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El-Khatib, 5 Czech companies discuss investment opportunities in Egypt

El-Khatib, 5 Czech companies discuss investment opportunities in Egypt

Arab Finance: Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held a series of meetings with officials from five major Czech companies to discuss investment opportunities in the Egyptian market, according to a statement. During the...

Air Arabia to launch direct flights on Sharjah–Prague route starting December

Air Arabia to launch direct flights on Sharjah–Prague route starting December

Air Arabia will begin daily flights from Sharjah to Prague starting December 20, expanding its European network and boosting regional travel./Image: File Air Arabia, the Sharjah-based low-cost carrier, has announced the launch of daily non-stop...

Health insurance in Czechia to cover every step of the expat journey

Health insurance in Czechia to cover every step of the expat journey

Many universities require proof of coverage, and while some students from the EU can use their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), in most cases, non-EU students need commercial insurance. Some students may access public insurance, but private...

Psychedelic Healing: Czechia Opens Mind to Magic Mushroom Therapy

Psychedelic Healing: Czechia Opens Mind to Magic Mushroom Therapy

If passed, the Czech bill would see psilocybin regulated in a similar way to medicinal cannabis, which Prague legalised 12 years ago, allowing it to be prescribed by approved doctors. There appears little political risk. A recent survey, carried...

Europe EV Sales Report — King Volkswagen Rules in a Fast Growing (+34% YoY) EV Market

Europe EV Sales Report — King Volkswagen Rules in a Fast Growing (+34% YoY) EV Market

EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 305,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in May. That’s up 34% year over year (YoY), its fastest growth rate since August 2023. The 2025 growth rate is also accelerating, now at +24% YoY, or 1.4...

The Saturn Revue: A Cosmic Cabaret Premieres This September in Prague

The Saturn Revue: A Cosmic Cabaret Premieres This September in Prague

Imagine the iconic Cotton Club, but transported into the orbit of Saturn, where burlesque meets space, jazz collides with acrobatics, and fantasy blurs with reality. This is the essence of The Saturn Revue, a cabaret show set to debut on September...

Air Arabia adds Prague to its expanding European network

SHARJAH - Air Arabia has announced the launch of a new non-stop service between Sharjah and Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, starting from 20th December 2025. The new route will operate daily between Sharjah International Airport...

Tristan Schoolkate upsets rising star Joao Fonseca in Toronto

Tristan Schoolkate upsets rising star Joao Fonseca in Toronto

Australian qualifier Tristan Schoolkate pulled out a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Brazil's Joao Fonseca on Monday in the first round of the National Bank Open in Toronto. It was a notable result for Schoolkate, who earned his first career victory...

Serbia's FM And Czech Envoy Talk EU Integration Steps (PHOTO)

Serbia's FM And Czech Envoy Talk EU Integration Steps (PHOTO)

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Marko Đurić held talks with the Special Envoy of the Czech Republic for the Western Balkans, Edita Hrdá, about the current situation in...

Office for Protection of Competition fines six companies 157 million crowns for railway ‘cartels’

Office for Protection of Competition fines six companies 157 million crowns for railway ‘cartels’

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has fined six companies a total of 157.7 million crowns for a series of ‘cartel’ agreements in contracts relating to repairs, modifications or modernisation of signaling and security equipment at...

How Trump’s tariffs could reorder global trade—and make Europe a winner

How Trump’s tariffs could reorder global trade—and make Europe a winner

President Trump’s aggressive trade policy has sparked concerns about a recession and a painful unwinding of the globalization of recent decades that had expanded profit margins and kept prices low. A detailed look at trade flows by McKinsey offers...

Water for 900 CZK? Overpricing Scams Exposed in Prague

Water for 900 CZK? Overpricing Scams Exposed in Prague

Visitors to Prague are being warned about extremely high prices in some shops and taxis around the city center. A recent investigation by tvnoviny.sk, a Slovak news website, shows how easily travelers can pay far more than the usual rate for...

OPPORTUNITY OVERSEAS: Former WKU volunteer assistant baseball coach Holmes guided Polish pitchers in Prague event

OPPORTUNITY OVERSEAS: Former WKU volunteer assistant baseball coach Holmes guided Polish pitchers in Prague event

Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, July 1, 2025 By DAVID DRIVER / Special to the Daily News Former Western Kentucky baseball volunteer assistant coach Tim Holmes is serving as the pitching coach for the Polish national team, which just competed this past...

Coveris achieves record EcoVadis sustainability scores

Coveris achieves record EcoVadis sustainability scores

Packaging manufacturer Coveris has revealed record sustainability performances across its group as rated by EcoVadis. Signifying a new milestone for the company, following a series of recent EcoVadis assessments, almost 60 percent of sites within...

Global Central Banks Add 20 Tonnes to Gold Reserves in May – WGC

Global Central Banks Add 20 Tonnes to Gold Reserves in May – WGC

Wed 02 Jul 2025 | 08:00 PM Global official gold reserves saw a net increase of 20 tonnes in May, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC). While this marks a modest rise compared to April, it remains below the 12-month...

How could the US-China trade rearrangement affect Europe?

How could the US-China trade rearrangement affect Europe?

Published on 02/07/2025 - 16:59 GMT+2 Since United States President Donald Trump's inauguration, he has announced more than 50 new or revised tariffs, including pauses, backdowns, escalations and de-escalations. As the state of US-China trade...

World's funniest countries, revealed: Czech Republic tops the global league table...while Britain and the US trail behind

World's funniest countries, revealed: Czech Republic tops the global league table...while Britain and the US trail behind

As a nation we're known for our sarcasm and self-deprecating humour. And some of our favourite comedians, including Ricky Gervais and Richard Ayoade, fully embrace this trait. But when it comes to being funny, the UK lags behind other countries,...

The great trade rearrangement

At a glance • Amid pressure on US–China trade, firms may look to rearrange sourcing to alternative suppliers. If they cannot, firms might instead reduce purchases, replace imported products with something similar, or ramp up domestic production....

What property do Georgian Dream members own in Europe? Transparency International report

What property do Georgian Dream members own in Europe? Transparency International report

Properties of Georgian Dream Members in Europe According to a report by Transparency International Georgia (TI), amid possible suspension of the visa-free regime between Georgia and the European Union, leaders of the ruling Georgian Dream party,...

EU Unemployment Steady at 5.9% – Czechia and Malta Report Lowest Rates

EU Unemployment Steady at 5.9% – Czechia and Malta Report Lowest Rates

The European Union’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in May 2025, holding at 5.9 percent, according to seasonally adjusted data released by Eurostat. This marks no change from April’s figures, though compared to May last year, the rate dipped...

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