First of over 1000 refugees arrive in Portugal from Turkey
Fourteen Syrian and Iraqi refugees, including six children, arrived in Lisbon this week after leaving Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a Portuguese refugee resettlement programme for 2018-2019 supported by UNHCR,
IMF director believes Brexit might cause a stampede of parents-in-law
IMF director Christine Lagarde has given her own twist on what Brexit could mean for Portugal. It’s a far cry from the mutual agreements forged to maintain the status quo
“Frustrated” doctors threaten new forms of strike action
“The health ministry seems to be pushing doctors into a strike they don’t want”. This was the view of syndicates following a meeting yesterday (Wednesday) with health minister Marta Temido
Easter holidays bring “mass of cold air” and wind
Anyone heading for the beach as schools break up had better have warm clothes to the ready – the forecast for the next 10 days is dire: lots of ‘instability’
First casualty in government’s ‘happy families’ row
There are now so many family ties in the PS Socialist government that ministers themselves are being taken by surprise. At least this is the story coming out today as
President Marcelo under mounting pressure to establish fate of kidnapped Portuguese businessman
With Portuguese troops and humanitarian workers now returned from the cyclone-relief effort mounted in Mozambique, the tables have turned on a mystery that simply won’t go away. Almost three years
ISIS brides and 20 children to be repatriated to Portugal
“Great secrecy” surrounds plans underway to bring ISIS brides, a grandmother and 20 children to Portugal. The women and the children are currently in three detention camps in Syria, reports
SEF boosts border guards following complaints about endless passenger queues
Officially, today’s boost of 55 border guards at the country’s four main airports is down to the start of the summer season. Unofficially, it is being seen as a response
Public consultation period opens on new touristic plan for Ria do Alvor
Another company, another plan – but development of some form or other now is inching closer at Quinta da Rocha, the 200-hectare waterside property on the Alvor estuary that was
Wildfire alert till next Monday: 2019 “has already seen over 1000 fires and three deaths”
Firefighters throughout the country are on ‘red-alert’ till Monday – with populations warned to be extra careful – as the combination of drought and rising temperatures has already seen significant