A delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the crew of the cargo ship "Galaxy Leader", hijacked by the Yemeni Houthis on May 12, the Xinhua agency reported, quoted by BTA. There are two Bulgarians among the..
The decision to release the cargo ship Galaxy Leader and its crew, which includes two Bulgarians, will be taken by Hamas. This was announced by a spokesman for the Yemeni Houthis, quoted by CNN. The ship was hijacked in November 2023 by the..
The Bulgarian sailors kidnapped by Yemen’s Houthis are not on board the "Galaxy Leader" anymore. This was what Ahmed Shamar, Charge d'Affairs of the Yemeni Embassy in Sofia, has told "Nova TV". Now the ship has been turned by the Houthis into a..
President Rumen Radev discussed the current security situation in the Red Sea region with the heads of the armed forces, BTA news agency reported. The officials assessed the risks of escalation in the region and its impact on the situation of the..
The crewmen of the Ruen, the Bulgarian ship hijacked off the coast of Yemen, are not believed to be in immediate danger, Bulgarian National Radio correspondent Daniela Stoynova reported from Varna. Eight Bulgarian sailors are among the international..
A Bulgarian bulk carrier was boarded on Thursday after being involved in an incident in the Arabian Sea off the Yemeni island of Socotra , British maritime security company Ambrey said, quoted by Reuters. It is a Maltese flagged vessel owned by..
The tanker Central Park with two Bulgarian sailors on board, which was hijacked yesterday by unknown armed attackers in the Gulf of Aden, is now safe . A US warship responded to a distress call and the vessel was freed, Reuters and the Guardian..
Yemeni separatists seized a cargo ship in the Red Sea. According to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there are no Israelis on board the Galaxy Leader . The crew is international and the captain – Bulgarian, the Bulgarian..
There are no Bulgarian citizens among the abducted UN officials in Yemen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. A statement from the ministry reads that the Bulgarian embassy in Riyadh reported that there were no..
The Bulgarian Government has decided to suspend its diplomatic mission in Sana'a, the Republic of Yemen on January 1, 2020. The situation of insecurity in the country has been hindering the activity of the embassy, it was reported. The temporary..
