Alena Škodová

While in London, Agatha Christie's play 'The Mouse Trap' has been on without interruption for nearly 50 years, Prague's Theatre In Dlouha will premiere this world famous…

Czech soldiers - a rapid deployment unit from the town of Prostejov - are not required for the on-going anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan, as was originally planned…

By Alena Skodova

The amount of harmful nitrogen dioxide in the air in Prague is now lower than it was at the weekend, but meteorologists warn that air pollution remains high. The weather…

The Jiri Svestka Gallery in the centre of Prague is currently presenting an exhibition of the major works of the contemporary American artist Siah Armajani. On Saturday…

Hundreds of people are queuing in front of Czech Telecom offices throughout the country to cancel their fixed line telephones. Most of them say the planned increase in the…

The Czech Republic is currently experiencing what the Czechs call a snow calamity - the worst in the last fifteen years. On Wednesday, there was a hurricane in the…

In his traditional New Year's speech, president Vaclav Havel tackled several issues facing Czech society. He did not miss the chance to hit out at his political opponents…

All Czechs who were victims of the Nazi regime during WWII are eligible for compensation. December 31st - next Monday - is the deadline for applications for compensation…

St. Catherine's church - a Baroque building dating back to the 18th century - has long been abandoned, a forgotten landmark hidden away in Prague 2. A civic association…