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Burgas (Bulgaria)

Type: City

Name: Burgas (Bulgaria)

Country: Bulgaria

Latitude: 42.509998

Longitude: 27.469999

population: 188,554

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

MOVEMENT FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Calls Meeting on Crime Counteraction

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has invited Interior Minister Tsvetelin Yovchev, Justice Minister Zinaida Zlatanova and Deputy Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) Vladimir Pisanchev to a meeting on counteracting crime.The ... [Published Sofia News Agency - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Bulgaria, Crime, State Agency for National Security, MOVEMENT FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

The Night: Protests throughout Bulgaria (ROUNDUP)

Sofia. Saturday was the second day of protests against the government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski. The protest was biggest in the capital city Sofia, where according to the participants, around 10,000 people went out on the streets. According ... [Published Focus Bulgaria - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Protest, Bulgaria, Protesters, Sofia

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 3 reports

Hizballah

Report: Poland, Czech Republic Oppose Hezbollah Blacklisting

Terrorist attack aftermath in Burgas, Bulgaria. Photo: Dano Monkotovic/FLASH90 Jerusalem Post ? Poland and the Czech Republic expressed “reservations” about blacklisting Hezbollah at a discussion in Brussels earlier this month, JTA has learned.Both Poland ... [Published Algemeiner.com - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Czech Republic, Hizballah, Poland

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Kristian Vigenin

Hezbollah: From terrorism to war crimes

An unexpected obstacle to efforts within the European Union (EU) to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization emerged last week when the new Bulgarian foreign minister, Kristian Vigenin, stated in a radio interview that evidence connecting the Lebanese ... [Published Heritage Florida Jewish News - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, Burgas (Bulgaria), Terrorism, Kristian Vigenin, Terrorists

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Bulgaria Says It Hasn't Backtracked on Hezbollah

Bulgarian Ambassador to the US Elena Poptodorova has declared that her country is not trying to shift blame for the Burgas terror attack from Hezbollah.Poptodorova has written a letter to The New York Times reminding that “Bulgaria is ready to join the ... [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, Bulgaria, Elena POPTODOROVA

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Bulgaria’s court of cassation to sit on trial aga ...

Sofia. Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassations will sit on the trial against former mayor Yordan Lechkov, who was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment by the Burgas Court of Appeals, the press office of the court announced.Yordan Lechkov was ... [Published Focus Bulgaria - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Bulgaria, Sliven (Bulgaria), Criminal Breach of Trust, Burgas (Bulgaria), Sofia

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Code yellow issued for 9 Bulgarian districts due to strong wind

Sofia. Code yellow is issued in nine districts in Eastern Bulgaria due to strong wind, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences says on its website.Code yellow means the weather is potentially dangerous. ... [Published Focus Bulgaria - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Silistra (Bulgaria), Haskovo (Bulgaria), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sliven (Bulgaria)

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Ireland opposes Hezbollah terrorist label

(JNS.org) Israeli government officials are accusing Ireland of leading EU opposition to officially labeling Hezbollah a terrorist group. Major European nations such as Germany and France now support the move to blacklist Hezbollah’s military wing, but ... [Published Jewish Ledger - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, Ireland, Terrorists

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 4 reports

Bulgaria FM: Gov’t still believes Hezbollah backed Burgas attack

(JTA) — Bulgaria has not changed its position that Hezbollah was behind the 2012 terror attack on a busload of Israeli tourists, Bulgaria’s foreign minister reassured Israel’s ambassador to her country.The reassurance by Kristian Vigenin to Shaul Kamisa-Raz ... [Published JTA - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, Burgas (Bulgaria), Bulgaria, Kristian Vigenin

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

9 Bulgarian Regions on High Winds Alert

9 regions in Bulgaria's north and south have been placed under code yellow alert for high winds Thursday by the national weather service.Those include Shumen, Silistra, Dobrich and Varna in the north, and Burgas, Sliven, Yambol, Haskovo and Kardzhali ... [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Haskovo (Bulgaria), Sliven (Bulgaria), Silistra (Bulgaria), Razgrad (Bulgaria)

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Sends Mixed Signals on Hezbollah Role in Burgas Terror Attack

JNS.org ? Kristian Vigenin backtracked slightly from a statement he made last week that shed some doubt on his government’s conclusion that Hezbollah was behind the July 2012 Burgas Airport terror attack. Five Israeli tourists and their Bulgarian bus ... [Published Algemeiner.com - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Kristian Vigenin, Burgas (Bulgaria), Hizballah, Acts of Terrorism, Bulgaria

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

New Bulgarian government promises full continuity in country’s foreign policy

New Bulgarian Premier Plamen Oresharski and Foreign Minister Kristian VigeninAfter each government change in a certain country, its foreign partners are interested whether the new members of the cabinet will stick to the recent foreign policy. This is ... [Published BNR - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Kristian Vigenin, Foreign Policy, Bulgaria, Plamen ORESHARSKI, Burgas (Bulgaria)

Quotes

"I accepted to undertake the responsibilities of DANS in the name of the citizens, society and the state. In their name again I am ready to accept a decision of parliament to cancel my appointment" Peevski said in an open letter published by the media

Thousands ask for Bulgaria’s new govt resignation – commentaries in European media [Published Focus Bulgaria - 19 hours ago]

"The goal of democracy is to protect the rights and the freedoms of citizens against criminal interests. Our rulers betrayed us; with their will criminals officially took over State institutions today. And today we must realize that we are not divided into liberals and conservatives, left and right wing, rulers and opposition; we are divided into citizens and the mafia. Let's stand firm together against the mafia. The current Parliament does not represent the people" the declaration reads

Bulgarian Right Wing Joins Rally against Shocking Election of National Security Chief [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 14 2013]

...likely incomplete," Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, said in a statement released by the White House. "While the lethality of these attacks make up only a small portion of the catastrophic loss of life in Syria, which now stands at more than 90,000 deaths, the use of chemical weapons violates international norms and crosses clear red lines that have existed within the international community for decades" Rhodes added...

CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Jun 14 2013]

...far the EU is ready to go in order to combat terrorism and how Israel can rely on the EU’s promises to guarantee its security," wrote Lieberman. "I believe that there are many clear reasons for the EU to include Hizbullah on its terrorist list and that there is no satisfactory explanation for not doing so ... excluding Hizbullah from the list of terrorist organizations is surrender to terrorism, with all that entails."

Lieberman: If EU Won't Blacklist Hizbullah, it's Irrelevant [Published Israel National News - Jun 11 2013]

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Fourth night of protests in Bulgaria (ROUNDUP) [Published Focus Bulgaria - 42 mins ago]
Time for G8 to make Hezbollah statement [Published CNN - 10 hours ago]
Thousands ask for Bulgaria’s new govt resignati... [Published Focus Bulgaria - 19 hours ago]
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Calls Meeting on Cr... [Published Sofia News Agency - 20 hours ago]
Bulgarians Hold 3rd Day of Protests against New... [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 16 2013]
The Night: Protests throughout Bulgaria (ROUNDUP) [Published Focus Bulgaria - Jun 16 2013]
Report: Poland, Czech Republic Oppose Hezbollah... [Published Algemeiner.com - Jun 14 2013]
Hezbollah: From terrorism to war crimes [Published Heritage Florida Jewish News - Jun 14 2013]
Bulgaria Says It Hasn't Backtracked on Hezbollah [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 14 2013]
Bulgarian Right Wing Joins Rally against Shocki... [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 14 2013]
CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Jun 14 2013]
Bulgaria’s court of cassation to sit on trial a... [Published Focus Bulgaria - Jun 14 2013]
Source: Poland, Czechs balk on blacklisting Hez... [Published Jerusalem Post - Jun 13 2013]
Source: Poland, Czech Republic balk on blacklis... [Published JTA - Jun 13 2013]
MTel expands fibre-optic network to Ruse; 1m fi... [Published TeleGeography - Jun 13 2013]
Bulgaria powers ahead with road construction [Published KHL Group - Jun 13 2013]
Bulgaria's Trakiya Hwy Inches towards Completion [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 13 2013]
Code yellow issued for 9 Bulgarian districts du... [Published Focus Bulgaria - Jun 13 2013]
Ireland opposes Hezbollah terrorist label [Published Jewish Ledger - Jun 13 2013]
Bulgaria FM: Gov’t still believes Hezbollah bac... [Published JTA - Jun 12 2013]
New Bulgarian FM : My government’s position on ... [Published European Jewish Press - Jun 12 2013]
Bulgarian foreign minister sends mixed signals ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 12 2013]
9 Bulgarian Regions on High Winds Alert [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 12 2013]
Bulgaria's FM Sends Mixed Signals on Hezbollah ... [Published Sofia News Agency - Jun 12 2013]
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Sends Mixed Signals ... [Published Algemeiner.com - Jun 12 2013]
Israel Daily News Stream 06/11/2013 [Published Honestreporting.com - Jun 11 2013]
Lieberman: If EU Won't Blacklist Hizbullah, it'... [Published Israel National News - Jun 11 2013]
New Bulgarian government promises full continui... [Published BNR - Jun 11 2013]
State Department: 2012 Saw Marked Resurgence of... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Jun 10 2013]
Terra Incognita: Why Hezbollah gets away with it [Published Jerusalem Post - Jun 10 2013]

Blogs

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CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Jun 14 2013] BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen tweets: AndersFogh Rasmussen ‏@AndersFoghR 28m Responded to journalist on #US statement: int. community made clear: use #Syria chemical weapons completely unacceptable, ...
State Department: 2012 Saw Marked Resurgence of... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Jun 10 2013] Here is more of the poisonous fruit of Obama's epic foreign policy failure. Successfor savages and jihadists, murder for freedom-loving people.The findings of areport released by the U.S. Department of State indicate that in 2012there was a marked resurgence ...
Eurodhimmis Reneging On Plan to Label Hizb'Alla... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Jun 07 2013] On July 18, 2012, a bus carrying Israeli tourists inBulgaria exploded, killing six Jews. The culprit was the jihad terror group Hizb'Allah. But the European Union will not designate Hizb'Allah a terrorist group. This shows yet again: Europe never had ...
Hezbollah, Hezboll - eh? [Published normblog - Jun 06 2013] Is it a terrorist organization? There appears to be some confusion. The Bulgarian government is backing off from an earlier claim by its predecessor that Hezbollah was behind the bus bombing in Burgas last July. "It is important that the (EU) decision ...
Three alleged Hezbollah members arrested in Nig... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 30 2013] On Thursday, Nigerian authorities announced the arrest of three men believed to be tied to Hezbollah. Authorities also announced the discovery of a weapons cache tied to the Iranian-backed terror group in Kano. According to Nigeria's State Security ...