Section: Bulgaria
Egyptian Man Gets on his Bike for World Cup Road Trip to Russia
CAIRO – Mohamed “Ibn Nufal” Nufal, 24, kisses his mother goodbye in Cairo’s Tahrir Square as he sets off for the World Cup in Russia – on a bicycle. After about 5,000 km and 65 days on the road, Nufal hopes to reach Moscow to see Egypt make its first appearance in the World Cup for 28 years. Nufal plans to get there...
Sahara Desert Dust Cloud Blankets Greece in Orange Haze (video)
Swathes of Greece are blanketed in orange haze after southerly winds swept dust from the Sahara desert in Africa to southeastern Europe. Health authorities have urged the young, elderly and those with breathing problems to limit their time outside. Huge dust clouds have reduced visibility in large parts of Greece, including the capital Athens....
Bulgaria Gives Citizenship mostly to Russians
In 2016, the European Union has given citizenship to almost one million people, most of them Moroccans, followed by Albanians, Indians, Pakistanis and Turks, according to Eurostat data released on Monday. This pan-European trend, however, does not apply to Bulgaria, where nearly a third of the granted citizenships are given to Russians,...
New EU citizens come mostly from Morocco, India and Albania; Bulgaria most often grants citizenship to Russians
According to Eurostat data, as quoted by the European Commission, in 2016 EU Member States most often gave citizenship to foreigners coming for Morocco, Albania and India. Unlike this general trend, during the same year Bulgaria most often granted citizenship to Russians (30 per cent), Ukrainians (17.1 percent) and Turkish (8.9 per cent) –...
Russia to Expel 60 U.S. Diplomats; Tensions Are Worst in Decades
Russia on Thursday escalated a confrontation with Europe and the United States over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain, saying it would expel 60 American diplomats and an unspecified number of envoys from other countries to retaliate for a mass expulsion of Russian diplomats working in the West and beyond that was ordered this week....
In February 2018, the Number of the Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad was 379.5 Thousand
In February 2018, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 379.5 thousand or by 3.5% above the registered in February 2017. In comparison with the same month of the previous year, an increase was observed in the total number of the trips of Bulgarians to: Romania – by 12.9%, Turkey – by 10.6%, France – by 4.6%,...
NATO Expels Seven Russian Diplomats and Denies Accreditation to Three More
Nato has expelled seven Russian diplomats over the Salisbury nerve agent attack, the organisation’s secretary general has announced. Accreditation requests for three other Moscow officials have also been rejected to “send a clear message to Russia”, said Jens Stoltenberg, in the latest wave of global condemnation over the poisoning of...
Flights to Bulgaria and Cyprus Available from Bratislava Airport
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair on March 27 launched two new regular routes from M.R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava (BTS) to Burgas in Bulgaria, and Paphos in Cyprus.. Both flights are available twice a week, on Tuesday and Saturday, Bratislava airport spokesperson Veronika Ševčíková told the TASR newswire, adding that this month the airline also...
Dozens of Russian Diplomats Expelled Across Globe
More than 130 Russian diplomats have been ordered to leave capital cities across the globe, as the West unites behind Britain over the Salisbury nerve agent attack. Some 60 Russians are to be expelled from the US, while suspected intelligence officers in Canada, Ukraine, Australia, Albania, Macedonia and a number of EU states will also be...
Bulgaria has not taken decision to expel Russian diplomats
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has confirmed in an interview to the Bulgarian National Radio that this country has not taken a decision to expel Russian diplomats. BNR has sought information from the ministry at the backdrop of decisions by the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Albania and 14 EU Member States to expel a total of over 100 Russian...
