Portugal wins Best National Team at Globe Soccer Awards
Portugal was named Best National Team of the Year at the Globe Soccer Awards, a distinction that capped off a season of collective success. In 2025, Portugal won its third
Sushi & Vino pop-up launches at W Algarve
A new pop-up culinary experience has been launched at W Algarve in Albufeira, bringing a weekly fusion of Asian and Mediterranean flavours to the resort’s Vino space. Sushi & Vino
Top Portuguese fusion physicist shot dead at home in Boston
Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro, one of the world’s leading experts in nuclear fusion and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre, has died after being
Portugal rules out sending troops to war zone in Ukraine
Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has ruled out sending Portuguese troops to a war zone in Ukraine, but acknowledged that Portugal could join a “peacekeeping force” as part of an
The wanderer who became the steady hand behind afpop
When Michael Reeve arrived in the Algarve with his wife in the early 2000s, he was looking for a new lease on life. What followed was not just a new
Government approves minimum wage increase to €920
The Portuguese government has approved an increase in the national minimum wage to €920 (gross) in 2026, up from €870, the Minister of Presidency, António Leitão Amaro, announced after this
Portimão’s new railway overpass opens this Thursday
Portimão’s long-awaited railway overpass will officially open to traffic on Thursday (December 18). The overpass is part of the larger railway electrification project between Lagos and Tunes and aims to channel traffic away
Minister denies blaming poor students for university residence degradation
Portugal’s Minister of Education has rejected accusations that he blamed disadvantaged students for the deterioration of university residences, calling the claims “completely false.” “That is completely false. What I said
Tragedy in Albufeira as two-month-old baby fatally hit by car
A two-month-old baby has died in hospital after being struck by a car on Tuesday morning in Albufeira. The infant was taken to Faro Hospital in critical condition but did
ZERO opposes public funding for return of F1 to Portugal
Environmental organisation ZERO has slammed the Portuguese government’s decision to financially support the return of Formula 1 to the Algarve, arguing that it is “incomprehensible” to use public money to