The Council of Ministers has decided to provide support and asylum to up to 70 Afghan citizens who have worked at the Bulgarian embassy in Kabul and together with the Bulgarian contingents in the field. This was announced by the Prime Minister Stefan Yanev after the regular meeting of the Read more…
From alleged drug trafficking and a murder cover-up to weapons transfers to Islamic militants, a convicted crime ringleader has been dishing the dirt on members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party through a series of tell-all videos that have captivated the nation and turned him into an unlikely Read more…
He was detained in the southeastern port city of Almeria A member of the Islamic State (ID) group, a former London rapper, has been arrested in Spain, according to a French source. Spanish police say Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary is “one of the most wanted jihadists in Europe“, BTA reported. Bary grew up in London and Read more…
Bulgaria joined Greece on Friday in boosting border controls after Turkey said it would no longer prevent refugees from going to Europe. “We sent police forces to our borders (with Turkey) early in the morning. It is worrying that the Turkish border guards have withdrawn,” Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told journalists. Read more…
Turkish police detained five Syrian nationals in Ankara preparing a terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve celebrations, according to a TV station quoted by BGNES. They are affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group. At present, there are terrorist groups only in Syria‘s Idlib province. The government army has launched an offensive Read more…
Four women and four men aged 19 to 58 have been seized, reported NOVA TV. German police seized eight people of Balkan origin on suspicion of having secured funding for the terrorist group IDIL. About 150 staff members in the early morning had invaded 7 houses belonging to a large family in Read more…
Border police officers at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint caught three Iranians who tried to enter Bulgaria with false Israeli passports on October 31, Border Police spokesperson Lora Lyubenova said, reports Focus News Agency. The three men arrived in a bus and were detained in the police department in Svilengrad. In the course of Read more…
Passengers from Lebanon have entered the EU without an inspection at Sofia Airport. Aboard the plane there were 40 people who continued their journey to other European destinations. The mistake was of the Security Department at the airport. This mistake was established just after passengers arrived at the Terminal. In Read more…
The Turkish army used chemical projectiles to attack the Syrian province of Afrin, the Syrian government agency SANA reported. Six people suffered. They are admitted to a hospital with suffocating complaints. The Turkish army uses napalm and shells of chlorine, said spokesman Kurdish People’s Self-Defense Forces Reizan Hedu. He accused Ankara of using Read more…