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
Marcelo’s opinions inflame pro-Palestine demonstrators President Marcelo’s televised comments to the head of Palestine’s diplomatic mission in Portugal last Friday reverberated through the weekend. Quite apart from the ‘outrage’ his
Marcelo in tense exchange with Palestinian head of diplomacy in Portugal
Portugal’s president Marcelo has been involved in what media outlets are calling a ‘tense exchange of words’ with the head of Palestine’s 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
“Yes vote is one that best contributes to peace” 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 general’s speech on Israel-Hamas conflict
Political division is still raging today over the speech given earlier this week by UN secretary-general António Guterres. While Mr Guterres’ has been ‘backed to the hilt’ by the government
Israel calls for resignation of UN secretary-general António Guterres
Country “reevaluating relations with UN and its officials” Israel has called for the resignation of António Guterres following remarks in which he said the barbaric attacks of October 7 “did
Palestine/ Iran MPs in uproar over speech by Portuguese MP
Portugal ‘caught between rock and hard place’ The war raging between Israel and Hamas is creating endless negative consequences for Portugal. An opinion posted on social media by tech billionaire
Government calls for EU diplomacy to focus on Israel, Ukraine
Portugal’s government has said that “it’s time to return to diplomacy” to find a solution for the Middle East and said that this conflict “does not distract” the European Union
CHEGA threatens to abstain over parliamentary text on Israel/ Hamas conflict
Party leader says CHEGA “will not accept ambiguous language” Portugal’s right-wing party CHEGA has threatened to abstain from the vote on a parliamentary text regretting the conflict between Israel and