Sources: BBC
The Portuguese parliament approves a ban on face veils for "gender or religious" reasons and making it punishable by up to {{Euro}}2,000. The bill, promoted by right-wing party Chega, is passed to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for review. 2025-10-17
In women's association football, Arsenal wins the UEFA Women's Champions League for the second time after defeating FC Barcelona 1–0 in the final played at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal. 2025-05-24
German authorities formally identify a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of a British three-year-old girl in Portugal. 2022-04-22
Portugal reports a record 17,172 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,303,291. 2021-12-28
Portugal reports a record 14,647 new confirmed cases and 219 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide totals to 581,605 confirmed cases and 9,465 deaths. 2021-01-20
Portugal reports records for both daily counts of new cases and deaths, with 10,556 new cases and 156 deaths, bringing the nationwide cumulative totals to 507,108 confirmed cases and 8,236 deaths. 2021-01-13
Portugal reports a record 155 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 8,080. 2021-01-12
Portugal reports a record daily increase with 4,224 new cases, bringing the cumulative counts to 132,616 confirmed cases and 2,428 deaths. 2020-10-29
After twice in a single week reporting the biggest daily increases in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, with 646 on Wednesday and then 687 on Friday, Portugal reports another high increase of 673 new cases and seven deaths, bringing the cumulative totals to 63,983 confirmed cases and 1,867 deaths since the first infections were detected in the country on March 2. The 2020-2021 school year is set to start in-person classes between September 14 and September 17 nationwide. 2020-09-13
Politicians from Germany, Spain, and Portugal visit MV "Lifeline" amid negotiations for the ship to dock in Malta or Italy, both of which have refused permission. 2018-06-24