Bulgaria

Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA

The asteroid's expected distance from the Earth is several times greater than that of Bulgaria – a country that, in no way coincidentally, just won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.
Former Bulgarian president and leader of the Progressive Bulgaria coalition Rumen Radev speaks during an election rally, ahead of the snap election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 16, 2026.

Bulgaria's former pro-Putin president Radev wins parliamentary election, official partial results

THE ISRAEL national team celebrates on the ice in Sofia, Bulgaria, after beating Iceland for the gold medal at the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament over the weekend.

Blue-and-white skates to hockey gold in Bulgaria

An El Al Boeing 737 takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport, March 5, 2026.

El Al to add nine additional destinations, several int'l airlines to resume Ben-Gurion flights


Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo takes center stage in Bulgaria

 Eshkol Nevo

Hezbollah terrorists who killed Israelis in Bulgaria bus blast get life in prison

Ex-Interior ministry of Bulgaria urges Sofia to classify Hezbollah a terrorist entity

A truck carries the bus that was damaged in a bomb blast outside Burgas Airport, July 19, 2012.

Bulgarian Jews skipped ceremony marking 80 years since rescue from Nazis. Why?

Jewish community leaders point to a longstanding and increasingly potent dispute over how Tsar Boris III should factor into Bulgaria’s Holocaust memory.

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Bulgaria must choose to ban Lukov Nazi march - opinion

Bulgaria has a unique opportunity to be a leader in fighting antisemitism in the European Union, as history stands by its side.

 THE WRITER speaks at a conference titled ‘The Role of the Jurists for the Salvation of the Bulgarian Jews,’ at Sofia University, Bulgaria, yesterday.

Summer flights to new European destinations to begin in May

Ophir Tours will operate new flights to Bratislava, Trieste and Bansko between May and October.

 Trieste, Italy.

After outcry, Bulgaria bars neo-Nazis from marching in tribute to Nazi collaborationist leader

The Lukov March had been held by the far-right Bulgarian National Union-New Democracy Party almost every year since 2003.

 Far-right groups and nationalists carry torches and march to commemorate the Nazi-era Bulgarian General Hristo Lukov in Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 12, 2022.

After outcry, Bulgaria bars neo-Nazis from marching in tribute to Nazi collaborationist leader

The Lukov March had been held by the far-right Bulgarian National Union-New Democracy Party almost every year since 2003.

 Far-right groups and nationalists carry torches and march to commemorate the Nazi-era Bulgarian General Hristo Lukov in Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 12, 2022.

Israel pushes Bulgaria, Romania to designate IRGC a terror group

The ministers discussed strengthening ties against Iran together.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen attends a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Monday, at which he is welcomed as the new minister.

Bulgaria charges five people in connection with Istanbul blast

Three men of Moldovan origin and a man and woman of Syrian Kurdish descent were detained earlier this week by Bulgarian special police forces.

 Members of the security forces stand on Taksim Square after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022.

Former Shin Bet, Mossad heads tried to con Bulgaria - report

Israeli businessmen reportedly tried to arrange an arms deal between the Congo and Bulgaria and seize the payments.

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