Bulgaria's leading full service real estate company ADIS Ltd. (Domestic Diplomatic Properties Agency) will award an annual scholarship grant to a Bulgarian student from the Economy Department of the City Liberal Studies, Thessaloniki, affiliated Instituti
Investments into Bulgaria's Maritza East thermal power plant have reached BGN 566 M (EUR 289 M), a press release from the Maritza East III Power Company AD said Thursday. The company reported a net profit of BGN 26 M (EUR 13.
The Bulgarian government has banned construction works at Vistoha Mountain, just south of the capital city. The mountain is a traditional weekend destination for crowds of skiers and picnickers from Sofia.
Greece has all the potential to enter the European IT elite by the end of 2010, experts from the sector said at a Roundtable organized in Athens.
The two bodyguards who were killed along with nine other people on board of a Bulgarian cargo aircraft in Iraq were from Fiji, not from the Philippines, the Canadian helicopter contractor said. Bulgaria's Transport Ministry had earlier reported that besi
The director of commercial airline company Heli Air is leaving for Iraq on Friday to probe into the circumstances of the crash caused by a missile attack from local insurgents.
British immigration officials have launched a biometric identification pilot project at two terminals at Heathrow Airport in London this month. Under the Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS), eligible passengers for the free iris scanning and enrol
An Iraqi guerilla group has claimed responsibility for downing a commercial helicopter and killing all those on board, including three Bulgarians, an online statement reads.
Parties, coalitions and independent candidates to run at June 25 elections must enroll at the Central Elections Commission not later than May 9.
Three Bulgarian pilots, six American civilians and two Fiji guards were killed in Iraq after a Bulgarian Mi-8 commercial helicopter was shot down by missile fire. The civilian helicopter was downed about 20km north of Baghdad, killing all 11 people on bo
The Iraqi and American civil aviations will start on Friday the official investigation into the downing of the commercial helicopter in Iraq, which claimed the lives of three Bulgarians, some 20km north of Baghdad. Bulgaria's Transport Minister has propo
Bulgarian government has decided to reopen its diplomatic mission in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The embassy, which has been closed since March 1997, will be headed by an acting ambassador plenipotentiary, the governmental press office announce
Six US citizens and two Filipino guards were the other victims of the deadly helicopter crash that took place in Iraq, a SkyLink representative in Baghdad and the director of Bulgarian Heli Air said. Initial reports claimed that there were nine people on
Bulgaria's Cabinet approved Thursday the draft on Bulgaria's EU Accession Treaty, governmental spokesman Dimitar Tsonev announced. By approving the draft Bulgaria's Council of Minister entitled Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, Foreign Minister Solomon
The Mi-8 commercial helicopter downed in Iraq on Thursday was owned by Bulgarian air carrier Heli Air and worked on a wet leasing contract for a US company, according to the Bulgarian Transport Ministry. The plane was leased by Washington-based Canadian
The acting director of the state reserve is being probed for suspected abuse in office and drainage at the cost of about BGN 45 M.
The civilian helicopter downed in Iraq killing all nine people aboard is said to have been shot down by insurgent fire, BBC reports. The three-member Bulgarian crew along with other six civilians were killed in the incident.
The downing of a Russian-built commercial helicopter north of Baghdad on Thursday, which killed at least three Bulgarians, is believed to be the first downing of a civilian aircraft in Iraq. All nine people aboard have been killed.
There are 270 Bulgarian couples that face childlessness, a medical expert said Thursday. Doctor Ivan Nikolov from a local reproductive health clinic recalled that Bulgarian population was the fastest-shrinking in the world.
Lyubomir Kostov, Georgi Naydenov and Stoyan Anchev were the three Bulgarians killed in the Thursday Iraq helicopter crash. Nine people were killed when the Bulgarian commercial helicopter was shot down in Iraq, the Defence ministry reported.
The commercial helicopter, which was shot down in Iraq, killing at least three Bulgarians, is owned by Bulgarian air carrier Heli Air, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
At least three Bulgarians and six other people whose nationality is still not clear have died after a Mi-8 commercial helicopter was shot down in Iraq on Thursday, Bulgaria's Defence Ministry announced. The Russian-built aircraft was flying just north of
Nine Bulgaria have died after an Mi-8 commercial helicopter was shot down in Iraq on Thursday, CNN reported. The Russian-built aircraft was flying just north of Baghdad when it was hit, possibly by a rocket-propelled grenade, one source said.
Bulgaria's ruling party, headed by former king-turned-prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, has discussed prospects for bringing back monarchy, which was abolished by the 1946 referendum. In one way or another Simeon II National Movement has discussed the i
Swelling electricity prices in Bulgaria have led to resurgence in firewood heating, a report has shown. Over 1997-2003, the electricity share in household heating has decreased from 38% to 34.
An Italian investigator, who was involved in the inquiry into the 1981 attempted murder of Pope John Paul II at the time, claims Bulgaria has provided misleading information about the stay here of Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who pulled the trigger agains
Bulgaria's European Union entry will lead to the closedown of a number of hospitals, the health minister said this week. According to Minister Slavtcho Bogoev, that would affect about 30% of the health centers in the country.
A Bulgarian regional court confirmed Thursday the 11-year imprisonment sentence of a man, charged with car thievery. Vesselin Ampov (39) was found guilty for stealing a microbus from a private real estate on January 27, 2004 by using technical device.
Bulgarians will be able to check their knowledge of the EU structures and functioning through an Internet game. The answer-question game aims to stir up young people's interest in the Union's history, institutions and personalities, as well as the proce
The bodies of more than 50 men, women and children have been found in the Tigris River in Iraq, officials said Thursday. The gruesome discovery was made in the town of Siwayra, south of Baghdad.
Bulgaria's Parliament will discuss Thursday the law-draft for administrative regulation of copyrighted optical discs manufacturing and trading. The Parliament will also debate on the law amendments for the products' technical requirements.
All Bulgarians were able to review the financial parameters of the country's European Union Accession Treaty during the Open Doors Day organized by the Finance Ministry. Certain details from the treaty were explained by experts that participated in the n
Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Iyad Allawi escaped an assassination attempt late Wednesday when a suicide car bomb blew up near his convoy, a government spokesman said. A policeman was killed and four others were wounded in the attack, believed targeting
Bulgaria's Central Bank BNB introduced Thursday a special coin heralding EU membership. The gold-plated coin will be offered for sale on April 25, when the country is scheduled to sign its Accession Treaty.
Bulgarian tennis starlet Sesil Karatantcheva advanced furter at the Fed Cup after defeating Hungarian rival Agnes Szavay. The Bulgarian 15-year-old outplayed the Hungarianl 6-4 6-3 on Thursday in Antalia, Turkey.
Bulgarian top weightlifter Sevdalin Mintchev has won silver medal in the European Championship in Sofia. He was competing in the 62kg category.
The new Ambassador of Bulgaria to Lisbon Maxim Gajtandzhiev has handed down his credential letters to Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio.
The Islamic Army in Iraq, one of the Iraqi's militant insurgent groups, has claimed responsibility for kidnapping several foreigners. Dubbed originally Al-Jaish al-Islami fi al-Iraq, the guerilla faction has been actively organising and carrying out atta
Sixteen civilians were kidnapped and put on a passenger jeep Thursday morning in a village of Lanaodel Sur, southern Philippines, Philippine military officials said. An undetermined number of armed men forced these people into a jeep in Saguiran, Lanao de
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