Sliven, Bulgaria News

The town of Sliven in central Bulgaria will host the 29th International Rally Sliven event on August 29-30 2008.

Lieutenant General Gary D. Speer, the Acting Commanding General for the United States Army Europe and Seventh Army met at the Novo Selo grounds with representatives from the local municipal administrations.

The third international seminar dedicated to cyber crimes under the motto "Online Crimes Against Children" is held in the Bulgarian city of Sliven, as announced by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry.

Real estate company Foros said it has signed up two franchisees, in Plovdiv and in Stara Zagora.

Bulgaria's Files Committee announced Wednesday that 22 acting Bulgarian judges had been collaborators of the former State Security Service of the communist dictatorship before 1989.

While in Bulgaria a few weeks ago we visited the only nursing home in Sliven, a city of more than 90,000. There was about 120 residents who were from the area in and around Sliven.

The documentary "Les petits fantA mes de Bulgarie" of the French channel France 2 has been watched by over 4,5 million people in France, Italy and Switzerland.

A drunk Bulgarian man caused turmoil in a hotel complex in the town of Sliven after he decided to search for a beautiful ranger from the US contingent by knocking on all room doors in the building.

Sliven, Eastern Bulgaria, May 27, 2008 The Festival of Etnicities takes place in Sliven's Children's Complex under the motto "With Song, Colour and Taste". The event is part of the regional administration's ...

Sliven, Eastern Bulgaria, May 22, 2008 Participants at the 12th International Festival of Folklore, which began in Sliven on Thursday, pass through the city centre with dancing and performances.

Police in Bulgaria's town of Sliven announced Monday they disentangled the murder of the taxi driver Zhivko Prodanov, who was brutally killed on January 3 last year. via Sofia News Agency

AGBU Press Office 55 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022-1112 Phone: 212.319.6383, x118 Fax: 212.319.6507 Email: press@agbu.org Website: www.agbu.org PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Three AGBU-supported ... via Groong Armenian News Network

Six people from Shawnee, McLoud and Texas will leave next week for continued work in Bulgaria. via The Shawnee News-Star

The US company Defense Security Services is urgently hiring retired Bulgarian soldiers and policemen to work as guards in Iraq If hired, the Bulgarian reservists could make up to USD 6 000 a month in the Middle ... via Sofia News Agency

The two German nationals charged with stealing a vintage tank produced by Maybach and owned by the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense have been arrested in Germany, sliveninfo.com reported. via Sofia News Agency

On April 14 Ministry of Environment and Water Affairs announced that public hearings on 10 additional Natura 2000 zones would start throughout the country once Environmental Minister Djevdet Chakurov signed the ... via The Sofia Echo

The Egyptian Vulture is becoming increasingly rare in Bulgaria, and is protected by the law. via Sofia News Agency

“Golf tourism is extremely important for attracting more affluent tourists”

Anelia Zaharieva Traditionally, football-mad Bulgaria has had little time for more upmarket sports such as golf or cricket. via The Sofia Echo

“I don't know if there are any private collectors in Bulgaria that will take part in the tender”

The German World War 2 Maybach tank, rumoured to have been Adolf Hitler's gift to Bulgarian queen Yoanna is very unlikely to be returned to Bulgaria, Defence Ministry's officials said on March 13. via The Sofia Echo

Bulgaria will begin its "Let's plant a tree" national campaign, initiated by Parliament's Environment and Water Committee, on March 20 2008, environmental news website Bluelink.net reported. via The Sofia Echo