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Hacking attack on Bulgarian Orthodox Church website ‘revenge for assault on Plovdiv mosque’

May 15, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Plovdiv

Hackers attacked the official website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, leaving a message saying that this was revenge for the

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv court suspends Muslim property claim case

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Regional Court in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv suspended proceedings on April 11 2014 in a case involving claims by

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Leisure 

What’s On: Yotzov Clarinet Sextet at Plovdiv’s Bee Bop Café on April 13

April 10, 2014April 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Yotzov Clarinet Sextet, whose diverse repertoire extends through classical to jazz and ethnic, will be performing at the Bee

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test siren system in 11 cities on April 1 2014

March 31, 2014April 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

The early warning siren system will be tested in Sofia and 10 other cities on April 1 2014 at 1pm,

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Leisure 

What’s On: Buena Vista Social Club in Sofia, Plovdiv

March 20, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria has been included on the Buena Vista Social Club Adios Tour this summer, with concerts in Sofia’s National Palace

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Bulgaria Sport 

Of Plovdiv football fans and the politics of a bus

March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

It was one thing that fans of a Plovdiv football club had to make the trek to Sofia to watch

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wine glasses containing red wine amid moody wisps of smoke
Leisure 

Foreign wines outnumber Bulgarian in competition at 2014 Vinaria in Plovdiv

March 13, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The annual Vinaria international exhibition of vine and wine in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is, for the first time,

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Bulgaria 

Football fan clubs distance themselves from attack on Plovdiv mosque

February 20, 2014February 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Football fan clubs in Plovdiv have sought to distance themselves from the anti-Islamic mob attack on the Dzhumbaya mosque in

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Bulgaria 

Football fan clubs in Plovdiv offer to pay for damage to Dzhumaya Mosque

February 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Representatives of the two major football team supporters’ clubs in Plovdiv have offered to pay for the costs of the

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