The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced today, Thursday, that the death toll in the Strip since the start of the Israeli occupation forces' aggression on the 7th of last October has risen to 37,431, the majority of whom are children and women.

Individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to the development of society and the economy in Bulgaria were honoured with the People of the XXI Century international award of the Made in Bulgaria Programme Association, Bulgaria's news agency has reported.

The Arab League called for the concerted Arab efforts to confront the phenomenon of drought and desertification, as it is one of the most fragile regions of the world in terms of its ecosystem, and 90 percent of its area is designated as dry and extremely dry areas.

More than 60 artists and performers from Bulgaria, France and Poland are taking part in the sixth edition of Culturama Festival, under the motto “Water live- the music of water”, the organizers said here on Thursday.

The General Authority in Charge of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has stressed the readiness of the Mataf (Circumambulation Track) area to receive pilgrims to the Holy House of God, during this year’s Hajj 1445 AH, amid organizational plans and quality services provided to the guests of God.

Bulgaria's Caretaker Minister of Education and Science Galin Tsokov Tuesday formally opened a new hall of the University Centre for Innovative Educational Technologies at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, according to Bulgaria's news agency BTA

80 Palestinians, most of them children and women, were killed and others were injured in intensive shelling by the Israeli occupation in the central governorate of the central Gaza Strip.

Two contracts that will mark the start of the implementation of the Vertical Gas Corridor concept were signed at the Council of Ministers in Sofia on Thursday.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that "nine out of 10 children in Gaza cannot eat nutrients from enough food groups to ensure their healthy growth and development."

The state-owned aircraft maintenance company Avionams and Lockheed Martin Global INC signed on Wednesday an industrial cooperation deal on the implementation of three projects, said Bulgaria's Defense Ministry.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip and support the UN's efforts to provide life-saving aid.

Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Vice Brazilian President, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Geraldo Alckmin singed today, Tuesday, an agreement for cooperation between the two countries in the field defense.

Thousands of guests from Bulgaria and abroad including Bulgarian ministers on Sunday members of Parliament, heads of central and local government institutions, and mayors. Foreign diplomats watched a rose picking ritual near Kazanlak on Sunday.

The Third International Conference on Information Security and Cyber security, organized by the Arab Information and Information Technologies Organization (AOICT), kicked off in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Monday, as part of its endeavors to enhance joint Arab action and regional and global cooperation.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced today, Sunday, that it has ceased crucial health care and services in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip and its shelters have become empty.

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.