(Portugal Resident) Lisbon City Council has ordered the closure of “an illegal mosque” in Rua Maria Andrade, in Arroios, due to the “serious danger” it poses to people’s safety. According to Observador online, the mosque, which operates on a ground floor and […]
(Portugal Resident) Nero Saraiva, one of the last surviving Portuguese “jihadis” that fought with ISIS/Daesh, is in the process of being repatriated to Portugal in order to serve out the remainder of his 15-year sentence, Correio da Manhã reports today, adding that […]
(Portugal Resident) Two Iraqi brothers who managed to trick authorities into believing they were bona-fide refugees when they were in fact members of terrorist group Daesh have been sentenced to 10 and 16 years [in] jail by a court in Lisbon. This […]
(Portugal Resident) The 10-day-long drama of what to do with two “uncooperative” Syrian stowaways — identified by the Syrian government as wanted terrorists — was resolved in part yesterday morning, when both young men were removed by police from cargo vessel [Vestvind] […]
(Portugal Resident) There is a deal of confusion this morning about the exact whereabouts, sailing plan and situation of cargo vessel Vestvind, sailing under a Portuguese flag, on which two injured Syrians, allegedly wanted in their country for terrorism, were discovered last […]
(Portugal Resident) PJ police in Lisbon have arrested two young Iraqi brothers over suspected links to terrorist organisation Daesh (ISIS). The 34- and 32-year-old have been living in Portugal since 2017, say reports, and are integrated within a support programme for refugees. […]
(Portugal Resident) Portugal’s police forces are described as on Grade 4 (moderate) terrorist alert following an announcement published online last week by a pro-Al Qaeda group inciting supporters to carry out lone wolf attacks in Western Europe. Says tabloid Correio da Manhã, […]
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