Aktualne.cz CzechNews brings you a taste of this week's issue of its partner publication, English-language investigative weekly Czech Insider.
The new issue will be available here at 4 PM (CET).
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Story of Czech-Syrian woman imprisoned by Assad regime
Story of 2012 - Sandra Bitarova was born in Syria to a Czech mother and a Syrian father. She agreed to tell Czech Insider about the 43 days she spent in a Syrian prison this year.
She was working in a Damascus travel agency when the ongoing armed insurrection against the autocratic regime of Bashar Assad broke out in March 2011.
Assad sent tanks and artillery against the most rebellious cities, including her native Homs... (read more here).
Czech arms dealers behind reopening of embassy in Bogota
Behind the scenes - In June this year, Industry Minister Martin Kuba led a Czech business delegation to Colombia. The delegation included managers from the Omnipol and Excalibur Army arms companies, the ERA and PAMCO security technology firms, and a representative of the Vitkovice engineering group.
Just a few weeks after the visit, the Foreign Ministry started to talk about reopening the Czech diplomatic mission in Bogota... (read more here).
London company silently buys Prague airport's cargo terminal
Revealed - Silently, the Prague airport's cargo terminal silently got a new owner.
The strategic transport hub is now owned by Skyport Group, a company based in central London. Its top management include two Czech nationals, David Adamek and Pavel Janda.
Skyport Group is owned (via two subsidiaries, Rysaffe Nominees and Rysaffe Secretaries) by four investors from Saffery Champness... (read more here).
... AND MUCH MORE!
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Czech Insider is an English-language weekly edition of Deník Insider ("Insider Daily"), a Czech subscription-only daily newspaper prepared by the creators of Aktualne.cz that provides original investigative insight into the top tiers of Czech politics and business.
Every Monday at 4 PM (CET), Czech Insider publishes the English translation of the most important stories from the previous week. You can get your subscription here.
