Lisbon activates contingency plan for homeless as temperatures plummet
Lisbon City Council has today activated its contingency plan for homeless people due to the cold weather in the city. The underground will open three stations (Rossio, Santa Apolónia and
Tourist tax for Lisbon’s cruise ship tourists comes into force today
A €2 across the board tourist tax for any cruiseship passengers docking in Lisbon comes into force today, ostensibly to be included in whatever tourist package the passenger has paid.
Lisbon’s IPO cancer hospital celebrates 100 years
Lisbon’s Portuguese Institute of Oncology (IPO) celebrates its 100th anniversary today. Although the prevalence of cancer has been increasing, IPO professionals say that, thanks to improvements in healthcare and research,
Construction contract for six new Naval patrol ships signed in Lisbon
Admiral of the Fleet Henrique Gouveia e Melo has stressed the importance of the €300 million construction contract signed in Lisbon today for six new patrol ships, the first of
Lisbon mosque takes in refugees and homeless people over Christmas
The Central Mosque of Lisbon welcomed refugees and homeless people over Christmas, while up and down the country other institutions did very much the same, providing hot meals and a
Lisbon activists expand protests to hoisting Palestinian flag over City Hall
Climate activists team up with pro-Palestine activists Lisbon climate activists teamed up today with colleagues in solidarity with the Palestinian Liberation Collective to raise the Palestinian flag on the balcony
Direct flights between Lisbon, China increasing to four times a week
Beijing Capital Airlines to run flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays The frequency of the only direct flight between Portugal and China is to increase to four times a
Suspected Balkan cartel ‘boss’ run to ground in base south of Lisbon
Cartel “dedicated to cocaine-trafficking into Europe” The leader of the ‘Uros Clan’ – one of the principal groups of the so-called Balkan Cartel (also known as the Serbian Mafia) has
Winning shots in World Press Photo 2023 on show in Lisbon
The 66th edition of World Press Photo 2023 (featuring the winning shots this year) will be opening on December 21 in Oeiras, Lisbon, and free to all-comers until January 20.
70 patients waiting for hospital bed in Lisbon’s São José hospital
The parlous state of the country’s State health service is not expected to improve through December as hundreds of doctors maintain their strike over more than the statutory hours of