Gulf Times - Portugal

1/25/2021 10:50:00 AM 20

Portugal President Rebelo de Sousa wins new term in socially distanced ballot

Portugal's centre-right president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, won a second term on Sunday in an election marked by record abstention as the country battles a crippling third wave of coronavirus contagion.

11/15/2020 12:40:42 PM 20

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs receives copies of credentials of ambassadors

HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received separately on Sunday copies of the credentials of the ambassadors

4/26/2020 5:27:55 PM 20

Portugal to move asylum seekers to vacant tourist flats after hostel virus outbreak

Portugal will test 500 asylum seekers for the coronavirus and move some into apartments left empty by tourists, after an outbreak at an immigrant hostel last week prompted scrutiny of overcrowded conditions ...

4/21/2020 10:41:09 PM 20

Amir condoles with Portuguese president

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held Tuesday a telephonic conversation with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

4/4/2020 4:35:24 PM 20

Portugal's coronavirus cases surpass 10,000 mark

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Portugal pushed past the 10,000 mark on Saturday as Health Minister Marta Temido urged citizens to step up their fight against the outbreak as there was still "no light at the end of the tunnel".

12/22/2019 8:24:49 AM 20

Death toll in Europe from storm rises to eight

The death toll from a storm that battered Spain, Portugal and France rose to eight on Saturday as the region braced for more violent winds and heavy rain.

12/3/2019 5:16:40 PM 20

Greta Thunberg arrives in Portugal ahead of climate summit

Swedish teenage eco-warrior Greta Thunberg arrived in Lisbon on Tuesday after crossing the Atlantic in a catamaran to attend a UN climate change summit in Madrid.

8/12/2019 1:18:41 PM 20

Portuguese police escort fuel tankers as drivers strike

Portuguese police escorted fuel trucks on Monday to supply petrol stations at the start of a tanker drivers' strike, an AFP reporter said.

7/21/2019 9:26:51 AM 20

More than 1,000 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires

More than a thousand firefighters battled Sunday to control wildfires in central Portugal that have forced village evacuations

6/24/2019 8:49:48 PM 20

Qatar Airways touches down in Lisbon for first time

Qatar Airways announced that its first-ever passenger flight to Portugal landed at Lisbon Airport on Monday, as the airline adds to its rapidly expanding European network.

3/26/2019 5:49:42 PM 20

Soaring temperatures spark early wildfires in Portugal

Hundreds of firefighters were battling two major blazes in northern Portugal on Tuesday, forcing authorities to shut schools and close roads.

2/15/2019 7:03:37 PM 20

Police hit smuggling gang on high seas, seize 3.3 tonnes of cocaine

Authorities seized more than three tonnes of cocaine and arrested 11 people off Portugal's Atlantic coast, dismantling a drug smuggling gang that operated across international waters from a cargo vessel, police said on Friday.