Portugal encourages “trips to Iran”
Portugal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Rui Machete is now encouraging nationals to travel to Iran. Poised to sign a deal for direct flights between Lisbon and Tehran, Machete said he
Lisbon police mobilises against relentless armed gang on rampage since Christmas
Fourteen police brigades are now actively hunting the relentless armed gang that has been rampaging through the “Linha” district of Lisbon/Cascais since just before Christmas last year. As readers may
Historic mausoleum gets “snapped up” in Porto after tongue-in-cheek promotion
Property || The 19th century mausoleum of one of Portugal’s romantic poets has at last changed hands after almost eight years on the market. The coup – for Moncarapacho-based Russell
Former Navy sergeant-turned-Facebook-paedophile skips jail term
Presented as another case of justice according to who you are, not what you have done, Portuguese media has highlighted the “soft treatment” of a former naval sergeant condemned to
Four women die in one horrific week of domestic violence in Portugal
In a truly horrendous week for domestic violence, Portugal’s toll of women killed by violent partners reached four. The latest victim, just like one of the others (see: https://stg.portugalresident.com/terrified-woman-left-by-police-to-be-stabbed-to-death-in-set%C3%BAbal), had
CR7: “World’s best player” shows his worst possible side
The responsibility of being the world’s best football player proved too much for Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday when he spectacularly lost his head, punching one player and kicking another. The
Portugal’s coalition “deadpan” over Greek election results
Carefully measuring their words, Portugal’s PSD and CDS coalition parties have been the first to comment on the Greek election victory of the anti-austerity Syriza party – making sure to
Hillingdon Hospital seeks 50 Portuguese nurses
Already featured by The Sunday Times as “more caring” than their UK counterparts, Portuguese nurses are once again being actively recruited by a British hospital. This time it is the
Cold-blooded Lagoa murderer goes down for 21 years
The family of a Lagoa man brutally attacked in his office before being shot mercilessly in the head at last saw justice done in a Portimão courtroom on Friday. José
As dust settles on judge’s findings, McCann €1.2 million “libel win” looks distinctly shaky
It took some hours for the much-awaited “reading of the proven facts” to come through last week – and even then newspapers here and abroad got it wrong. In Britain,