Aleksandar Morfov

Head of Bulgaria's National Theater Steps Down

Aleksandar Morfov, a renowned theater director who has worked as interim chair of the Natonal Theater Ivan Vazov, has submitted his resignation, officials say.

In a statement to the media, Bulgaria's Culture Ministry has thanked Morfov for his work in the past 5 months and has announced a new contest will take place on September to pick his successor.

Novinite Invites You to 2014 Personality in the News Awards Ceremony on Monday

Bulgaria's largest English-language media outlet Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and the Bulgarian-language news service Novinite.bg kindly invite you to the awards ceremony of their 2014 Personality in the News annual polls.

The awards ceremony will take place at Sofia Art Gallery located at 1, Gen. Gurko Str.

The event will start at 6 p.m. on Monday, 23 March 2015.

UK Ambassador Jonathan Allen Tops Novinite.com's Personality in the News Poll

British Ambassador to Bulgaria Jonathan Allen has turned out to be the most popular personality Novinite's 2014 poll.

Allen has garnered more votes than any other contender in any of the other five categories, apart from winning the contest in Diplomacy,