Shorouk Express He crashed out in 2021 surrounded by scandal, but in 2025 he’s back with a vengeance. The 3 and 4 October parliamentary elections in Czech Republic saw former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO party come out on top with 34.51% of the vote (80 seats out of 200). Former Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s…
Shorouk Express “We are clearly pro-European and pro-NATO, of course,” Babiš said at the press conference on Saturday following the results. “The EU has 27 members. Ukraine is not a member of the EU. We want, obviously, to talk about Europe, about European citizens, about the energy prices, the migration pact,” he added. Babiš, together…
Shorouk Express Local research network Online Risk Labs said it has found 286 accounts on TikTok with “a cumulative reach of 5 to 9 million views per week,” exceeding that of many political party leaders, which look to boost extremist parties like the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) or far-left Enough! (Stačilo!). Both of…
Shorouk Express China is severing all contacts with Czech President Petr Pavel over his meeting with the Dalai Lama last month, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. “In disregard of China’s repeated protests and strong opposition, Czech President Petr Pavel went to India to meet with the Dalai Lama. This seriously contravenes the political commitment made…
Shorouk Express The Czech justice ministry should not have accepted a gift that showed significant signs it could be tied to criminal activity, an external audit found. The €40 million bitcoin donation to the ministry from a convicted drug dealer rocked Czech politics in June and triggered the resignation of then-Justice Minister Pavel Blažek, who comes…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 6. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a 466 million euro loan to the Czech Republic to upgrade vital railway lines across the country, Trend reports. The financing will support the modernization of rail routes that are part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), linking the Czech Republic with…
