Palestinian Territories

Jewish Group Seeks Nobel Prize for Bulgarian Church

The Bulgarian Jewish community in Israel has proposed nominating the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for a Nobel Peace Prize for its role in rescuing Jews from the Nazi Holocaust.

Those behind the initiative have already begun the formal procedure for the Nobel Prize Nomination and will seek international support, Bulgarian National Radio said on Thursday.

Bulgaria, Palestine Pave Way for Deeper Ties during PM Visit to Ramallah

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has welcomed the signing of a memorandum between Bulgaria and Palestinian authority which creates a joint ministerial committee.

Borisov was on a visit to Ramallah on Wednesday where he met counterpart Rami Hamdallah.

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Turkey to provide $1.5 million in health aid to Gaza

Turkey has said it has transferred $1.5 million to the WHO's Palestine Representation in order to assist health institutions in Gaza. The announcement comes a day after Turkish and Israeli officials met in Geneva to normalize ties. 

A statement issued late on Feb. 12 by the Foreign Ministry said the financial aid was made upon the request of the Palestinians. 

Turkish businesses want to rebuild Gaza for $5 billion

A team from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) has spoken about a $5-billion Turkish plan prepared by the Center for Multilateral Trade Studies at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) to rebuild Gaza City, after a series of meetings with officials from both Israel and Palestine. 

Bulgaria Drops to 75th Place in FIFA Ranking

The Bulgarian men's national football team dropped three positions in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World ranking released on Thursday.

At present, Bulgaria occupies 75th position with 494 points, being between the teams of South Africa and Zambia.

There is no change to the first eighteen positions in the ranking as only 43 matches have been played since the start of the year.

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