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Amnesty: Bulgaria Violates Weapons Embargo [Oct 21, 2011] Bulgaria has been selling weapons to Libya in the last five years in violation of the weapons embargo, according to Amnesty International's Helen Hughes. Hughes, chief expert on weapons trade and human rights at Amnesty, spoke Friday in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR. The expert said Bulgaria is selling weapons in violation of human rights not only to Libya, but to Egypt and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hits New Low in FIFA Ranking [Oct 20, 2011] Bulgaria's international football squad has collapsed to the 75th place in the FIFA /Coca Cola World Ranking. The Bulgarian national squad that reached the historically high 8th spot back in 1995 is now lagging behind the likes of Cape Verde Islands, Siera Leone, Libya and Uzbekistan. No other team among the top 100 has registered a more rapid fall than Bulgaria ? 20 spots down as compared with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Has No Intention of Beefing Up Further Troops in Afghanistan [Oct 06, 2011] Bulgaria has no plans for further increases of the number of its troops in Afghanistan, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov has told his counterparts from the NATO member states in Brussels. Angelov took part in the meeting of the NATO Defense Ministers on October 5-6, which focused on the situations in Afghanistan and Libya, where the Alliance recently extended its Operation United Protector against ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria wants [Sep 03, 2011] BULGARIA will seek to recover funds it donated to Libya as part of a deal to release medics sentenced to death by Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's government, prime minister B [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Claim Damages from Libya over Jailed Medics [Sep 02, 2011] Bulgaria will be relentless in asking compensations from Libya over the Bulgarian medics who spent years in Libyan prison on charges they have purposely infected local children with AIDS. The statement was made Friday by Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, who spoke in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television, BNT, upon the conclusion of the international conference "Friends of Libya" in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria resumes Libyan torture probe [Aug 23, 2011] Bulgaria has resumed a probe into the torture of six Bulgarian medics held for over eight years in Libya over an alleged Aids scandal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Parliament Chair 'Proclaims' End of Gaddafi, Totalitarianism [Aug 23, 2011] The development of the Libya events over the last couple of days has shown that totalitarian and authoritarian regimes have no place in the 21st century, Bulgaria's Parliamentary Chair Tsetska Tsacheva reckons. "History is merciless and it has its own logic," Tsacheva said while attending a comemmoration ceremony at a memorial plate dedicated to the victims of communism on Tuesday. Speaking on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Reboots Probe into Libyan Torturers of Its 'HIV Trial' Medics [Aug 23, 2011] Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office has renewed the probe against the torturers of the six Bulgarian medics who were held in captivity for eight years in Libya during Muammar Gaddafi's regime. The Prosecutor's Office started gathering new evidence on the case already in May, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency has informed. The investigation had been stopped due to lack of collaboration on behalf of Libya ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Too, Demands Gaddafi Step Down [Aug 22, 2011] Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi should relinquish office, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has officially stated. "It was a long process, but it marks the beginning of a new page of Libya's history. Libya's people showed real courage and dignity over the last couple of months, rising against Colonel Gaddafi's authoritative reign, decisively defending their right to live in freedom," Vesela ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to expel Libyan consul [Jul 27, 2011] Bulgaria has decided to expel Libya's consul after getting information from the Libyan opposition council that the diplomat has not joined the anti-regime group. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to expel Libyan diplomat [Jul 26, 2011] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will proceed with plans to expel Libya's consul after Libyan rebel forces denied he had joined their ranks in the Transitional National Council (TNC), the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Send 5 Military Officers to Libya [Jun 09, 2011] Bulgaria will send five military officers to the NATO's navy and aviation headquarters for the operation in Libya, the country's Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, announced Thursday. Speaking before journalists while on a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Angelov pointed out that the move will be done in cooperation with the Alliance's command. The five officers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Drazki Frigate Back Home from NATO Mission [Jun 04, 2011] Bulgaria's navy frigate, which set out on April 27 to join NATO's Operation "United Protector" patrolling off Libya's coast to enforce a UN arms embargo, returned to the country Saturday. The frigate arrived at the navy port of the Black Sea city of Burgas at 7:10 am, and was met by officials, friends and relatives. The official military greeting ceremony was attended by Deputy Defense Minister ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Libya Embassy Evacuated to Tunisian Resort [May 03, 2011] Bulgaria's diplomatic mission in Tripoli has been successfully evacuated to the Tunisian island of Djerba. The Bulgarian diplomats arrived at the island, which is a popular tourist destination, in the early hours of Tuesday, Vesela Cherneva, spokesperson for the country's Foreign Ministry, told the BGNES agency. As of Monday, the Bulgarian Embassy in Libya is not functioning.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Eccentric Mayor: Bulgaria Declared War on Libya, Brace for Attacks! [Apr 29, 2011] Bulgaria has practically declared war on Libya by sending its frigate to enforce a UN arms embargo, according to the eccentric nationalist mayor of Plovdiv, Slavcho Atanasov. He has gone as far as summoning on Friday all heads of security services in the city and key city councilor to an emergency council because he expects attacks on Bulgarian cities after the Bulgarian Navy sent Wednesday the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria sends aircraft to repatriate Sudanese refugees fleeing Libya [Apr 20, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria says it has sent an aircraft to Tunisia to help repatriate Sudanese refugees that have fled the war in neighbouring Libya. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Diplomat: Middle East Unrest Changes Course of History [Apr 14, 2011] The unrest in the Middle East is the most significant historical change after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, believes. Mladenov made the statement Thursday in Berlin, during the informal summit of the NATO foreign ministers. The first session was dedicated to the situation in Libya.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Inspects Frigate before Joining NATO in Libya [Apr 11, 2011] Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, is traveling Monday to the Black Sea city of Burgas to check in person the "Drazki" frigate readiness for joining NATO in Libya. At the end of March, Bulgaria's government approved the deployment of the navy frigate to take part in NATO's Operation "United Protector" patrolling off Libya's coast to enforce a UN arms embargo. The frigate is to depart ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Defense Minister Refutes President on Libya Frigate [Apr 08, 2011] Bulgaria's Defense Minister Anyu Angelov was not obliged to tell the country's President Georgi Parvanov about the prepared participation of the "Drazki" frigate in the military operation in Libya. On Monday, Parvanov announced he learned from the media about the cabinet's decision to send the "Drazki" frigate to take part in the NATO military operation in Libya. The Commander in Chief noted he ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Evacuates 15 Sailors from Libya via Tunisia [Apr 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Embassy in Tripoli, the only functioning EU embassy in the Libyan capital has organized the evacuation of 15 Bulgarian sailors working on different Libyan vessels. The Foreign Ministry in Sofia has announced that the sailors will be evacuated through Libya's land border with Tunisia, and will depart for Bulgaria from there. Two Bulgarian sailors have confirmed in writing to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>