A Kuwaiti citizen, who was kept hostage in Iraq, has filed a complaint against the Qatar-based TV channel Al-Jazeera over the coverage of his days in captivity. The Kuwaiti truck driver claims that the TV channel coverage has brought him more suffering an
On the day when the European Union reconfirmed two neighbouring Balkan states keep on track to accession, Romania welcomed the new ambassador of Bulgaria Konstantin Andreev. He delivered to Romanian President Ion Iliescu assurances from Bulgarian official
By Mourice Druon, Le Figaro Our time pays little to praise, especially in political life, by fear that any approving matter is judged as impressed faltering.
It would be better for Bulgaria if neighbor nations enter the EU, according to President Georgi Parvanov. His statement followed European Commission's confirmation that Bulgaria and Romania are on track to join the EU in 2007 if they carry through succes
Two Turkish ships trespassed on Bulgarian territory near the coastal town of Ahtopol Wednesday. A Bulgarian border police vessel then approached the Turks, but the trespassers refused to change their track until policemen gave an air-shot warning.
The European Commission has confirmed that Bulgaria and Romania are on track to join the EU in 2007 if they carry through successfully key reforms. The latest EU top executive's annual declaration on candidate states was released Wednesday along with the
Bulgaria has called off the search for its missing sailor, as all hope seemed lost because of severe weather conditions. Atanas Atanassov, aged 37, went missing last Sunday after his fishing boat crashed with a Georgian-flagged ship.
Bulgaria's Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) imposed yet another fine on Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Bulgaria AD of Kostinbrod in connection with a collect-the-caps promotional competition.
The tender for selecting an engineering consultant for Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant construction project saw a cancellation, after only two candidates filed bids by the deadline. By law, at least three candidates must supply their bids to procee
Croatian defender Robert Kovac has reportedly made an upstage remark about Bulgarian striker Berbatov. Kovac was cited as saying that whenever he encountered Dimitar Berbatov on the field, the forward was unable to score.
The Thracian tomb revealed a couple of days ago in the outskirts of Shipka Peak is probably dating from the times of dynasty founded by Seutus III. According to the head of TEMP 2004 expedition Georgi Kitov, the gold-treasure-hiding mound was built for a
Bulgarian national squad has kept firmly its 41st place in the monthly FIFA ranking. The team headed by the country's best footballer Hristo Stoitchkov has preserved its ranking among 105 teams with a total of 601 points.
An international Architecture, Construction and Furnishing exhibition opens in Sofia this week, offering major discounts. Some 600 companies will display their produce at the expo, organizers have said.
The European Commission was set to confirm that Romania and Bulgaria are on track to join the European Union in 2007, although Croatia will have to wait, according to leaked documents, cited by AFP.
A new legislative measure in Bulgaria is aimed at bringing violent sport fans under control. The freshly passed rule envisages three-year imprisonment for hooligans at the stadiums.
Foreign Minister Solomon Passy called for a second tenure of Bulgaria's current government in a bid to assuage fears of a possible one-year delay in the country EU accession.
Customs officers at Bulgaria's Malko Tarnovo checkpoint have busted the illegal export of 23 antiquities.
The date for the EU entry of Bulgaria has been fixed at January 1, 2007 in the Regular Report of the European Commission, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg announced claiming to have read the key document. The annual report of the Union on the progress o
A live gig by Buena Vista Social Club featuring legend Ibrahim Ferrer fired up the audience in Sofia on Tuesday evening. This was the first time the Cubans played in Bulgaria, and local fans rose to their feet to acclaim 77-year-old Ferrer and the rest o
Bulgaria participates in the 56th Frankfurt Book Fair, the global publishing industry's biggest gathering that opened doors on Wednesday to end October 10. Over 500 titles from 50 publishing houses will present Bulgarian publishing industry on the fair.
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