Today the Bulgarian Orthodox church honours the memory of the prophet Elijah (Ilyia) – a herald of the true faith in the one true God, a feast day Bulgarians hold in the highest esteem.
The day of St. Elijah, 20 July, coincides with the anniversary of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenia uprising, the highest point in the national liberation struggles of Macedonian and Thracian Bulgarians. After it was crushed in 1903, 30,000 people from the regions of the Ottoman Empire affected fled to Bulgaria.
It will be sunny and hot on Friday. Maximum temperatures will range between 33°C and 38°C, around 33°C in Sofia. It will also be sunny along the Black Sea coast. There will be a light to moderate easterly and southeasterly wind in the afternoon..
Interior Minister Daniel Mitov told reporters that migrant pressure and attempts to cross the Bulgarian-Turkish border illegally are decreasing . He said that compared to 2023, attempts at illegal crossing had decreased by around 70%. The minister..
The plenary debate on the third motion of no confidence against Rosen Zhelyazkov's government, proposed by the Revival party, has concluded . According to the National Assembly's rules, the vote must take place at least 24 hours after the debates end...
Security agencies in Bulgaria, DANS (State Agency for National Security) and GDBOP (General Directorate Combating Organized Crime), are carrying out an..
The Ministry of Transport has published for public discussion changes to the Regulation on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The..
On Thursday, the lowest temperatures will range from 13°C to 20°C, 16°C in Sofia. It will be sunny during the day and hot in the afternoon. There will..
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