Bulgarian Capital Sees Huge Traffic Jams on 1st Day of School
Huge traffic jams have been reported Monday morning in the Bulgarian capital Sofia with the opening of the 2012 – 2013 school year.
The building of the National “Ivan Vazov” Theater is one of the most beautiful structures in downtown Sofia. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency.
The City Hall is organizing a number of events over the course of 10 days to mark September 17, the Day of Sofia.
The performances will include classical music, rock and Latin folklore.
The celebration will open on September 10 with a photo exhibit of French photographer, Isabelle Lebastard, titled "Vitoshka Reflections." The exhibit is organized in partnership with the French Embassy and will be on display in the park in front of the National "Ivan Vazov" Theater.
A "Latin Fiesta," organized by the popular "Pambos Dancing Center," is scheduled for September 12 in front of the National Palace of Culture.
The Sofia Festival "Crossroads of the Muses" will take place on September 12 and 13 while a rock stage "The City and I" opens on September 15 in Sofia's South Park.
The "Young Talents" classical music festival is scheduled for September 12-20 in the "Bulgaria" Hall.
The culmination of the celebrations is on September 17 with a performance and awards ceremony at the National Theater when the Town Hall will bestow its awards for artistic achievements.
The events close on September 18, at the National Palace of Culture, with a concert to include many popular Bulgarian pop singers.
Bulgaria is set for a mostly sunny day on Tuesday, March 10, though early hours will be marked by cold temperatures and pockets of fog in many areas, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH)
More than 2,600 Bulgarian citizens have left countries in the Middle East and Iran since the start of the evacuation efforts, according to information from the Situation Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as of 09:30 today
Bulgaria is seeing a notable rise in prices, with the latest monthly inflation reported at 0.3% and annual inflation at 3.3%, according to preliminary data for February released by Atanas Atanasov
Last night, 120 Bulgarians who had been stranded in the Maldives finally returned home aboard a charter flight operated by the Bulgarian airline GullivAir.
The operation to evacuate Bulgarians stranded across the Middle East is ongoing, as authorities work to bring citizens to safety amid rising regional tensions.
Employees of “Bulgarian Posts” staged protests today in several cities, including Sofia, Burgas, and Ruse, temporarily stepping outside post office branches to make their demands known.
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