Portugal

Portuguese police to launch new search for Madeleine McCann, CNN Portugal reports

The search for traces of the child's body will focus on an area between Praia da Luz and one of the houses where Brueckner lived when McCann disappeared 18 years ago.

By REUTERS
02/06/2025

The forced converts of the Inquisition: Rediscovering Spanish, Portuguese roots

A descendant of forced converts persecuted by the Inquisition has a suggestion for the Jewish state.

A little-known Jewish tragedy is told in new film

A new docu-drama focuses on the 2,000 Jewish children who were seized by order of King Joao II of Portugal in 1493.

Hard drive belonging to key suspect in Madeleine McCann case points to tragic end

German police said in June 2020 that Madeleine was assumed dead, but the young girl would have turned 22 this week. 

A 15th-century church wall collapsed in Portugal, the restorers found 12 skeletons

The Igreja Matriz de Portimão, also known as the Mother Church of Portimão, is a 15th-century building and a historical and architectural landmark in the region.

Spain, Portugal power generation nearly back to normal after Monday blackout

A huge power outage hit most of the Iberian Peninsula on Monday morning, bringing both Spain and Portugal to a standstill.

By REUTERS
29/04/2025

Huge power outage brings parts of Spain and Portugal to standstill

Authorities have yet to confirm the cause of the outage, and restoring power could take between six and ten hours.

By REUTERS
28/04/2025

Rekindling the forgotten exploits, daring of Sephardi-Portuguese in the Caribbean

After the forced expulsions from Spain and Portugal, Sephardi-Portuguese established communities in the Caribbean, which controled trade routes and established strategic outposts.

By NOAM BEDEIN
17/04/2025
B’nai B’rith Portugal

IOHR publishes book on rights of Jewish children as antisemitism flares worldwide

The book’s creation has been commended by several influential world figures.

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