Hundreds attend funeral of murdered Bulgarian journalist
Hundreds of Bulgarians queued silently at a church in Ruse on Friday to pay their last respects to Viktoria Marinova, the television journalist whose brutal rape...
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Olympic supervisor failed to identify shadowy investor
The failure of Olympic Insurance which is testing Cyprus’s relations with Bulgaria may have been avoided had the supervisor of Cyprus’s insurance sector exercised her...
Bulgarians take to the street as Cyprus’ Olympic Insurance goes bust
By Stelios Orphanides The liquidation of Cyprus’ Olympic Insurance, while largely unnoticed on the island, is sending shockwaves in Bulgaria as it leaves almost 200,000...
Turkey should allow Cypriot sides to reach a settlement together
By Evie Andreou Turkey must allow Cypriots to negotiate and reach a settlement for themselves so they can live in peace and security, President Nicos...
Dead Rottweiler found near Anarita, tests to establish any connection with woman’s death
The 27-year-old owner of dogs suspected in the mauling of a woman to death will remain in custody until Monday when he will reappear before...
Police make arrests in connection with death of Bulgarian woman (Updated)
Police on Thursday arrested two men, aged 54 and 27, in connection with the death of a Bulgarian woman last week. The two, father and...
Bulgaria’s ruling party shuns treaty opposing violence against women
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that the ruling GERB party is withdrawing a European treaty designed to combat violence against women from ratification in...
Illicit streaming highlights cost of legal viewing for Cypriot consumers
WHEN hundreds of television sets in Cyprus went blank, people first wondered what it was that went wrong. Perhaps they checked their innocuous device that...
Remands renewed for illegal TV suspects
THE Larnaca district court on Thursday renewed the remands of two men from Limassol, aged 48 and 52, in connection with the illegal streaming network Dreambox....
Greek man is alleged mastermind behind illegal TV network
The alleged mastermind behind the illegal streaming network Dreambox that authorities cracked down last week is a Greek National, it emerged on Tuesday. According to...
Cyprus and Bulgaria hold joint anti-trafficking op
Cyprus and Bulgaria held a joint operation involving the trafficking of human beings and sexual exploitation in both countries on Monday evening. Members of the...
Cyprus, Bulgaria to further enhance cooperation (Updated)
The presidents of Cyprus and Bulgaria on Monday discussed enhancing bilateral ties particularly in the fields of energy, maritime, trade, tourism, research and...
Former MP says allegations of selling aircraft parts to Turkey a ‘malicious attack’
Former Disy MP Christos Rotsas on Thursday denied that a Bulgarian-registered company he owns has submitted bids in international tenders opened by Turkey’s Coast Guard for the...
Police investigate kidnap after girl 13, runs off with boyfriend 19
Police are investigating the kidnapping of a minor after a 13-year-old Bulgarian girl ran away with her 19-year-old boyfriend, also Bulgarian. According to police, on...
Bulgaria detains five Germans with alleged militant links
Bulgarian authorities have detained five German citizens suspected of links to a militant organisation after they entered the Balkan country from Romania, the state security...
Bulgarian centre-right GERB wins most votes in election
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party narrowly won a parliamentary election on Sunday, giving it a chance to form another government after leader Boiko Borisov resigned as...
Pistol seized during joint EU operation
Two pistols were found and seized in Cyprus and Bulgaria as part of a joint operation supported by Europol. During the operation, dubbed Bosphorus in...
Snowstorms wreak chaos in Bulgaria and Romania
Snowstorms paralysed traffic and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in Bulgaria on Friday while forcing atomic energy producer Nuclearelectrica in neighbouring Romania...
Presidential vote in Bulgaria could herald closer Russia ties
Bulgarians began voting on Sunday to choose the country’s next president in a highly contested election that could trigger political instability in the Black Sea...
Bulgaria looks to attract Cyprus gas imports for its planned gas hub
Bulgaria would hope to attract natural gas from Cyprus if its planned gas hub at the Black Sea, to transport gas from Russia and the...
