Smolyan, Bulgaria -- At a prison nestled deep in Bulgaria's southern Rhodope mountains, Georgi Filyanov stirs a large tank of curdling milk to make traditional feta-like cheese in the facility's dairy operation. Filyanov is the latest success story to emerge from the dairy located inside Smolyan prison, where about 15 selected...

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The United States announced Wednesday a reward of up to $5 million for information that could lead to the arrest of fugitive Bulgarian-born "cryptoqueen" Ruja Ignatova. The US ambassador to Bulgaria, Kenneth Merten, said Ignatova is wanted in the United States and Germany "for her participation in one...

Dubai, UAE -- Petro-state Azerbaijan has cleared a key hurdle to host next year's UN climate summit despite the controversy over COP28 taking place in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. Armenia said Thursday it was dropping its rival bid for COP29 as it tries to normalize relations with its neighbor after...

It expects to fulfill growth plan through the partnerships.

The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned. Officials in Libya have said at least 150 people were killed in the sudden flooding on Sunday afternoon after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, lashing Bulgaria, Greece...

stc’s subsidiary TAWAL buys assets in eastern Europe.

The company's second quarter net profit increased 4% year on year.

Tehran, Iran-- In spite of the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Iran has seen a huge surge in the export of crude oil in 2023 to China, Syria, Venezuela, according to reports. According to media reports, Iranian crude shipments continued to rise in 2023 with higher shipments to China,...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria have discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation and develop the economic sectors between the two countries. The two discussed these issues during a meeting between Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim and the Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov...

The Tesla, SpaceX and now Twitter boss -- who is not immune to bouts of online whimsy -- recently commented on an image of the towering Belogradchik Rocks in northwestern Bulgaria under menacing clouds.

Syrian phosphates used for fertiliser are being exported to Europe in bulk, benefitting a Russian firm and the sanctions-hit Damascus regime, a report said Thursday. Italy, Bulgaria, Spain and Poland are among the EU states receiving Syrian phosphates, according to the report by a consortium of investigative journalists led by...

European Union ministers met Monday to respond to Russia cutting gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria -- and discuss plans for a possible oil embargo to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine. The energy ministers from the 27 member states were coordinating efforts to counter what Brussels has branded the Kremlin's...

Turkey on Monday said a second mine which could have come from Ukraine was discovered off its coast near Bulgaria, adding that experts had been sent to defuse it.

Local traders say that the number of foreign shoppers has risen four to fivefold. Turkey's lira has crashed after Erdogan pushed the central bank to slash interest rates in fervently-held belief that this will finally cure Turkey's chronic inflation problem.

The plants are located in Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.