Urban renewal strategy for Tejo riverbanks aims to attract foreign investment
Economy minister praises region’s potential as a hub for foreign capital In a move aimed at attracting significant international investment, the Portuguese government has unveiled plans to create the Humberto
Lisbon suffers second night of gang violence
Protests in various neighbourhoods over fatal shooting of Odair Moniz For the second night running there have been various outbursts of violence in areas of Greater Lisbon as gangs react
Lisbon’s chaotic obstetric care comes home to roost
Deaths of born and unborn “double in Lisbon region in 2023” After two years in which state obstetric services in Portugal have been in a state of controlled chaos due
Father-of-two shot by police “latest in long list” to die
Anti-racism group condemns Cova da Moura shooting SOS Racismo, one of Portugal’s leading anti-racism campaign groups, has condemned the fatal shooting by PSP police of father-of-two Odair Moniz in Cova
New riverside bike path inaugurated in Lisbon
Lisbon inaugurated a new eastern riverside bike path today, linking Parque Tejo-Trancão to Terreiro do Paço, covering 12 kilometers. The project is part of the city’s goal to create a
Sovereign Portuguese Art Prize reveals 2024 finalists shortlist
Celebrating Portuguese contemporary artists and supporting children’s charities, the SAF Association will display the finalists’ creations in Lisbon between November 27 and December 14. The Sovereign Art Foundation’s Portuguese branch,
Lisbon carries out blood donation drive for research into metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer causes more than half breast cancer deaths Two tents in the shape of breasts give ‘body’ to an initiative in Lisbon that from today until Saturday is
Young man ‘executed with three gunshots’ in late night café in Cacém
Armed man dressed in black “walks in, shoots repeatedly, then leaves” Police today are trying to find the motive for the point blank execution of a 28-year-old man in a
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Ukrainian Embassy in Lisbon
Bomb disposal team deployed to Ukrainian embassy The Ukrainian Embassy in Portugal, in Lisbon, has been evacuated this afternoon due to a bomb threat. According to national press, the threat
PJ police arrest suspect for last week’s triple homicide in Lisbon
Exactly one week since the triple homicide in a barber’s shop in Bairro do Vale, Penha de França, Lisbon, police have arrested the main suspect, Fernando Silva. In a statement