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UN Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus until early 2013

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The United Nations Security Council agreed on July 19 2012 to extend the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until January31

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Netanyahu blames Hezbollah, Iran for Bulgaria bombing

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Robert Berger of VOANews

Israel is mourning after a suicide bomber in Bulgaria killed five Israelis in an attack on a tourist bus Wednesday.

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United Nations Security Council unanimously condemns terrorist attack in Bulgaria

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Members of the United Nations Security Council have unanimously condemned the terrorist attack on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in

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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 VOANews

Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have imposed non-military sanctions on Syria in

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released footage of the alleged suicide bomber

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released CCTV footage of the alleged suicide bomber who launched a terrorist attack against a tourist bus

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Security around Israeli tourists at Sunny Beach tightened, some tourists cancel bookings for Bulgaria

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Additional security measures to protect Israeli tourists coming to Bulgaria are being considered, including special bus guards, going by statements

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev to hold a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security on July 26

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The July 18 terrorist attack on Israeli tourists at Bourgas Airport has been added to the agenda of the Consultative

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Parliament, UN, EU condemn suicide bombing terrorist attack at Bulgarian airport: Updated

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved a motion condemning the July 18 2012 terrorist attack at the country’s Sarafovo Airport in the

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10 Brits hospitalised abroad every day, UK foreign office figures show

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Foreign Office’s annual British Behaviour Abroad report showed that from April1  2011 to March 31 2012, Foreign Office staff

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