At least 46 people have died after a bus crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria, BBC reported quoting local officials.
The incident happened on a motorway near the village of Bosnek, southwest of the capital Sofia.
The cause of the crash and (...)
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev won a second term in office by a wide margin on Sunday as voters in the European Union's poorest country backed his strong anti-corruption message, exit polls showed.
Radev, 58, defeated his challenger Anastas (...)
Earlier this summer, fans of Bulgaria's economy minister, Kiril Petkov, circulated a meme that showed the 41-year-old alongside another of a shirtless Chris Hemsworth. Australian actor Hemsworth, it said, was what men think women want. Petkov, it (...)
Bulgarian activists have raised environmental concerns over a shipwreck containing dangerous nitrogen fertilizers.
The Vera SU cargo vessel -- containing more than 3,000 tons of nitrogen fertilizer -- is considered sunk off Bulgaria's northern (...)
With nearly three quarters of all adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the European Union is a world leader in inoculations. But the impressive headline number is obscuring an uncomfortable reality: the rollout has been extremely unequal across (...)
Bulgarians will head to the polls on Sunday for their second general elections in three months with the ruling party expected to lose its grip on government.
The snap elections were called after the center-right GERB party of former prime minister (...)
It may prove difficult to build a working coalition in Bulgaria after a surprise kingmaker is set to take the political scene in Sofia by storm.
Known simply as 'SLAVI' to most Bulgarians, Slavi Trifonov now leads the new anti-establishment party (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has delivered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gift containing 50 tons of dates to the Republic of Bulgaria.
It was delivered, on behalf of the KSrelief, by Saudi Ambassador to Bulgaria Misfer (...)
Bulgaria will close its air, sea and land borders to travellers coming from the United Kingdom from midnight until Jan. 31 to prevent importing a new strain of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Sunday, Reuters reported.
Earlier, the (...)
Bulgaria plans to keep its schools, restaurants and shopping malls closed until Jan. 31 to contain the spread of coronavirus and help its strained healthcare system, Reuters quoted the health minister as saying today, on Wednesday.
The restrictions, (...)
Bulgaria will make wearing protective masks obligatory in all outdoor spaces from Thursday, as coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours hit a new record, its health minister said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
Kostadin Angelov said wearing (...)
The ACF Renewable Energy Limited, a subsidiary of ACWA Power has on Thursday completed a sale of its 100% stake in ACWA Power CF Karad PV Park EAD, owner of the 60.4 MWp Karadzhalovo photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Bulgaria to Enery Development (...)
The crisis sparked by the spread of the novel coronavirus is the worst since the Great Depression, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday, according to Reuters. The fallout from the virus will mean that 170 countries will have (...)
The president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) Borislav Mihaylov has expressed his indignation and disappointment over comments by England manager Gareth Southgate about the prospect of racism at next month's Euro 2020 qualifier in (...)
Prosecutors have charged two workers at a cybersecurity company with terrorism as part of an investigation into Bulgaria's biggest-ever data breach, a lawyer for the defendants said on Wednesday.
Georgi Yankov, a manager at the company Tad Group, (...)
The 6th World Congress of News Agencies, organized by Bulgarian news agency (BTA), was concluded here today.
The congress was accompanied by a field exhibition of photographs, in which Saudi Press Agency (SPA) participated with excellent picture of (...)
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met here today with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
During the meeting, they discussed relations between the UAE and (...)
Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussein, President of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), met here today with Saudi Ambassador to Bulgaria, Mesfer bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghaseb, at the embassy in Sofia.
During the meeting, Al-Hussein gave a briefing on the 6th World (...)
President Rumen Radev of the Republic of Bulgaria opened today the 6th News Agencies World Congress in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In his speech, the President welcomed the audience, wishing them and the works of the Congress all success.
He also addressed the (...)
Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussein, President of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), led the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the 6th News Agencies World Congress which started here today at the Bulgarian National Cultural Palace under the theme (...)
Saudi Embassy in the Republic of Bulgaria held two Iftar (breaking-fast) banquets in the capital Sofia on 24 -25 of the holy month of Ramadan in the presence of acting Charge d'Affaires Abdulilah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Jabreen, the Mufti of Sofia (...)
China has targeted one Olympic rowing gold at the 2020 Games in Tokyo and two titles in Paris in 2024, the team's first high performance director Steve Redgrave said.
Redgrave, who won five successive Olympic gold medals between 1984 and 2000, was (...)
Saudi Deputy Ambassador to Bulgaria Abdulelah Abdulmohsen Al-Jebreen visited today the Bulgarian National Sports Academy and met with Rector of the Academy Professor Pencho Geshev.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation in the (...)
Big-hitting Daniil Medvedev stole the show at the Sofia Open Saturday as he punched his way to an emphatic 6-2, 6-4 victory over former world No. 6 Gael Monfils to set up a final clash against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics.
The Russian delighted the (...)
Gael Monfils doled out another lesson in outstanding tennis, winning 93 percent of points on his first serve, as he reached the semifinals of the Sofia Open Friday with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Greece's emerging talent Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The (...)
