Life sentence without the possibility of parole – that is the sentence handed down by the Specialized Criminal Court on the bombers from Sarafovo airport in Burgas who were ruled accessories to the suicide bomber.
Meliad Farah and Hassan El Hajj Hassan will serve their sentence under a special regime and will pay civil claims for non-material damage suffered.
On 12 July, 2012 a bus full of Israeli tourists who had just landed at the airport in Bourgas was blown up in a terrorist attack. Five Israeli tourists were killed in the blood bath, as well as the bus driver – a Bulgarian citizen, and the bomber. Almost 40 people were injured. Four years later the two Lebanese citizens were handed over to the court and accused of being accessories to the terrorist act.
The convergence report for joining the Eurozone will be requested after February 18, when the draft state budget is submitted. In an interview with public broadcaster BNT, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov stated that the draft budget..
The Bulgarian National Radio celebrates its 90th anniversary on January 25 with a gala concert with the participation of all ensembles of the BNR at the Sofia Opera. Before that, the Sirak Skitnik Award will be presented at a..
In the context of the efforts to release the Bulgarian citizens detained on board the Galaxy Leader ship, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Georg Georgiev, paid a working visit to the Sultanate of Oman, where he met with..
Personnel and military equipment will be transported through the territory of Bulgaria between January 24 and February 9. The Ministry of Defense..
''Bulgaria has welcomed with great relief and joy the release of Bulgarian citizen Daniela Gilboa, who had been held captive by Hamas. This positive..
The oil spill in the Black Sea will not reach the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, BTA reported. According to an analysis of recent satellite images..
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