4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (232+ words) Thousands gathered at a protest rally of the opposition New Party (Yeni Parti) in Istanbul's Uskudar residential district on Saturday evening, the BirGun daily reported. They protested against the arrest of Uskudar Mayor Sinem Dedetas of the opposition Republican People’s…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (295+ words) No US or allied aircraft stationed at Bulgarian airports are involved in military operations, including against Iran, Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev said on television on Sunday. "No military aircraft from the United States or other allied countries…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (462+ words) Bucharest's Destiny Park lets children try out adult jobs in a miniature city, Marketing Director Ana-Maria Pascaru told BTA on Sunday. The learning-through-play park, the largest in Southeastern Europe, is near Baneasa Airport in the north of the Romanian capital....

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (150+ words) БТА site.btaBulgarian, Italian Defence Ministers to Meet at Bezmer Air Base Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov will welcome Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto at Bezmer Air Base, the Defence Ministry's press service said here Sunday. The ministers and their…...

11+ hour ago   (557+ words) Authorities opened 827 drug-related pretrial proceedings in July, according to an interdepartmental analysis published on August 21. It also recorded 874 arrests and 568 specialized police operations. The proceedings covered production, manufacture, acquisition, storage and distribution, so the total encompasses several types of suspected…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (234+ words) Bulgaria has completed and submitted to the European Commission its first draft National Nature Restoration Plan, Environment and Water Minister Rositsa Karamfilova said during a hearing in the relevant parliamentary committee on Wednesday. Karamfilova said the draft was prepared jointly…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (228+ words) The comparison between the two countries entered the Greek political debate after the data were published in March. At the time, the opposition PASOK party issued a statement under the headline "Greece – Bulgaria: A Tie", using the figures to criticize…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (143+ words) БТА site.btaMan Detained in Belgium on Suspicion of Industrial Espionage on Behalf of Beijing A former employee of a Belgian semiconductor factory has been detained by Belgian authorities on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Beijing, Belgian media reported…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (247+ words) On Sunday, Bulgaria marked the 141st anniversary of its Unification. Solemn rituals, military tattoos, prayer services, floral tributes and cultural events were held across the country throughout the day. The main ceremony was held in the evening in the southern city…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (200+ words) The 17th anniversary of the Ilinden ship tragedy, in which 15 Bulgarian tourists died, was marked in Ohrid on Saturday. Fresh flowers were laid at the lakeside monument to the victims by representatives of Bulgaria's diplomatic missions in Skopje and Bitola, the…...