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Enrique Iglesias brings Sex and Love Tour to Sofia on December 14 2015

September 1, 2015September 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias is to perform at Sofia’s Arena Armeec stadium on December 14 2015 as part of his

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government aircraft carrying PM makes emergency landing at Varna Airport

August 30, 2015September 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

A Bulgarian government Falcon aircraft with Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on board made an emergency landing on the evening of

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Bulgaria 

First private Chinese school to open in Sofia

August 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The first private Chinese-language school is to open in Sofia in the autumn, with 60 pupils from first to 12th

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Leisure 

2015’s ‘Sofia Breathes’ events to be held every Sunday in August

August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The annual “Sofia Breathes” series of events begins on August 2 from 4pm to 10pm at the Malkite Pet Kuosheta

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian security agency, police in operation against people-traffickers in Sofia

July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, assisted by Sofia police, carried out a special operation in the capital city on

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Leisure 

What’s On: Sofia Opera performs Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung from July 4 – 9

June 25, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia Opera is to perform Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung from July 4 to 9 2015. The programme is July

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride Parade set for June 27

June 25, 2015June 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The eighth annual Sofia Pride march will take place in the Bulgarian capital on June 27, and again – as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria caught 336 motorists driving drunk in just one week

June 19, 2015June 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgarian traffic police caught 336 motorists drink-driving in just a week, as the country took part in an EU-wide operation

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Bulgaria 

Tsar Samuil: Target for vandals, drawcard for tourists, now has Twitter account

June 14, 2015June 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

In central Sofia, it is not only the glow-in-the-dark eyes of the statue of Tsar Samuil that illuminate the night

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