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Qaddafi: Turkey Not in Europe

Algathafi.org

Views on BG | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Allies Favored for US Free Visas

The US ponders over the option to issue free-of-charge visas for nationals of its allies participating in international coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq. According to Romania's Adevarul daily, citing a Hungarian source, the US administration has been p

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Military Plane Brings Back Hostage Body

A military aircraft will most probably carry the body of Bulgarian hostage Georgi Lazov back home. The remains were identified last week by US authorities, using a fingerprint test.

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Hostage's Wife Offers Her Life for His

AFP The wife of one of three Indian truckers held hostage by Iraqi insurgents has begged his captors to show mercy.

Views on BG | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgarian Railway Cargo Haulage Up

Bulgarian State Railways, the national railway carrier, has transported 9.88 million tons of cargo in the first half of the year, up by 3% over the same period last year, the company announced.

Business | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgarian Bank Accounts Total EUR 1.4 B

Bank accounts in Bulgaria total BGN 2.8 B (approximately EUR 1.

Business | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Deadly Train Crash Kills 15 in Turkey

Turkish passenger train hit a bus on Sunday killing 15 people on board, the Anadolu news agency announced. No injuries were reported among some 200 train passengers.

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Cosmetics Sales Bulge

Bulgaria saw growing cosmetics sales last year, and the tendency is expected to continue until at least 2008. The BGN 270 million sales in 2003 made for a 5 % increase as compared to 2002.

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Spanish Business Feels for Bulgarian Ventures

Spanish companies have nurtured long-term plans to invest in Bulgaria's tourist and chemical sectors. Business representatives of 15 Spanish companies gathered Monday in Sofia to discuss the opportunities for starting joint business ventures with Bulgari

Business | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Iraqi Tribal Chief Mediates for Hostages

An Iraqi tribal leader has interfered with negotiating the release of seven truck drivers working for a Kuwaiti company in Iraq who were kidnapped last week. Sheikh Hisham al-Dulaymi, head of the National Association of Iraqi Tribes Leaders and Sheikhs,

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgarian Media Discuss Ethical Code

Bulgarian media have been discussing a draft of Ethical Code to regulate the terms of their work in the country. The drafted proposals, if approved, will serve as standards for ruling over complaints against journalists.

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria Expects Hefty Injection in Black Sea Airports

Future concessionaires are expected to invest a total of EUR 120 M in airports at the Black Sea coast cities of Varna and Burgas, bringing them up to European quality and passenger safety standards.

Business | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Fatal Skydive Shocks Bulgaria

A Greek man has died in Bulgaria after a 3,000-meter parachute jump. The skydiver's parachutes - the main one and the spare - failed to unfurl, and left him crashing down.

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

DSK Bank Loans for Gas Supply

DSK Bank, Bulgaria's second largest bank, and Overgas Inc, the largest private gas company in the country, combine their efforts for funding gas supply for household and economic utilization under an agreement for cooperation they signed on Monday. DSK B

Business | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Stoitchkov Takes on National Lead

Bulgaria's most successful footballer Hristo Stoitchkov has signed his contract as national coach on Monday. The Bulgarian Football Union appointed him as the coach to take over the team after its EURO 2004 faisco transferring on him the hopes for FIFA M

Sports | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Iraq Government Official Shot Dead

Iraqi Interior Ministry official Mussab al-Awadi was assassinated in Baghdad. Unidentified gunmen attacked him and two bodyguards on their way out of his Baghdad home.

World | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Pakistanis Kidnapped in Iraq

Al-Jazeera aired Monday a video showing two Pakistanis and an Iraqi kidnapped over the weekend. The militant group, calling itself the Islamic Army of Iraq, said in a statement that the hostages would be killed, unless Pakistani authorities provide assura

World | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Sofia Slams Al-Qaeda Reports "Journalistic Gossip"

Bulgarian officials firmly denied media reports that Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists have penetrated into Bulgaria, spawning a network of local agents. The head of Bulgarian Intelligence Service General Kircho Kirov slammed the information as "journalistic go

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Hemus Air Eyes Balkan Flights Shuttle

Bulgarian air company Hemus Air expects green light for carrying out flights linking Sofia, Skopje and Tirana. So far, the Macedonian Civil Aviation Administration has been the only one to give consent for the flight shuttle.

Business | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

"Tragic Errors" at Libyan Hospital

At the recent International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, delegates learned of tragic errors at a hospital in Libya, where about 400 children were accidentally infected with HIV, the Boston Globe newspaper wrote in an article on safe AIDS treatment.

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Sofia Mayor Appealing Removal Ruling

Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofianski will face the Appeal Court on Thursday riling over his temporary removal from office upon charges of malfeasance in the deal of Millenium Centre construction Sofianski has been probed into three separate municipal deals for t

Politics | July 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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