Bulgaria News » Sliven News Bulgaria » Sliven: Bulgaria: The Wind Speed in Sliven reaches over 100 km/h
The wind in Sliven reaches over 100 kilometers per hour at times, reported Snezhana Kaneva, from the crisis department of the municipality. At the intersection of Stefan Stambolov Boulevard, a ...
News Bulgaria » Sliven: Armed Robber Takes Hostages in Bulgaria's Sliven - Update
An armed robbery in the eastern Bulgarian city of Sliven has turned into a hostage crisis in the later afternoon on Wednesday. According to initial reports, Three masked men have tried to rob a local ...
News Bulgaria » Sliven: City built in Eastern Europe by benefits scams stealing £50m from UK government
A new prosperous town sprung up in Eastern Europe funded by an elaborate benefits fraud scheme stealing £50m from the UK government. Some of those reaping thousands from the con hadn't even ever ...
News Bulgaria » Sliven: Inside the Bulgarian town that cashed in on Britain’s biggest benefits fraud
The small town of Sliven had been down on its luck for decades, until a sudden influx of sports cars and casinos started to arouse suspicion Abigail Buchanan is a feature writer who joined the ...
News Bulgaria » Sliven: Inside Bulgarian city built by £50m UK benefits scam where crooks 'lived like barons'
The city has now become notorious for its connection to a criminal gang that may have stolen as much as £200 million a year from the British government over a significant period of time. At first ...
News Bulgaria » Sliven: The sound of Hope: Music school
This article is part of the Breaking out: Stories of Roma empowerment special report, presented by the Roma Foundation for Europe. SLIVEN, Bulgaria — The train tracks that carve through the Bulgarian ...