Jihadi John sought finance for ISIS in Lisbon
New questions are being asked in the British parliament following a Sunday Times report that the IS executioner dubbed Jihadi John travelled, apparently freely, to Lisbon in 2011 with two
Parliamentary leader signals new understanding over Ria Formosa islanders’ plight
Yesterday’s marathon to Lisbon and back seems to have been worth all the effort. Ria Formosa islanders threatened with the demolition of their only homes returned to parliament for a
Black day in Lisbon as stockmarket takes a hammering
Monday January 18 was a black day on Lisbon’s stock market as foreign investors voted with their feet over how they feel about keeping their money in Portugal. A third
TAP in the hot seat for suspending nine routes from Lisbon and Porto
With no news on whether or not TAP’s privatisation deal is being reversed, the former State airline’s current bosses have axed nine routes out of Lisbon and Porto, blaming the
Thousands want Lisbon to have its own Central Park
Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for Lisbon to build its own Central Park in the city’s now deserted “Feira Popular” fairground site. The petition was started
Lisbon’s Galp bridge among world elite
Lisbon’s Galp bridge has been named one of the world’s 10 best by Designboom, which describes itself as the “leading online architecture and design magazine”. Built by petrol company Galp
Austrian couple launches travel booklet at Conrad Algarve
A travel booklet featuring stories about Lisbon and the Algarve – especially the “extraordinarily beautiful Ria Formosa Natural Park” – is going to be presented at Conrad Algarve in Quinta
Border police “alarmed by Iranians using Portugal as gateway to London”
Two separate detentions of Iranians using fake passports and attempting to pass through Portugal en-route to London, UK, have “alarmed” SEF border police, writes Diário de Notícias today. The arrests
Magna Carta displayed at Lisbon’s national archives
An original copy of the Magna Carta will be on display at Lisbon’s national archives from December 7 to 12. The exhibition is part of a worldwide tour to celebrate
Parliament quashes last government’s “transport privatisations” in Lisbon and Porto
Ten ‘diplomas’ signalling the privatisation of transport services in Lisbon and Porto have been quashed in another show of left-wing power in Parliament. The combined forces of PS, PCP, BE,