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Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna lands in Sofia after reported bomb threat

Passengers say they were informed of an anonymous bomb threat that forced the aircraft to divert to Bulgaria; a delegation of young people scheduled to address the UN was also aboard

Liran Tamari | 10.18.26

פינוי פצועים מ ספינה שהותקפה ב הים השחור מול חופי בולגריה בעיר ורנה 6 באוקטובר

11 sailors missing off Bulgaria in ship attacks, as Trump tries to ‘soften’ Putin with diesel deal

Two ships were hit by drones near NATO waters, prompting Sofia to summon Russia’s ambassador; Zelensky says Moscow violated an energy truce, while Kyiv hits back at US pressure to halt refinery strikes

ynet, News Agencies | 10.13.26

כיתוב: אוקראינה קייב פורשת רשתות הגנה רשת על הגשר הצפוני מעל נהר הדנייפר בגלל כטב"מים כטב"ם שמשגרת רוסיה

Black Sea drone attacks escalate: Ship hit off Bulgaria sinks, 10 missing

Drone attacks hit ships off Bulgaria and Romania, leaving 10 missing and captain dead, as Russia targets Kyiv bridges with jet-powered drones, prompting Ukraine to deploy protective nets, impose scheduled power outages; Zelensky announces Russia preparing 'massive attack' on Ukraine

ynet, News Agencies | 10.06.26

סוללת טילי פטריוט של ארה"ב שמוצבת במזרח התיכון

Greece moves Patriot battery to Crete as Iran threatens US bases in Europe

Greece moved a Patriot air defense battery to Crete amid Iranian threats to US bases in Europe and is considering helping Bulgaria strengthen its air defenses if Sofia makes a formal request

Lior Ben Ari | 08.24.26

Bulgaria removes US tankers after Iran threat as Tehran shows off underground missile plant

Days after reports Iran weighed striking Bulgaria over two US refueling aircraft, Sofia says the planes have left; Tehran vows a ‘crushing’ response, flaunts an underground missile plant, while Trump says Iran still wants the wrong deal

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 08.22.26

Report: Iran considers hitting US targets in Europe if Trump escalates war

FT says Tehran assessed US assets in Bulgaria and Cyprus and possible strikes on Hormuz fiber-optic cables as Trump halts talks and keeps pressure on Iran

ynet | 08.19.26

נציגת בולגריה לאירווזיון עם הגביע לאחר הודעת הזכיה - אירוויזיון 2026

Eurovision 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria

Bulgaria earned hosting rights after Dara won Eurovision 2026 with 'Bangaranga'; the first semifinal will be held May 11, coinciding with Israel’s Memorial Day, followed by the second semifinal on May 13 and the grand final on May 15

Ran Boker | 08.13.26

קבוצת נאו נאצים צרה על בית מלון שבו שהו ישראלים בבולגריה

Neo-Nazis surround Bulgarian hotel, threaten Jewish teens with salutes and 'Sieg Heil' chants

Black-clad extremists blocked entrances and shouted ‘Sieg Heil’ at youth delegations from Israel and Italy, returning after police left as European officials demanded prosecutions

Itamar Eichner | 08.04.26

Swastikas scrawled on Bulgaria synagogue gate in suspected hate crime

'This crosses a red line and is an attempt to instill fear in Jewish life in the city,' say Jewish community leaders in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city

Itamar Eichner | 01.20.26

הכתובת "לשחרר את פלסטין" על קיר בית הכנסת בסופיה

'Free Palestine' graffiti defaces historic Sofia synagogue

A historic synagogue in Bulgaria’s capital, which honors victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack, was defaced with graffiti; The local Jewish community condemned the act, saying no one can erase the memory of the innocent victims

Yogev Israeli | 11.04.25

Bulgaria probes 'Nazi' graffiti scrawled on Varna synagogue, Holocaust memorial vandalized

Bulgarian authorities condemned vandalism at a synagogue in Varna and a Holocaust memorial in Burgas, calling the acts 'unacceptable' and warning they aim to 'create artificial division' within Bulgarian society

Itamar Eichner | 10.09.25

Massive brawl erupts on Tel Aviv-Bucharest flight, several Israelis reported detained

Romanian media reports about 30 passengers were involved and that several were detained by police after landing and taken in for questioning

Ynet | 09.15.25

האנדרטה שהושחתה בבורגס, עם סימנים שנותרו מהמדבקות

Holocaust memorial defaced in Bulgaria by neo-Nazi group

A Holocaust memorial in the Bulgarian city of Burgas was vandalized with stickers depicting pro-Nazi leader Hristo Lukov; Prosecutors opened an investigation, calling the act a brazen display of antisemitism and a challenge to preserving historical memory

Itamar Eichner | 08.13.25

Bulgarian soccer club apologizes for antisemitic sign, says 'part of club's history'

Levski Sofia signed former player for the Israeli Maccabi Haifa club, and in the background of the the photo it posted of his receiving his journey was a sign reading 'No Jews allowed'; The explanation: 'This sign was placed in public places in the early 1940s, the club did not obey and was praised by the Jewish community'

Ynet Sports | 02.05.25

Survivors of Auschwitz: They 'cleansed' their bodies with starvation

Bulgarian doctor claims Auschwitz survivors live to age 100 because they were starved

'There was not a single fat person in Auschwitz': Dr. Lyudmila Emilova sparked outrage after saying on a morning show that Auschwitz survivors "cleansed their bodies very much" and thus reached the age of 100; Jewish community and Israeli embassy in Bulgaria strongly condemned the statement, and the doctor was forced to apologize.

Itamar Eichner | 01.29.25

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