Albufeira hails success of underwater exhibition
EDP Art Reef is an underwater exhibition inaugurated in Albufeira last year Albufeira mayor José Carlos Rolo has hailed the “very positive” impact of the town’s underwater exhibition, which features
Tourism boosts economy but dependency ‘carries risks’ – economists
Tourism has become increasingly important to the Portuguese economy, but this “carries risks”, point out economists, and also brings pressure on local residents, which in many countries has begun to
Portugal supports call for conclusion of Gaza ceasefire talks
Portugal today “strongly and actively” supported the call by the United States, Egypt and Qatar for the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands
Portugal sends firefighting experts to help Brazil with Pantanal blazes
Portugal is sending two experts to Brazil for a collaborative mission to “analyse and strategically manage” fires currently raging in the Pantanal region, the Agency for the Integrated Management of
Ex-economy minister appeals 10-year sentence; ‘crass errors’ in decision
Portugal’s former minister of the economy Manuel Pinho has lodged an appeal to the Lisbon Court of Appeal (TRL) against his 10-year prison sentence in the EDP case, calling for
Trial begins of Portuguese arrested for drug trafficking in Indonesia
The trial of two Portuguese men – one painted as ‘very young and naíve’, the other less so – accused of trafficking of cocaine into Jakarta has begun in Indonesia.
Algarve football round-up: Kick-off!
Following the unrelated news that Portimonense are in advanced €80 million takeover negotiations with ex-Inter Milan owner Chinese billionaire Zhang Jindong, manager Sérgio Vieira has unveiled a raft of new
Spaniard who shot young women in Alentejo “murdered couple in Spain”
‘Manolo’ spent most of his life in prison before ‘fleeing Spain for Portugal’ in 2019 The elderly man – currently in preventive custody for the attempted murder and rape of
Government to invest €16.7 million in Loulé and Portimão coastal areas
Coastal areas in Loulé and Portimão to undergo considerable works The Portuguese government is investing €16.7 million in coastal interventions in Loulé and Portimão, covering a total area of eight
“Never have there been so many arsonists in jail”
Portugal’s crackdown on arson appears to show results It is early days yet – but so far this year, the number of wildfires assailing Portugal has been reduced on recent