Early birds: First charter tourists arrive at Bulgaria’s Black Sea for 2017 summer season
The summer season at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast “starts today”, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio said on March 30 2017,
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Bourgas
False start for the third time in Bulgarian special court trial of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack accused
For the third time, Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has not proceeded with the trial of two accused of involvement in
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Bulgaria’s 2017 parliamentary elections: Battles for the cities shape up
With the deadline for political parties and coalitions competing in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections having passed, the
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Bulgaria’s winter weather crisis: Sea at Bourgas freezes, Danube still iced over
The sea at Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea Bourgas port and the Sarafovo fishing harbour froze on January 12, while shipping
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‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning over snow, wind in 12 Bulgarian regions for January 10
A “code orange” dangerous weather warning over expected snowfalls and strong winds has been issued for 12 regions in eastern
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US Sixth Fleet’s USS Mount Whitney visits Bulgarian port of Bourgas
The United States’ Sixth Fleet’s command and control ship USS Mount Whitney visited the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Bourgas
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Bulgaria to test Civil Defence siren system at 1pm on October 3
Sirens will sound on October 3 at 1pm in 11 large cities in Bulgaria in a test of the Civil
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Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport to close from end of October to end of December
Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport on the Black Sea coast will be closed to flights from October 31 to December 30 2016
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Bourgas Bombers: Bulgaria charges terrorists
Prosecutors in Bulgaria have brought terrorism charges against two men for the bombing at Burgas airport, which happened exactly four years ago, to the day. Hassan El Hajj Hassan and Meliad Farah were accused of detonating a bomb carried by suicide bomber Mohamas Hassan El Husseini. The explosion in Burgas killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian bus driver. Many people were injured.
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