Eight Portuguese leave Gaza through Rafah crossing
Eight Portuguese citizens have already left Gaza through the Rafah crossing and are on their way to Cairo, Egypt, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. “Eight citizens have already
Israeli bombing kills three Portuguese (two children) in Gaza
“We need to stop these bombings now,” says Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Three Portuguese died in a bombing raid in the south of the Gaza Strip, an enclave where
Government preparing to evacuate 16 nationals from Gaza via Egypt
Portugal is preparing to evacuate 16 Portuguese nationals and “a wider group” of Palestinians with links to the country via Egypt from the Gaza Strip, the minister of foreign affairs
President heckled following comments to Palestinian diplomat
Marceloâs opinions inflame pro-Palestine demonstrators President Marceloâs televised comments to the head of Palestineâs diplomatic mission in Portugal last Friday reverberated through the weekend. Quite apart from the âoutrageâ his
Marcelo in tense exchange with Palestinian head of diplomacy in Portugal
Portugalâs president Marcelo has been involved in what media outlets are calling a âtense exchange of wordsâ with the head of Palestineâs diplomatic mission here. The incident took place at
Madeira assembly vote against attacks on civilians in Israel, Gaza
The Legislative Assembly of Portugal’s Madeira region today approved, by a majority, a vote of protest tabled by the opposition Left Bloc (BE) and another of solidarity by the governing
Portugal sticks by reasons for voting for ceasefire in Middle East
âYes vote is one that best contributes to peaceâ With so much division across the world now over events unfolding in Gaza, Portugal has spoken about why this country stood
Political division still raging over UN secretary generalâs speech on Israel-Hamas conflict
Political division is still raging today over the speech given earlier this week by UN secretary-general AntĂłnio Guterres. While Mr Guterresâ has been âbacked to the hiltâ by the government
Israel calls for resignation of UN secretary-general AntĂłnio Guterres
Country âreevaluating relations with UN and its officialsâ Israel has called for the resignation of AntĂłnio Guterres following remarks in which he said the barbaric attacks of October 7 âdid
Palestine/ Iran MPs in uproar over speech by Portuguese MP
Portugal âcaught between rock and hard placeâ The war raging between Israel and Hamas is creating endless negative consequences for Portugal. An opinion posted on social media by tech billionaire