Lisbon, March 12, 2026 (Lusa) - The war in the Middle East and its effects on the economy, Sporting's Champions League hopes are set back as they suffer 3-0 defeat against Bodo/Glimt and negotiations on the new labour law are set to continue next week as the government puts pressure on the unions, are the most frequently reported stories this Thursday morning.
Visão:
- ‘Major dossier. Shrapnel from the war’
- ‘How we will be affected by the conflict in Iran’
- ‘The worst-case scenarios, the risk of escalation and the impacts on the world order’
- ‘The consequences for inflation, interest rates, savings and investments’
- ‘When the Strait of Hormuz was Portuguese’
- ‘Life in Beirut under bombs’
- ‘António Lobo Antunes. Stories and tributes to an unforgettable writer’
- ‘What to expect from the new Portuguese president’
- ‘The bets for the Oscars’
Correio da Manhã:
- ‘War increases cost of living. Mortgage interest rates to rise next month’
- ‘Euribor increase punishes families with mortgages’
- ‘Bogo/Glimt 3 Sporting 0. Quarter-final dream frozen’
- ‘Benfica. Mourinho threatens “untouchables”’
- ‘Stuttgart-FC Porto. Dragão confident in “game that could be Champions League”’
- "Ferencváros-Sp. Braga. Warriors want to make history in the Europa League‘
- ’CM report. Iranian Kurds ready to attack regime‘
- ’Portimão. Online conversations end in sexual abuse‘
- ’North and Centre regions. Thousands profit from theft of electrical appliances‘
- ’Politics. Prime minister, Luís Montenegro, responds to former prime minister, Passos Coelho‘
- ’Lisbon. Planes take off faster to reduce noise‘
- ’Santarém Hospital. Young mother suffers from dressing left inside her during childbirth‘
Público:
- ’Government wants a single heir to be able to unblock undivided inheritances‘
- ’Interview. Minister announces vouchers to support landowners in forest clearing‘
- ‘Almost 122,000 patients without contact with the health service for five years at risk of losing their family doctor’
- ‘Labour reform. PM Luis Montenegro toughens tone in negotiations and puts pressure on UGT trade union’
- ‘Middle East. War in Iran has already started to raise interest rates in Portugal’
- ‘Transport. Electric and hybrid cars have almost tripled in a year in Portugal’
- ‘Autobiography. Liza Minnelli's 80 years, with her whole life stored in a trunk’
- ‘Champions League. Sporting sinks in Norway and is forced to win big in Alvalade’
- ‘Maternal health. Infant mortality is up to five times higher in some areas of the country’
Jornal de Notícias:
- ‘Drivers caught driving without insurance are on the rise and causing more and more accidents’
- ‘Europa League. German test for FC Porto in a game that “could be Champions League”.’
- ‘Former ministerial aide arrested for headbutting and fleeing from the police’
- ‘Feira. Left backpack with explosives on a bench and disappeared‘
- ’Storms. Minister points finger at local councils for delay in providing support‘
- ’Porto. Secondary school undergoing renovation after half a century‘
- ’Iran. The luxury empire that the new supreme leader kept secret‘
- ‘Bodo/Glimt 3-0 Sporting. Lion crashes head-on into Norwegian iceberg’
- ‘Braga. Minho's fury flows strongly into the Danube’
Diário de Notícias:
- ‘War in Iran’
- ‘Government changes law to speed up evictions and put more houses on the market’
- ‘Health service. Doctors in Loures fear centralisation of urgent obstetrics care services without reinforcements. “We are already working at our limit”’
- ‘Pope's biographer. Elise Ann Allen: “It is not possible to understand Leo XIV without understanding his time in Peru”’
- ‘PSD conference. Prime minister criticises those who are “reformist in words only”’
- ‘Business. Mota-Engil reveals it will bid for concessions in Spain and Ireland’
- ‘Epstein case. Starmer was warned of the “reputational risk” of Mandelson's appointment’
- ‘Interview with Ivone Rocha: “This adult generation has a responsibility to redirect the planet, which is rolling towards the precipice”’
- 'Drama. Camus' legacy, or we are all foreigners‘
- ’Rugby. Portugal challenges Georgia's hegemony in the European final and the president of the federation calls for change in European rugby‘
Negócios:
- ’180 containers of marble are held up because of the war‘
- ’Bad weather puts pressure on food prices'
- ‘Mota-Engil points to profits of 360 million in 2030’
- ‘Fitch still sees house prices rising 15%. “There will be no reversal”’
- ‘Prime minister, Luis Montenegro calls on partners and provokes UGT, CGTP trade union confederations and the far-right Chega party’
- ‘Banking. Post office has no timetable for selling Banco CTT’
- ‘Interview. Manuel Durães Rocha and Catarina Mascarenhas. Reforms in the pharmaceutical sector will generate more wealth and improve efficiency’
O Jornal Económico:
- ‘Energy crisis forces use of oil reserves’
- ‘Mota-Engil wants to reach nine billion in turnover’
- ‘New president, Antonio Jose Seguro meets with prime minister, Luis Montenegro: labour law on the agenda’
- ‘Employers confederation, CIP continues to negotiate but refuses to “pretend”’
- ‘Special. Everything that happened at the Banking Forum highlighted on Friday’
- ‘The bank that anticipated Lisbon's potential’
- ‘Fertiliser shortages could cause problems in food supply’
- ‘CIN signs technical partnership with Ferrari for yacht business’
- ‘BdP says banks should be able to withstand shocks’
- ‘Nine restaurants awarded a Michelin star’
- ‘Essential expenses account for up to 80% of household spending’
- ‘Puratos to buy Dawn Foods and merge histories’
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