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Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters

The bridge, commissioned by Emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, linked the ancient city of Ulpia Oescus with Sucidava in what is now Romania.

A drone view of the foundations of the ancient Constantine Bridge, commissioned by Roman emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, is seen in the Danube River near Gigen, Bulgaria, in this handout image released on August 6, 2026.
An illustrative map of the Balkans, including Bulgaria.

Bulgaria boosts border security after drone explodes near gas pipeline

Sofia, Bulgaria.

Jewish Italian teens targeted by alleged neo-Nazis at Bulgaria hotel

 El Al Flight 402 - The Lockheed Constellation registered as 4X-AKC, pictured here in 1950.

On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard


Bulgaria opts out of Durban IV Conference citing antisemitism

Countries other than Bulgaria opting out of Durban IV are Israel, the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, the UK, Hungary, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and France.

Demonstrators protest outside the opening session of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), also known as the Durban Conference

Bulgarian synagogue vandalized with Nazi graffiti

The Central Synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria, was spray painted with a swastika and the neo-Nazi slogan '1488.'

Sofia synagogue 370

A dilapidated Bulgarian synagogue will become a cultural center

The synagogue will undergo a massive transformation, gaining a new life as a $6 million cultural center and community hub — for both Jews and non-Jews.

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Honorary Israeli Consul in Bulgaria marks 9 years since Burgas bus bombing

On July 18 2012, a suicide bomber claimed the lives of five Israelis, as well as of their Bulgarian bus driver, and injured over 35 people.

A burnt bus is seen at Bulgaria's Burgas airport July 18, 2012. Three people were killed and over 20 injured by an explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists outside the airport of the Black Sea city of Burgas.

Bulgarian far-right candidate denies Holocaust, praises Hitler, Nazis

Mirolsav Ivanov of the Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy Party was condemned by the Bulgarian Jewish umbrella group Shalom for spreading antisemitic propaganda.

Flag of Bulgaria.

Bulgarian official admitted Hezbollah involvement in bus bombing

A Bulgarian prosecutor provided evidence to the court handling Hezbollah’s involvement in the Burgas bus bombing.

A truck carries the bus that was damaged in a bomb blast outside Burgas Airport, July 19, 2012.

North Macedonia’s first Jewish lawmaker broke taboos, hit by antisemitism

What began as a token stint resulted in multiple diplomatic spats and the country’s worst-ever wave of public antisemitic rhetoric.

Rashela Mizrahi speaks to a colleague during a cabinet meeting in Skopje, North Macedonia, Jan. 14, 2020

Bulgarian game show host quotes Bobby Fischer in antisemitic rant

Goranov apologized on air Wednesday.

MEMBERS OF a Bulgarian nationalist organization dressed in military uniforms take part in a march in central Sofia.

Europe must unite against Hezbollah - opinion

For Hezbollah, mainland Europe has proven to be a serene staging ground for future bloodshed.

A truck carries the bus that was damaged in a bomb blast outside Burgas Airport, July 19, 2012.

European tribunal: Bulgarian courts failed to punish Holocaust denier

Among the remarks by Siderov was his assertion in a book from 2002 about “the great hoax called the Holocaust — the account that 6,000,000 Jews were gassed and burned.”

A yellow button shaped like a Star of David worn by the Jews of Bulgaria during the Holocaust