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Over the past two months, in Sofia were opened so many new colorful and brunch places that we decided to dedicate a whole route to them. Here is what you should not miss on the culinary Sofia map and not only.

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Saudi Arabia has promised a "full" investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Oct. 28 following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Bahrain.        

Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu on Friday, on the sidelines of the participation in the general debates of the current UN General Assembly session, had meetings with counterparts of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Youngsters from about 20 nations presented cultural and other aspects of their countries at the AIESEC annual programme 'Global Village' here on Sunday. AIESEC volunteers from different countries performed at a local mall for the visitors and interacted with them. They had souvenirs, photos, magazines and cuisine from their respective countries on display.

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Leaders of news agencies that on Sunday attended the International Conference of News Agencies (ICNA), held in Islamabad on May 13-14, highlighted the need for enhancing professional cooperation, especially prompt exchange of video news footages and pictures to meet the growing demand of TV channels, according to the APP Pakistani news agency.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled its first cinema in over 35 years with a private screening of the blockbuster Black Panther, reported the Guardian. 

The invitation-only gala event in a converted Riyadh concert hall on Wednesday was the first in a series of test screenings after a ban on cinemas was lifted last year. US giant AMC has been granted the first licence to operate movie theatres.

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale was registered in the southern Iranian province of Bushehr, there is a nuclear power plant nearby, Reuters reported, referring to state television.

DUBAI: Bahrain on Sunday announced it has discovered the largest oil and gas field in the history of the small kingdom, which unlike its Gulf neighbours is not energy-rich.

Authorities estimate the newfound reserves at "many times" the volume of Bahrain's only other known oil field, the state-run BNA news agency said.

Some €10 billion of Libyan government funds, frozen as part of sanctions against the late Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle, has mysteriously disappeared from a Belgian bank somewhere between 2013 and 2017, according to local media.