Portugal

Iran FM Araghchi meets his counterparts in Portugal

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with his counterparts in Lisbon on Tuesday on the sidelines 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).

Top Iranian diplomat to visit Portugal on Monday

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is slated to travel to Portugal on Monday.

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Portugal coast

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale struck in the early hours of Monday morning, according to the US Geophysical Institute (USGS) and the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

Portugal president congrats Iran president-elect Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in a message congratulated Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in the presidential election.

Plane crash injures 2 in Portugal

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Two people were seriously injured after a plane crashed near the Leiria airfield in central Portugal.

Iranian FM:

Israel root cause of deterioration of situation in region

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that the Israeli regime is the root cause of the deterioration of the situation in the region.

Iran's men table tennis team loses to Portugal in S. Korea

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s men's national table tennis team fell short against Portugal at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals underway in Busan, South Korea.

Portuguese PM steps down amid corruption probe

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday, just hours after prosecutors detained his chief of staff in a probe into alleged corruption in his administration's handling of lithium mining and hydrogen projects.

Iran's Taremi scores as Porto defeats Vizela

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi scored for FC Porto against Vizela in the Liga Portugal on Monday.

'Feather' to go on screen at Portugal film festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Directed by Sadegh Javadi, the Iranian animation 'Feather' will go on screen at the 47th International Animated Film Festival of Espinho in Portugal.

More than 1,000 evacuated as Portugal wildfire spreads

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Hundreds of firefighters scrambled on Tuesday to put out a blaze raging in southern Portugal that has scorched thousands of hectares of land and forced the precautionary evacuation of around 1,400 people.

Fire in Portugal covers over 17,000 acres, injures 11

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – A wildfire in Portugal has covered an area of 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) and injured at least 11 people.

Iran, Portugal to expand coop. in education, culture, sports

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs said Saturday that Iran-Portugal cooperation bill in the fields of language, education, culture, sports, youth, tourism and mass media has been submitted to the parliament.

Taremi becomes best striker in Portuguese Primeira Liga

TEHRAN, Jun 02 (MNA) – Mehdi Taremi, the Iranian striker of the Porto team, gained the highest score among the football strikers in Portuguese Primeira Liga.

3 shot dead in Portugal, gunman kills himself: report

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) –  A man shot three people dead and then committed suicide on Sunday in the Portuguese city of Setubal, about 45 km (28 miles) south of the capital.

Two women stabbed to death at Lisbon’s Islamic center

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Two people were killed and several others were injured in a stabbing at an Islamic center in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Portuguese authorities have said.

Portugal protesters march in anti-poverty demonstrations

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Thousands of people have marched in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, calling for higher wages and other measures to help tackle poverty and the rising cost of living.

Taremi likely to be best goal scorer in Liga Portugal

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian professional player has been estimated to be the best goal scorer in the current Liga Portugal.

Iran’s Taremi among best in FC Porto history

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The Iranian professional player has scored 20 goals for FC Porto in the current season to join the elite club of Portuguese club.

Taremi's comeback after 4 goalless matches 

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s international footballer Mehdi Taremi has stolen the show again following a 4-match goal drought. 

Portugal's school staff march for better pay and conditions

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of public school teachers and other staff marched in Lisbon on Saturday to demand higher wages and better working conditions.

Thousands of teachers in Lisbon protest agaisnt low income

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of Portuguese teachers and school staff have poured into the streets of the capital Lisbon to demand higher wages and better working conditions in one of the biggest protests of recent years.

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the Riyadh-based team has announced.

Moracco beat Portugal to make history in World Cup for Africa

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 to make history in the World Cup by qualifying for the semifinal stage as the first African and Muslim nation.

Iran to expand auditing ties with several intl. organizations

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Senior President of the Supreme Audit Court (SAC) of Iran in different meetings with some of his counterparts from Portugal, Malaysia, and the Caribbean region called for increasing cooperation in the field of auditing.

FM stresses need for closing IAEA anti-Iranian file

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister in a phone talk with his Portuguese counterpart João Gomes Cravinho stressed the necessity of closing the IAEA's anti-Iranian file.