Society

Patriarch Maxim Issues Christmas Blessing for Bulgarians across the Globe

97-year-old Patriarch Maxim, the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, has served the traditional Christmas Day service at the St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia.

Society | December 25, 2010, Saturday // 18:28 | Viewed: 3134

Global Warming Bestows Summer Heat on Bulgaria on Christmas Day

Instead of the traditional snowy Christmas, several Bulgarian cities had temperature records on December 25, 2010, Christmas Day.

Society » Environment | December 25, 2010, Saturday // 18:04 | Viewed: 6240

Partying Bulgarians Enjoy Mass Fights on Christmas

A security guard has been admitted to hospital in the Bulgarian capital with an injury he got while trying to curb a mass fight that erupted in a Sofia disco early on Christmas Day.

Society | December 25, 2010, Saturday // 13:34 | Viewed: 2284

Snow Troubles Christmas Travelers in Western Europe

Thousands of passengers have been stranded at airports across Western Europe on Christmas because of snow and ice disrupting air travel.

Society » Environment | December 25, 2010, Saturday // 13:01 | Viewed: 1907

Bulgarian Farmers Demand Resignations on Christmas Eve

The Union of Bulgaria Farmers demanded Friday two resignations at the Agriculture Ministry, Darik radio reported.

Society | December 24, 2010, Friday // 17:52 | Viewed: 2386

NORAD: Santa Left on Worldwide Tour

NORAD announced Friday Santa has officially left his home in Lapland to begin his trip around the world and deliver billions of gifts.

Society | December 24, 2010, Friday // 17:12 | Viewed: 2433

Bulgaria Greets Christmas with Record Warm Weather

Unusually high temperatures have set new records in Bulgaria Friday, just before the arrival of Christmas Eve, the country's Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) informs.

Society » Environment | December 24, 2010, Friday // 16:31 | Viewed: 3150

Sofia Awaits Traditional Charity Christmas Show

Sofia is anticipating a charity concert on Christmas night at the National "Ivan Vazov" Theater.

Society » Culture | December 24, 2010, Friday // 15:14 | Viewed: 2735

Bulgarian Lawyer Sues Interior Minister for Slander

A Bulgarian lawyer, who was arrested during the special police operation, codenamed Octopus, had filed a defamation suit against Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Society | December 24, 2010, Friday // 14:48 | Viewed: 2641

Istanbul City Hall Restores Famous Bulgarian Iron Church

The Istanbul City Hall is to restore the Bulgarian "St. Stefan" church, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports Friday, citing Turkish media.

Society » Culture | December 24, 2010, Friday // 11:21 | Viewed: 7065

Father in Bulgarian Baby Death Case Sues Doctors

The father of the prematurely born baby, who died at the end of November in the hospital of the Bulgarian central town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, will sue the doctors who delivered it.

Society | December 24, 2010, Friday // 10:47 | Viewed: 2565

Bulgarian Family Celebrations Mark End of Lent

Christmas Eve marks one of the brightest of the Christian holidays for Bulgarians.

Society » Culture | December 24, 2010, Friday // 09:59 | Viewed: 3085

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) Wishes You Merry Christmas!

The entire team of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency), Bulgaria's largest English-language media, wishes you a very Merry Christmas, happy holidays, lots of smiles, and lots of good news from both Bulgaria and the world throughout the New Year!

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 19:56 | Viewed: 3280

Bulgarian Ruling Party Self-Congratulating on Education Policy

Minister of Education Sergei Ignatov has staged a show of self-congratulation by awarding like-minded politicians from the ruling GERB party for their contribution to educational policy.

Society » Education | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 19:39 | Viewed: 2603

Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim to Hold Christmas Eve Mass

The Christmas Eve festive lithurgy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Friday will be presided by Patriarch Maxim, announced the church Thursday.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 18:48 | Viewed: 2066

Bulgaria's Sofia Completely Jammed Ahead of Holidays

Traffic in Bulgarian capital Sofia has been completely jammed Thursday evening ahead of Christmas Eve on Friday.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 18:34 | Viewed: 2120

Head of Bulgarian Film Center Falls Victim of Fatal Actress

Bulgaria's Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov has accepted the resignation handed by Alexander Donev, head of the Bulgarian National Film Center, on Thursday.

Society » Culture | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 17:20 | Viewed: 3381

Cameras to Monitor Sofia's Brussels Blvd

Sofia’s Brussels Blvd will be equipped with cameras, which will monitor the compliance of the speed regulations, the mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, has announced.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 13:15 | Viewed: 1988

80% Bulgarians to Celebrate New Year's Eve at Home

About 80% of Bulgarians will celebrate New Year’s Eve at home and only 5% will go to a restaurant, data from a poll by the National Center for Study of Public Opinion (NZIOM) showed.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 12:39 | Viewed: 3279

Bulgaria's Health Ministry Pays 90% of Hospitals Dues

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has announced it will pay BGN 25 M more to hospitals for the activities it is financing.

Society » Health | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 11:18 | Viewed: 1885

Bulgarian Expert on Baby Death: No Pressure, Baby Was Dead

We have solid proofs that the baby was born dead, said Stanislav Hristov, who participated in the preparation of the expert opinion on the death of the prematurely-born baby from the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa.

Society » Health | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 09:39 | Viewed: 2048
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria