media regulator resigns over TV station licensing decision
The head of the Council for Electronic Media (CEM), the Bulgarian statutory body charged with the regulation of broadcast media,
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