ARCHIVE - 29 August 2013

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Business

Toll Tax Likely to Be Set for Bulgaria's Hemus Highway
Bulgaria’s Varna Airport New Terminal Welcomes First Passengers

Politics

Bulgarians Warned against Traveling to Middle East, North Africa
Bulgaria's Ultranationalists Urge Neutrality on Syria
Bulgarian Ex-PM Slams Foreign Minister over Syria Response
Ambassador in Sofia: Syria Ready to Strike Back
Number of Illegal Immigrants in Bulgaria Doubled in 2013
Germany on Edge over Feared Influx of Bulgarian, Romanian Migrants
Bulgarian President Condemns Syrian Chemical Strike
Bulgarian Socialists 'Pleased' with Roger Waters Agenda
Bulgarian Right Wing: Govt Revives Communist Security
Embattled Bulgarian PM 'Embraces' Civil Society
Bulgarian Anti-Govt Protesters Rally for Day 76

Society

Sofia Named World's 87th Most Livable City
Bulgaria 'Unprepared' to Cater for Flux of Syrian Refugees
4.0 Earthquake Hits Romania near Bulgarian Border
Roger Waters Arrives in Sofia to Demolish 'The Wall'

Views on BG

A President in the Trenches

World

Amnesty Urges Protection of Civilians in Syria
Russia Says Mediterranean Fleet Redeployment 'Not Linked' to Syria
UK Says It Can Legally Strike Syria without UN Backing
Iran Threatens to 'Leave Israel In Flames' if Syria Attacked
Ban Ki-moon Says UN Experts Team to Leave Syria on Saturday
UK Sends 6 Fighter Jets to Cyprus Base
Russia to Send Navy Ships in Mediterranean - Report
NYT: No Direct Link between Syrian President, Chemical Weapons
Obama Still Undecided about Strike against Syria

Novinite Insider

Brzezinski: Syria May Suck Us into Large Regional War

Business

Toll Tax Likely to Be Set for Bulgaria's Hemus Highway

A toll tax is likely to be implemented for passing through Bulgarian Hemus highway in northern Bulgaria that connects the capital Sofia with the Black Sea city of Varna , according to Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister.

Business | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 17:51

Bulgaria’s Varna Airport New Terminal Welcomes First Passengers

Ninety passengers on a commercial flight from Minsk arrived at the brand new terminal in Bulgaria’s coastal city of Varna Monday.

Business | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 12:54

Politics

Bulgarians Warned against Traveling to Middle East, North Africa

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has warned Bulgarian citizens against traveling to the Middle East and North Africa .

Politics » Diplomacy | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 18:21

Bulgaria's Ultranationalists Urge Neutrality on Syria

Bulgarian ultranationalist party Ataka (Attack) has declared that the country should remain "fully neutral" in case of a military conflict in the Middle East.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 17:25

Bulgarian Ex-PM Slams Foreign Minister over Syria Response

Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has described Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin's response to the Syrian crisis as "very weak.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 16:02

Ambassador in Sofia: Syria Ready to Strike Back

If war is inevitable, Syria will strike back, says the temporary acting Ambassador of Syria in Sofia, Bashar Safehey.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 09:30

Number of Illegal Immigrants in Bulgaria Doubled in 2013

The number of illegal immigrants crossing the Bulgarian border has increased twofold in 2013, compared to the previous year.

Politics » Defense | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 09:09

Germany on Edge over Feared Influx of Bulgarian, Romanian Migrants

Germany is in the grips of fears of an increasing influx of Bulgarian and Romanian migrants who cause troubles to locals and authorities, local media reports.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 15:32

Bulgarian President Condemns Syrian Chemical Strike

Bulgaria's president has deplored the use of chemical weapons on August 21 in Syria in an official statement in Bulgarian northern town of Shabla.

Politics » Domestic | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 15:59

Bulgarian Socialists 'Pleased' with Roger Waters Agenda

The Bulgarian Socialist party, BSP, in an unusual move, sent Thursday information to the media about part of the schedule of rock legend Roger Waters.

Politics » Domestic | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 15:08

Bulgarian Right Wing: Govt Revives Communist Security

Bulgaria's Socialist-led government has appointed as new Chair of the State Agency Archives a person linked to the former Communist State Security, DS.

Politics » Domestic | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 14:04

Embattled Bulgarian PM 'Embraces' Civil Society

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Plamen Oresharski, told his supporters Thursday he was fully aware of the need to establish work groups to debate current and important issues in the country.

Politics » Domestic | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 13:02

Bulgarian Anti-Govt Protesters Rally for Day 76

About 300 Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia Wednesday evening to demand the resignation of the country's government.

Politics » Domestic | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 08:42

Society

Sofia Named World's 87th Most Livable City

Bulgaria's capital Sofia has been ranked 87th out of a total of 140 cities worldwide in  Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) most recent livability ranking.

Society | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 14:25

Bulgaria 'Unprepared' to Cater for Flux of Syrian Refugees

The Bulgarian state does not have the potential to meet the needs of the increasing number of Syrian refugees coming into the country, according to a representative of the Syrian community in Bulgaria.

Society | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 13:39

4.0 Earthquake Hits Romania near Bulgarian Border

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake has been registered Thursday in Romania, according to reports of the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

Society » Environment | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 10:01

Roger Waters Arrives in Sofia to Demolish 'The Wall'

Roger Waters, the creative force behind Pink Floyd's legendary album "The Wall," has arrived in Bulgaria on a flight from Bucharest Wednesday evening.

Society » Culture | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 11:29

Views on BG

A President in the Trenches

THE two buildings are practically neighbours. The cabinet is housed on No. 1 Dondukov Boulevard and the presidency occupies No. 2 across the street in the centre of Sofia. But the institutions inside them couldn’t be further apart.

Views on BG | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 20:16

World

Amnesty Urges Protection of Civilians in Syria

Amnesty International has warned that Syrian civilians must be protected at all cost in case of a military intervention in the country.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 20:38

Russia Says Mediterranean Fleet Redeployment 'Not Linked' to Syria

Russian officials have claimed that the redeployment of Russian Naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea is part of a planned rotation and is not linked with the crisis in Syria.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 19:52

UK Says It Can Legally Strike Syria without UN Backing

The British government has announced that its legal advice says military attacks on Syria are justifiable.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 19:03

Iran Threatens to 'Leave Israel In Flames' if Syria Attacked

Iran's army chief of staff General Hassan Firouzabadi has claimed that any military action against Syria will have consequences beyond the region and "leave Israel in flames.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 16:53

Ban Ki-moon Says UN Experts Team to Leave Syria on Saturday

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that UN experts should be allowed to conclude their investigation activities into last week's apparent chemical attack in Syria.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 15:31

UK Sends 6 Fighter Jets to Cyprus Base

The UK has sent six RAF Typhoon jets to its Akrotiri base in Cyprus, the British Defense Ministry said Thursday.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 14:53

Russia to Send Navy Ships in Mediterranean - Report

Russia will send an anti-submarine vessel and a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean in the aftermath of reports the West is getting ready for a military strike against Syria.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 12:22

NYT: No Direct Link between Syrian President, Chemical Weapons

There is no "smoking gun" that directly links Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the chemical weapons attack on civilians, the New York Times writes Thursday, citing American officials, speaking off-the-record.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 10:22

Obama Still Undecided about Strike against Syria

US President Barack Obama has stated that he had not yet made a decision on whether to order a military strike against Syria.

World | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 08:06

Novinite Insider

Brzezinski: Syria May Suck Us into Large Regional War

Following is an interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski for The National Interest

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 29, 2013, Thursday // 11:41
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