Bulgaria

Canine remains discovered in Bulgaria show dog meat may have been Iron Age delicacy - study

The Greeks, as well as the Thracians, who lived in what is now modern-day Bulgaria, are believed by researchers to have consumed dog meat. 

Dog skull found during an archaeological excavation.
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Israeli manufacturing company expands to Europe amid rising geopolitical tensions

A man shows euro banknotes after withdrawing them from an ATM at a bank branch of UBB bank in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 1, 2026, as Bulgaria joins the Eurozone.

Bulgaria celebrates entry into euro zone, lev currency banished into history

Igor Grechushkin, a Russian businessman based in Cyprus, is escorted by police before the start of his trial on the possible extradition to Lebanon, in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 10, 2025.

Bulgarian court rejects Lebanon's extradition request for Russian over Beirut blast


Thinking about traveling this summer? Here are some cheaper cities to visit in Europe

With summer approaching, many are beginning to plan their next vacation abroad with the aim to stay on a lower budget.

Travel during corona

Israeli artists celebrate Israel at 75 in Bulgaria


Rai: Enjoying Bulgarian food, hospitality in Israel's North - review

Rai Winery and Restaurant is for foodies. Those who love good, wholesome dishes, washed down with a fabulous bottle of wine, will feel at home there.

 Rai Winery and Restaurant

Bulgaria’s ambassador to Israel condemned for skipping Holocaust history conference

The ambassador said she wanted discussions to remain at the "historical level" without political participation.

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 16, 2023, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Did archaeologists find oldest Cyrillic text on 1,000-year-old breastplate?

There is reason to believe that the inscription on the breastplate is in fact one of the earliest Cyrillic texts known to date.

 Illustrative: marble copy of a building inscription from 1016 of Tsar Ivan Vladislav (1015-1018) for the renovation of the Bitola fortress, National Historical Museum of Bulgaria, in Sofia.

Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo takes center stage in Bulgaria

 Eshkol Nevo

Hezbollah terrorists who killed Israelis in Bulgaria bus blast get life in prison

Ex-Interior ministry of Bulgaria urges Sofia to classify Hezbollah a terrorist entity

A truck carries the bus that was damaged in a bomb blast outside Burgas Airport, July 19, 2012.

Bulgarian Jews skipped ceremony marking 80 years since rescue from Nazis. Why?

Jewish community leaders point to a longstanding and increasingly potent dispute over how Tsar Boris III should factor into Bulgaria’s Holocaust memory.

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Bulgaria must choose to ban Lukov Nazi march - opinion

Bulgaria has a unique opportunity to be a leader in fighting antisemitism in the European Union, as history stands by its side.

 THE WRITER speaks at a conference titled ‘The Role of the Jurists for the Salvation of the Bulgarian Jews,’ at Sofia University, Bulgaria, yesterday.

Summer flights to new European destinations to begin in May

Ophir Tours will operate new flights to Bratislava, Trieste and Bansko between May and October.

 Trieste, Italy.