Bulgaria

Hapoel Tel Aviv begins preseason in Sofia: When will the Reds arrive in Israel?

Hapoel Tel Aviv holds preseason abroad before EuroLeague. Tomer Ginat will miss start of season; questions surround Tamir Blatt and Jacob Toppin.

Hapoel Tel Aviv players.
FILE PHOTO: US Air Force planes on the tarmac of Sofia airport, Bulgaria, February 19, 2026.

Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran

A panoramic aerial view of Burgas, the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria.

Eurovision heads to Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast as Burgas confirmed 2027 host city

A drone view of the foundations of the ancient Constantine Bridge, commissioned by Roman emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, is seen in the Danube River near Gigen, Bulgaria, in this handout image released on August 6, 2026.

Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters


Bulgarian game show host quotes Bobby Fischer in antisemitic rant

Goranov apologized on air Wednesday.

MEMBERS OF a Bulgarian nationalist organization dressed in military uniforms take part in a march in central Sofia.

Europe must unite against Hezbollah - opinion

For Hezbollah, mainland Europe has proven to be a serene staging ground for future bloodshed.

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

European tribunal: Bulgarian courts failed to punish Holocaust denier

Among the remarks by Siderov was his assertion in a book from 2002 about “the great hoax called the Holocaust — the account that 6,000,000 Jews were gassed and burned.”

A yellow button shaped like a Star of David worn by the Jews of Bulgaria during the Holocaust

Bulgarian officials find heroin in ship from Iran

The police said that the heroin was likely for the domestic market rather than destinations in Western Europe.

Heroin 300

Bulgarian synagogue and Halle memorial targeted by antisemitic vandals

In Bulgaria, the words “Free Palestine Israel=Nazis Antifa Bulgaria” were spray-painted Wednesday on the gate to the synagogue of Plovdiv.

Members of Bulgarian Jewish community stand in silence during a service in the Sofia synagogue

Grapevine November 18, 2020: Not quite as bad as we thought

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR Paul Griffiths presents his credentials to President Reuven Rivlin.

Israel: Bulgaria must recognize Hezbollah in entirety as terror group

The European Union has Hezbollah’s military wing, but not its political wing on its terror list.

Israel's Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi speaks during a joint news conference with his British counterpart Dominic Raab in Jerusalem August 25, 2020

Ashkenazi calls on Bulgarian FM to sway PA to hold peace talks with Israel

"These are historic times and it’s important that the international community helps strengthen the new peace agreement."

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi meets with his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zakharieva

Israelis design Bulgarian remote educational system amid coronavirus

The system was developed to integrate studies through the Education Ministry for over 800,000 students using a Google-based unified system.

Josh Shoham and Rami Nahum, founders of AppGreat.

Germany expands pension access for Romanian, Bulgarian holocaust survivors

Widows/widowers and children of survivors from the expanded list of 'open ghetto' cities are also eligible to receive a German Pension.

Jewish cemetery in Timișoara, Romania