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Two Bulgarians died on Wednesday at the Port of Antwerp, Belgian and Bulgarian media outlets report.
Serkan, 29, and Bahri, 44, fell from a height of 5-6 m, according to local news website gva.be, according to Bulgarian daily Standart.
A woman working in Belgium told Bulgarian private NOVA TV station the two men were from Shumen, northeastern Bulgaria, and Kardzhali in the west of the country, respectively.
She explained that along with friends, the two men's employers managed to collect some EUR 7000 for their families.
A government aircraft arriving from Abu Dhabi touched down at Sofia Airport at around 2.30 a.m., carrying evacuated Bulgarian nationals.
Thousands of Bulgarians remain stranded in the Middle East as flights continue to be canceled due to escalating regional tensions
A recent survey by the Trend agency, commissioned by “24 Chasa,” highlights that national identity remains the strongest sense of affiliation among Bulgarians, with traditions, history, and language continuing to serve as central unifying elements
In the upcoming early parliamentary elections on April 19, Bulgarians living outside the European Union will have access to no more than 20 polling stations
Shumen remains without water as the city faces an ongoing disruption at its main pumping station
Bulgaria remains at the bottom of the European Union in terms of minimum wage, lagging behind not only EU neighbors but also countries outside the bloc such as Turkey, Serbia, and Albania
The evacuation of Bulgarian citizens stranded in the Middle East amid the escalation between Iran, the United States and Israel is set to begin on March 4, according to official information
A 26-year-old man from the Pobeda district in Burgas died early this morning after consuming the synthetic substance known as "drugged tea."
Roughly 1,000 Bulgarian tourists are currently unable to leave the Persian Gulf region after a wave of flight cancellations by Wizz Air and Flydubai
A violent altercation erupted on February 25, 2026, at about 12:15 p.m. near a chairlift in the Shiligarnika ski zone above Bansko, Bulgaria
Several vehicles were found with punctured tires in Sofia’s Ovcha Kupel neighbourhood, with damage reported exclusively to cars registered outside the capital.
A Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashed while responding to an unidentified radar signal near the Bulgarian border, the Turkish Ministry of Defense confirmed.
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