Officials of SANS have detained five German citizens at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on the border with Turkey, as one of them is underage. They travelled by train from Bucharest to Istanbul.
The behavior of detainees revealed signs of radicalization, characteristic of the so-called foreign terrorist fighters. According to the data gathered, four of the detainees were involved in supporting a terrorist organization operating in Syria and Iraq. The underage aimed at reaching the territory of Syria in order to join a terrorist group. The four adults were expelled from Bulgaria and measures were taken in order for the underage person to be handed over to family members in Germany.
A Council for Coordination of Policies for Bulgarians Abroad is being established. This will be a permanent advisory body to the Council of Ministers, the parliament decided during the second reading of changes to the Law on Bulgarians..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by Russian authorities, reads a draft resolution of the European People's Party on new allegations of..
Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire (1915-1916). April 24 was declared Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. BSP MP Atanas Zafirov proposed that a minute of..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Hail storm caused huge damage in the regions of Plovdiv, Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Sliven. No people were injured but crops in many..
Today Bulgaria is hosting a global event of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results of the organisation's global..
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