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According to the Maritime.bg specialised website, 10 people were aboard the sunken Togolese-flagged Alfa Watan. [Getty]
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Syria says nine nationals missing as drone sinks Black Sea ship

Bulgarian authorities said no survivors had been found from the ship, after drones hit two commercial vessels early Tuesday.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 October, 2026
A prison guard walks in the inner courtyard of Sofia's Central Prison, in Sofia, on May 16, 2024
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Saudi dissident released from years-long Bulgaria detention

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22 August, 2026
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Europe breathes a sigh of relief after Israel loses Eurovision

Sarah Khalil
18 May, 2026
Ambulances wait as search teams are at the scene after a Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashed in western Balikesir province
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Turkish F-16 crashed while investigating radar signal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 February, 2026
Images of the remaining silos at Beirut Port two years after the devasting explosion
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Bulgaria releases owner of ship linked to Beirut Port explosion

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2026
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Lebanese judge to question Beirut port blast suspect in Bulgaria

The New Arab Staff
18 December, 2025
Bulgarian police officers escorting Igor Grechushkin, a shipowner wanted over a 2020 blast at Beirut port that killed more than 220 people
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Bulgarian court rejects extradition of Beirut blast suspect

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 December, 2025
Lebanese demonstrators carry portraits of the victims of the catastrophic port explosion in 2020 during a march to call for accountability for the blast in Beirut
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Bulgaria arrests Russian over Beirut port blast in 2020

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2025
Remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location, Beirut.
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Hunt for origins of Lebanon attack widens to Bulgaria, Norway

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 September, 2024
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Japanese company denies making Hezbollah's exploding device

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 September, 2024
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Saudi activist held in Bulgaria announces hunger strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 July, 2024
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Park corner named after Palestine opens in Bulgaria

The New Arab Staff
24 September, 2023
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9 dead in storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 September, 2023
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Bulgaria charges 6 people over dead Afghan migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 February, 2023
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Bulgaria extradites Istanbul bombing suspect to Turkey

The New Arab Staff
11 January, 2023
The shooting took place on Bulgaria's border with Turkey and was the first to be recorded on film [Getty]
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Video shows Bulgarian police shooting teenage Syrian refugee

The New Arab Staff
06 December, 2022
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Van carrying Syrians rams into police car in Bulgaria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 November, 2022
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Bulgaria charges five with helping Istanbul bombing suspect

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 November, 2022
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Russian attacks in Ukraine are 'war crimes': European heads

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 October, 2022
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Revealed: How Syrian phosphates are exported to Europe

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30 June, 2022
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Bulgaria using pushbacks, dogs on Afghan asylum seekers: HRW

The New Arab Staff
26 May, 2022