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Bulgaria Min: 2 Lebanon Residents Implicated in Burgas Terror

Bulgaria has identified two of the three persons who perpetrated the July 2012 terror attack against Israeli tourists in Burgas, stated Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Politics » Defense | February 5, 2013, Tuesday // 16:31 | Viewed: 1456

Bulgaria Interior Min: Hezbollah Could Be behind Burgas Terror

Bulgarian investigators have information suggesting that Hezbollah could have financed the July 2012 terror attack in Burgas, stated Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov Tuesday.

Politics » Defense | February 5, 2013, Tuesday // 16:26 | Viewed: 2724

Bulgarian President Fails to Name Organization behind Burgas Terror

Investigation of the July 2012 anti-Israeli terror attack in Bulgaria is still under way and no final results can be announced at this point, stated President Rosen Plevneliev.

Politics » Defense | February 5, 2013, Tuesday // 16:19 | Viewed: 1446

Bulgaria Learns Identity of Burgas Bombing Accomplices

Bulgarian authorities have identified several people involved in last year's terror attack in the Black Sea city of Burgas, a Bulgarian Member of Parliament told reporters on Tuesday.

Politics » Defense | February 5, 2013, Tuesday // 16:06 | Viewed: 1893

Bulgaria's National Security Council Discusses Dogan Attack

Bulgaria's Consultative Council for National Security is convening Tuesday to discuss the attack against ethnic Turkish leader Ahmed Dogan.

Politics » Defense | February 5, 2013, Tuesday // 08:54 | Viewed: 1818

Bulgaria Says Welcome Back to Its Troops in Kabul

Bulgaria's troops, who were guarding the airport in Kabul, will be officially welcomed back home on Monday with a ceremony in the southern town of Haskovo.

Politics » Defense | February 4, 2013, Monday // 08:58 | Viewed: 2157

NATO Crisis Management Center to Be Set Up in Bulgaria's Sofia

A NATO center for studying, creating, and perfecting the capacities of the Alliance in crisis management and disaster relief is to be set up in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister Avgustina Tsvetkova announced Tuesday.

Politics » Defense | January 29, 2013, Tuesday // 15:39 | Viewed: 5380

Bulgaria Formally Moves to Pull Out Troops from Afghanistan

Bulgaria's Cabinet is adopted a long anticipated decision to terminate partly the Bulgarian military mission in the NATO-led ISAF forces in Afghanistan.

Politics » Defense | January 16, 2013, Wednesday // 13:54 | Viewed: 2384

Bulgarian Defense Official Found Guilty of Conflict of Interests over Bali Trip

A senior civil servant from Bulgaria's Defense Ministry, Heni Shiyakova, has been confirmed by the Sofia Administrative Court to have been in conflict of interest in her dealings with a private firm, Bereta Trading.

Politics » Defense | January 16, 2013, Wednesday // 13:05 | Viewed: 2398

Bulgarian Contingent Starts Withdrawing from Afghanistan

Bulgaria begins withdrawing its contingent in Afghanistan on March 1, 2013.

Politics » Defense | January 15, 2013, Tuesday // 19:07 | Viewed: 2223

No Injured Bulgarian Rangers in Rocket Attacks in Afghanistan

The Kandahar airport where Bulgarian NATO contingent is stationed has been under rocket fire, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday.

Politics » Defense | January 9, 2013, Wednesday // 14:11 | Viewed: 2202

Bulgarian Govt to Buy Third-Hand Fighter Jets from Portugal - Report

Bulgaria's much anticipated fighter jets purchase will likely come to a disappointing end as the Bulgarian Defense Ministry has decided to buy expensive third-hand F-16s from Portugal, according to the Bulgarian press.

Politics » Defense | January 3, 2013, Thursday // 15:03 | Viewed: 18031

Bulgarian Navy Delivers Blood to Snow-Blocked Districts by 'Panthers'

The Bulgarian Navy was using Friday its newly acquired Eurocopter Panther helicopters to deliver food supplies and blood to Dobrich and Silistra, two district capitals in Northeastern Bulgaria blockaded by heavy snowfall.

Politics » Defense | December 21, 2012, Friday // 15:03 | Viewed: 2936

Bulgaria to Buy Fighter Jets without Tender, Eyes Second-Hand Deal

Bulgaria's Cabinet has granted a mandate to Defense Minister Anyu Angelov to negotiate without a tender the purchase of new fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force.

Politics » Defense | December 19, 2012, Wednesday // 16:38 | Viewed: 4998

Bulgaria Has No Plans to Send Peacekeepers in Syria

There aren't currently any plans for Bulgaria to send peacekeepers in Syria, says Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov.

Politics » Defense | December 16, 2012, Sunday // 16:34 | Viewed: 1343

US Not Asking Bulgaria to Aid Operation in Syria, Defense Min Says

The US government has not asked Bulgaria's authorities for any aid with respect to a potential military operation in civil war-torn Syria, Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov has revealed, referring to the visit of a Bulgarian delegation in Washington

Politics » Defense | December 8, 2012, Saturday // 10:55 | Viewed: 1943

Bulgaria's NATO Afghanistan Forces Down to 160 by 2015

Bulgaria's government will withdraw most of the country's rangers in the NATO security mission in Afghanistan with only 160 of them remaining there by the end of 2014, Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, has confirmed.

Politics » Defense | December 7, 2012, Friday // 14:49 | Viewed: 3400

NATO Approves Turkey Patriot Missiles Deployment against Syria

NATO member states' foreign ministers meeting Tuesday in Brussels have approved Turkey's request to deploy Patriot missiles along Turkey's border with Syria.

Politics » Defense | December 4, 2012, Tuesday // 20:22 | Viewed: 1814

Bulgaria's Tsvetanov Lauds US Services for Terror Act Help

The perpetrators of the terror act in Bulgaria's Burgas are not Bulgarians and do not live in Bulgaria, according to the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Politics » Defense | December 1, 2012, Saturday // 14:35 | Viewed: 2335

Bomb Blast Reported near Bulgarian Embassy in Kabul

A bomb has exploded in a terror act in the capital of Afghanistan Kabul, about 2 km away from the building of the Bulgarian Embassy.

Politics » Defense | November 21, 2012, Wednesday // 19:06 | Viewed: 4548

NATO's Rasmussen in Finland: Russia Is No Threat

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen underscored the need for a deepening of cooperation with Finland and a constructive stance towards Russia during his visit to Helsinki Thursday.

Politics » Defense | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 20:22 | Viewed: 3283
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