Bulgaria

On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard

On this day in 1955, Bulgarian MiG fighters brought down El Al Flight 402, killing all 58 people aboard and setting off a Cold War dispute over responsibility and justice.

 El Al Flight 402 - The Lockheed Constellation registered as 4X-AKC, pictured here in 1950.
FILE PHOTO: US Air Force planes on the tarmac of Sofia airport, Bulgaria, February 19, 2026.

Bulgaria denies US tanker aircraft will be used in operations against Iran

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Iran's Baghaei warns Bulgaria against aiding US during operations, hosting American aircraft

 SHEVET ACHIM Synagogue, serving the Georgian community, South Netanya.

The Jewish reputation is built one human encounter at a time - opinion


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.

After outcry, Bulgaria bars neo-Nazis from marching in tribute to Nazi collaborationist leader

The Lukov March had been held by the far-right Bulgarian National Union-New Democracy Party almost every year since 2003.

 Far-right groups and nationalists carry torches and march to commemorate the Nazi-era Bulgarian General Hristo Lukov in Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 12, 2022.

After outcry, Bulgaria bars neo-Nazis from marching in tribute to Nazi collaborationist leader

The Lukov March had been held by the far-right Bulgarian National Union-New Democracy Party almost every year since 2003.

 Far-right groups and nationalists carry torches and march to commemorate the Nazi-era Bulgarian General Hristo Lukov in Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 12, 2022.

Israel pushes Bulgaria, Romania to designate IRGC a terror group

The ministers discussed strengthening ties against Iran together.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen attends a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Monday, at which he is welcomed as the new minister.

Bulgaria charges five people in connection with Istanbul blast

Three men of Moldovan origin and a man and woman of Syrian Kurdish descent were detained earlier this week by Bulgarian special police forces.

 Members of the security forces stand on Taksim Square after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022.

Former Shin Bet, Mossad heads tried to con Bulgaria - report

Israeli businessmen reportedly tried to arrange an arms deal between the Congo and Bulgaria and seize the payments.

Flag of Bulgaria.

SWC endorses proposed Macedonian law banning institutions that promotes Nazism

According to the organization, this legislation was brought forward as a result of two cultural centers in Bulgaria that was named for Bulgarian Nazi collaborators.

North Macedonia biggest opposition party VMRO-DPMNE supporters shout slogans, April 2019

The Israeli jazz singer Daphna Levy performed at Bansko Jazz Festival

Last month, the Israeli singer Daphna Levy took over the stage of the famous Bansko Jazz Festival and fascinated the audience with her incredible performance together with her band.

 Jazz festival in Bansko

'Bulgarian panda' may have been Europe's last panda species - study

This ancient panda relative would likely have lived in the swampy forests of modern-day Bulgaria six million years ago, eating a mostly vegetarian diet.

 A giant panda eats bamboo inside an enclosure at the Moscow Zoo on a hot summer day in the capital Moscow, Russia June 7, 2019.