Czech Republic

Czech police hunting for thief who stole medieval saint's skull from church

In its statement, police have urged the public to reach out with any information that may aid them in locating the thief and the skull.

Fuzzy security footage showing thief running with skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, May 13, 2026.
Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.

Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

Police officers and a firefighters stand in front of a burned production hall at an industrial area in Pardubice, Czech Republic, March 20, 2026.

Czech Republic detains fifth suspect over arson attack on drone factory

The flag of the Czech Republic is seen waving.

Who is Earthquake Faction, the newly formed militant group that claimed arson on Czech factory?


Hoops coach Ginzburg an Israeli representing Czech Republic in Tokyo

The 57-year-old Tel Aviv native has been in charge of the European nation since 2013 and in fact has coached in the country beginning seven years prior to that.

RONEN ‘NENO’ GINZBURG

Czech Republic becomes ninth state to boycott Durban conference

Durban IV is meant to mark the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Racism in the South African city of the same name.

The flag of the Czech Republic is seen waving.

How were Jews discriminated against in the 1850s in Europe?

To encourage the Jews in our family’s hometown, Boskovice, to vote as a German ethnic group, Vienna went to some lengths to maintain friendly relations with the Jews of the city.

IN 1918, at the end of WWI, Austria surrendered to the Allied Forces and the town’s administration moved to Czech authorities from the imposing Boskovice town hall (pictured).

Dr. Ryshavy and my family's 75-year-old secret

I asked myself, am I the person to reveal to the questioner a decades-long secret, a secret that was well-known in our big family?

BOTH LILLY and Herbert were convinced the other had perished, only to stumble upon each other on a sidewalk and resume their lives together.

German FM Maas: We stand with Israel’s right to defend itself

Czech, Slovakian, German foreign ministers visit Israel, see home destroyed by rocket.

Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and his German counterpart at a rocket impact site in Petah Tikva

German, Czech, Slovakian FMs head to Jerusalem to show support

The ministers are expected to meet with Ashkenazi and then visit sites where Hamas missiles struck.

People wave the flags of Israel and the Trade Union of the Police outside the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 19, 2021.

Jerusalem Cinematheque presents exhibit of children’s art on coronavirus

Exhibition was created under the patronage of Chief of General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces Gen. Aleš Opata, and the Metropolitan Archbishop of Prague, the Czech Primate Dominic Cardinal Duka OP.

Art made by children about COVID-19.

Soviet labor camp found where monument of Stalin once stood in Prague

It's been almost 60 years since the 51-foot statue of Stalin was brought down.

A woman walks past a bust of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in an exhibit dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad

14-day news roundup: Czech mate

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

The unveiling of the new Czech embassy office in Jerusalem

Coronavirus: Israelis arrive from Czech Republic to get vaccinated

The Israelis were allowed to get vaccinated and return to Prague without requiring passport control or quarantine in Israel.

A coronavirus vaccine dose is seen being administered at a Meuhedet vaccination center in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2021.