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Renown Bulgarian volleyball player Matey Kaziyski has hinted he may boycott the upcoming Olympic Games in London due to the scandal that erupted between Bulgaria's volleyball federation and the country's national team coach. Coach Radostin Stoychev was dismissed b

There will be many sleepless people in bigger cities across Bulgaria Saturday night as the country will join the Europe-wide Night of Museums for the seventh time, Over 30 museums and galleries across the country are opening their doors free of charge and extendin

The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Qatar, and Turkey have declared their readiness to set up a joint company for the construction of a major highway running from Romania to Turkey and Greece via Bulgaria (aka the Ruse-Svilengrad Road). Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko

Summer’s here and I’m excited about movies! In addition to the regular action blockbusters and goofy comedies, there’s a whole slew of sci-fi and superhero films I can’t wait to settle into with my popcorn and a box of Whoppers. Still, as m

A central unit for compensations in cases of slow justice may become operational in mid-June, according to Bulgarian Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva. Speaking in Parliament on Friday, she explained that the problem with providing compensation to the victims of sl

Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria's far-right Ataka (Attack) party, has once again voiced his discontent with his country's diplomatic relations with Turkey. Siderov has come up with a declaration demanding that Prime Minister Bouko Borisov explain why he is holdi

The bonuses that heads of political cabinets and other officials returned in the aftermath of a huge scandal are going to be used for treatment of sick kids, rather than the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Balkan Wars. At the next meeting of the gove

Direct flights between Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv and Turkey's Bursa will be launched withing three months, according to Doychin Angelov, Director of Plovdiv's airport. Angelov has discussed the project with Bursa Mayor Recep Altepe and representati

Bulgaria managed to negotiate special terms for the supply of Russian gas regardless of its abrupt withdrawal from the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and the Belene NPP energy projects, Russian media outlets note. Gazprom is expected to offer Bulgaria a disco

Nikolay Mihaylov, goalkeeper of Bulgaria's national football team, was involved in a heavy chain car accident that took place on his home country's Trakiya highway, according to a media report. A 50-year-old man perished and five were injured in the chain car acci