The EU has sanctioned Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Ashtiani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard, Esmail Qaani, and the head of the Iranian Aviation Industry Organization.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that overcrowding Palestinian IDPs camps in Gaza Strip and lacking cleanness can further increase the spread of infectious diseases amid insufficient supplies of vaccines and medicines.

The remains of King Ferdinand I (1861-1948), who reigned between 1887 and 1918, were brought to Bulgaria 76 years after his.

The Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that it is very important to implement the two-state solution to achieve peace in the Middle East.

The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has stressed necessity of immediate stop of fright and suffering over Israeli airstrikes, which hit camps for displaced persons in Rafah, south of Gaza last Sunday, killing and injuring dozens.

A space research laboratory will be inaugurated at the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy in the Bulgarian town of Dolna Mitropoliya on May 29, Bulgaria News Agency (BTA) has reported.

Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said that sending Bulgarian troops to Ukraine has not been discussed.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Pope Francis called for stopping the bloody wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip where thousands of innocent people have been killed.

Bulgarian and Croatian digital graphics are exhibited at the Kutlovitsa Art Gallery in Montana. The exhibition was organized with the assistance of Violeta Apostolova, artist and photographer from the Tenets Association of Artists and member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.

Photovoltaic (PV) participation in the country's transmission grid has increased by 115.01% for the period January 1, 2024 to May 19, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

Twenty-two beaches and marina Dinevi will receive the Blue Flag certificate in 2024, Stanimir Georgiev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Blue Flag Movement.

The National Archaeological Institute with Museum under the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will participate in the initiative "European Night of Museums - Sofia", organized by the French Institute in Bulgaria in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sofia Municipality, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported.

The share of online shoppers against the backdrop of global trends is relatively high, averaging 71%. Bulgarians shop mainly through a mobile phone, do preliminary research, are influenced by advertisements and promotions and have security and trust in the online stores, the Bulgarian news agency published attributing the findings to "a nationally representative survey on the e-commerce market for 2023, presented to the media on Wednesday.".

Presidents Rumen Radev of Bulgaria and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan signed a declaration on strategic partnership between the two countries in Baku on Wednesday.

"Bulgaria - and its Energy Ministry in particular - is ready to help Ukraine restore its electricity system from the damage caused by the hostilities," caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov said in a video conference with his Ukrainian counterpart German Galushchenko on Tuesday.

Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev said news should not be treated as a commodity but as a human right, the news agency published.

The Bulgarian Transport Ministry announced Thursday that it is calling off a public procurement procedure and is switching to a procedure of direct negotiations for purchase of 35 trains on funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the country's news agency reported.

The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday called for lifting Schengen land border controls for Bulgaria and Romania by the end of 2024. Air and sea border controls were scrapped on March 31, 2024.

The Bulgarian naval research vessel RSV 421 returned to the country back from the 32nd expedition to Antarctica on Wednesday, the country's news agency BTA said.

Voting in principle on Wednesday, the Bulgarian Parliament set up a council for the coordination of policies for Bulgarians residing abroad.