Bulgaria
Bulgaria's former pro-Putin president Radev wins parliamentary election, official partial results
Progressive Bulgaria, led by pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev, leads the parliamentary election with 44.59% of votes as 32% are counted.
Blue-and-white skates to hockey gold in Bulgaria
El Al to add nine additional destinations, several int'l airlines to resume Ben-Gurion flights
Israel’s ‘ice orphans’: Survival, legacy, and the battle for hockey gold in Sofia
Canine remains discovered in Bulgaria show dog meat may have been Iron Age delicacy - study
The Greeks, as well as the Thracians, who lived in what is now modern-day Bulgaria, are believed by researchers to have consumed dog meat.
Israeli manufacturing company expands to Europe amid rising geopolitical tensions
4Model's visit to Bulgaria came shortly after Sofia allocated new, dedicated budgets for upgrading its defense capabilities
Bulgaria celebrates entry into euro zone, lev currency banished into history
Bulgaria is changing its currency from the lev to the euro, raising concerns over higher prices and political unrest.
Bulgarian court rejects Lebanon's extradition request for Russian over Beirut blast
According to the Bulgarian court, insufficient security guarantees were provided, and Lebanon did not provide sufficient evidence to ensure that the death penalty would not be imposed on the suspect.
Bulgaria, Austria, or France? Israelis flock to Europe’s ski resorts
Ski vacation demand jumps 40%. European resorts prepare for crowds with tech and limits. Where to ski, best booking times, and what awaits in winter 2026 - all inside.
Six migrants killed in crash during police pursuit in Bulgaria, media says
Six migrants died, and four people were injured after a Romanian-registered Skoda was carrying 10 people when it failed to stop for a check and sought to evade capture, Commissioner told bTV
Antisemitic graffiti defaces Sofia synagogue, fallen soldiers memorial in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Central Israelite Religious Council said that the graffiti, which painted "Free Palestine" over a fallen soldiers mural, was the latest of three vandalism attacks against Jews.
Bulgaria denounces antisemitic vandalism at a synagogue, Holocaust memorials
A synagogue and Holocaust memorials in Bulgaria were vandalized in a new wave of antisemitic attacks condemned by Jewish groups.
British police arrest three on suspicion of aiding Russian spy services
The Kremlin has denied the accusations, saying the British government repeatedly blamed Russia for anything "bad" that happens in Britain.
Bulgaria arrests Russian shipowner in relation to deadly 2020 Beirut blast
Bulgarian authorities have arrested Igor Grechushkin, the Russian businessman tied to the 2020 Beirut port explosion that killed over 200 people, for possible extradition to Lebanon.