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Iran has issued an indictment regarding the container ship MSC Aries, seized last year by the Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz, a judiciary spokesman, Asghar Jahangir, announced on Tuesday. Prosecutors completed their investigation and sent the case to trial, charging the Israeli-born owner......
Morocco’s high-speed train, Al Boraq, suffered a technical failure on Friday, sparking frustration among passengers and raising concerns about the country's infrastructure preparedness ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. The breakdown disrupted rail traffic along the critical Casablanca-Tangier......
Casablanca, October 22, 2025 — The Moroccan Employers’ Confederation (CGEM) welcomed on Monday Antonio Garamendi, president of Spain’s Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE), in a symbolic visit aimed at strengthening economic ties between Morocco and Spain. During a working......
Portuguese authorities have revealed that the recent derailment of a Lisbon funicular was caused by a non-compliant cable, sparking fresh concerns over the safety of the city's iconic hillside transport systems. The incident occurred in the historic center of Lisbon and involved a mechanical failure......
A DNA test has conclusively disproven the claims of Julia Wandelt, a 24-year-old Polish woman, who for years insisted she was Madeleine McCann, the British girl who vanished in 2007 in Portugal. During a hearing at the Leicester Crown Court on Monday, October 20, forensic expert Rosalyn Hammond stated......
Lisbon, October 17, 2025 (AP/Reuters) — Portugal’s parliament has approved a bill banning face coverings such as burqas and niqabs in most public spaces, a move widely perceived as targeting Muslim women and aligning the country with several other European nations that have enacted similar......
Brazil is celebrating a tourism milestone, welcoming 7 million international visitors between January and September 2025 — a 45% increase compared to the same period last year, according to Embratur, Brazil’s tourism promotion agency. With its iconic beaches, festive atmosphere, and year-round......
The massive power outage that paralyzed Spain and Portugal on April 28 was caused by an unprecedented “cascade of overvoltages,” according to a report published Friday by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). Originating in southern Spain, the overvoltage......
Since the beginning of summer, Portuguese man-of-war, or physalia, notorious marine organisms often mistaken for jellyfish, have been washing up in large numbers on the Atlantic beaches of southwestern France. Recently, the Gironde region has been affected, particularly around the Arcachon Bay and the......
Portugal has announced its official recognition of the State of Palestine, joining countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, while others, including France, are expected to follow suit in the coming days. The declaration was made on Sunday by Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel in New York,......
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has declined to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police before his scheduled release from a German prison, authorities confirmed on Monday. Christian Brueckner, 49, has long been under investigation in connection with the 2007 disappearance......
Europe’s violent summer of extreme weather has inflicted short-term economic losses of at least €43 billion, according to a new analysis by economists from the University of Mannheim and the European Central Bank. The figure, equivalent to 0.26% of the EU’s economic output in 2024, is......
Morocco has sent two Canadair firefighting aircraft to Portugal after Lisbon activated a bilateral cooperation mechanism in response to the breakdown of two of its own planes. The Portuguese Interior Ministry confirmed on Monday that the aircraft will remain deployed until the end of the week. Portugal......
