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Criminal Group Held over Forged Credit Cards

A crime group, which produced forged credit cards, has been arrested in a raid of the Interior Ministry. The operation has been carried out together with the National Investigating Service and the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 324

US Takes South Iraq Strategic Port

US Marines, after a night of heavy shelling in southern Iraq moved in Friday to seize a strategic port on the Kuwait border, AP reported.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 381

Bulgaria Joins EU on Iraq

Bulgaria supported the declaration, adopted by the EU leaders at the summit in Brussels. Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg represented Bulgaria at the summit.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 431

Eleven Coalition Overflights Reported Thursday in Bulgaria

Eleven Thursday overflights of the US-led coalition were reported at the session of the Coordination Center with the National Security Council. The center was set up exclusively because of the war with Iraq in the beginning of the week.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 506

U.S., UK Troops Seize Strategic Airfields

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Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 448

Heavy B-52 Bombers Left England

Heavy B-52 bombers left England Friday, portending major nighttime air strikes against Iraq, the Associated Press reported. US official involved in military planning said the B-52s had been scrambled en masse and the air strikes would be bigger than anyt

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 320

US Says Saddam in Video

US intelligence officials said Friday it was almost certainly Saddam Hussein not a look-alike, who appeared in a video recording on Iraqi television a few hours after he was targeted by an American air strike, the Associated Press reported. However, it i

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 392

Cox: No New Conditions Set to Bulgaria

The European Parliament will not allow new conditions to be set to Bulgaria, European Parliament President Pat Cox said in Brussels March 21. The assurances against an unwarranted delay in its EU accession were given during a meeting with Plamen Panayoto

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 667

Candidature for News Agency Director in Parliament

The candidature of Maxim Minchev for General Director of the Bulgarian News Agency has been tabled in Parliament by a lawmaker of Simeon II National Movement. The proposal includes also the dismissal of Stoyan Cheshmedzhiev, director of the Bulgarian News

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 321

Coalition Forces Seize Key Towns in Southern Iraq

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Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 391

Left-wing: Cabinet Drags Bulgaria into Foreign Interests

Bulgaria's left-wing is adamant in its demand that Bulgaria's top priority is to be part of European and Euroatlantic family and Bulgaria must not give ambiguous signals about its choice.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 363

Viva Ventures Signs Telecom Privatization Contract

Vienna-based Viva Ventures and the Privatization Agency signed the contract for a 65-percent stake in the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company Friday.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 615

Iraq: Saddam is Safe

Iraq claims that President Hussein survived US air raids that targeted his family's houses earlier on Friday. They targeted the houses of Saddam Hussein and his family, but they are safe, Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf said at a news

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 433

US Plane Transports More Equipments into Bulgarian Air Base

US military transport plane carried new equipment for the American base in Sarafovo airport, 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Sofia. The plane touched down shortly after 9 am, was unloaded and departed again.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 503

US Marine Killed in Iraq

A US Marine was killed in Iraq. This is the first reported combat death of the war, the Associated Press reported.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 380

Bulgarian PM Expected at Sarafovo Air Base Tonight

Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg is expected to visit the Sarafovo air base at about 6 pm tonight, the press office of the US 409th Air Expeditionary Group. He was invited by the commanders of the US contingent.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 692

UNICEF Started Fundraising Campaign for Iraqi Children

UNICEF has started a fundraising campaign for the Iraqi children. That was announced by world famous Greek singer Nana Mouskouri in Sofia.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 599

No Threats of Terror Acts in Bulgaria

There have been no threats of terror acts on the territory of Bulgaria since the war in Iraq started, General Vassil Vasssilev, Chief of the National Police Service, announced before the joint meeting of the parliamentary defense and internal order commit

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 727

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Urges Iraq's Neighbors to Open Borders

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Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 626

US Plans Sanctions for Refusal to Freeze Iraq's Assets

The United States threatened with sanctions the countries and financial organizations, which refuse to freeze Iraq's assets, ITAR-TASS reported.

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 767

Bulgaria Didn't Act Yet to US Request to Expel Iraqi Diplomats

Bulgaria hasn't reacted yet to the US request Iraqi diplomats to be expelled from the country, Lyubomir Todorov, deputy foreign minister, said Friday. Bulgaria is one of the countries, which officially declared they officially sided with the United State

Politics | March 21, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 720
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