President Rumen Radev and his wife Desislava will participate in the traditional ritual of lighting the candles for Hanukkah. In the Central Synagogue in Sofia at 18:00, the head of state will light the first candle.
The Jewish holiday commemorates the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent re-dedication of the Second Temple. Each night, one additional candle is lit until all eight candles are lit together on the final night of the festival. One of the candles is lit by a person respected by the Jewish community.
Customs officials have seized a record 120 kg of gold at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the border with Turkey. Gold bars, coins and jewellery were seized. The driver, a Bulgarian national, was arrested and charged. Another man with Bulgarian and..
Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has cancelled the air show at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base after an L-39 ZA military transport plane crashed, the Defence Ministry said. The accident occurred during preparations for tomorrow's demonstrations to..
Bulgaria has always been open to dialogue with North Macedonia and expects that this dialogue will contribute not only to our cultural rapprochement, but also to the strengthening of economic cooperation. We expect that this dialogue will finally..
Overnight, from west to east, the rain showers will stop and the clouds will break up and decrease. Thursday will be sunny in western and central..
The Supreme Administrative Court rejected the appeal of the coalition around Ahmed Dogan - "Democracy, Rights and Freedoms - DPS"..
At a Bulgarian-Chinese business forum in Sofia, President Rumen Radev pointed out the advantages of the business environment in..
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