Lisbon, March 16, 2026 (Lusa) - The war in the Middle East, with the knock-on effect on fuel prices, is on many front pages on Monday, as is the lukewarm reaction to President Trump's plea for other countries to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Correio da Manhã:
- "State contracts. Government signs deals with man accused of corruption"
- "General Secretariat has done business four times with defendant's company in the "Tutti Frutti" case. Pedro Rosa Gil says he will prove his innocence"
- "CM report. Iranians caught between war and fear"
- "Fuel price rises hit families and businesses hardest"
- "Racist and misogynistic. Messages shock the University of Coimbra"
- "Helicopter crash. Slow justice over the deaths of five GNR officers in the Douro"
- "FC Porto 3 Moreirense 0. Porto firmly in the lead"
- "Sporting. We believe, and we want a magical night"
- "Benfica. Mourinho's "Porto-style" strategy"
- "Health. Secretary of State favours friend's hospital"
- "Stalker challenges prison sentence in Constitutional Court"
- "Mother and daughter die in car crash"
Público:
- "Debt buyers and banks lead firms flooding the courts"
- "Jerónimos. On the church ceiling are 15 painted medallions we barely knew about"
- "Open presidencies. When heads of state decide to leave the capital"
- "Portugal. Medical cannabis reaches fewer than a thousand patients"
- "Strait of Hormuz. Iran exacerbates chaos in energy and oil supplies"
- "Dmitro Kuleba. Russia does not need to win in Ukraine to attack a NATO country"
- "Gynaecology and obstetrics. In Loures, specialist nurses bolster care for low-risk pregnant women"
- "Labour reform. What remains and what changes in the labour package (but it is still insufficient for the UGT)"
Jornal de Notícias:
- "Private students pay for placements in health centres and hospitals"
- "F. C. Porto 3-0 Moreirense. Porto fights with flair"
- "Greater Porto. Roads are full of potholes"
- "Compensation. Negligent salesman wins workplace accident case"
- "Flight school. Pilot course costs €68,000 at Braga base"
- "Advance health care directive. New registrations have been falling for four years"
- "Viana do Castelo. Mafalda Brandão is the new head of the Festas d'Agonia"
Diário de Notícias:
- "Exams for pupils not attending classes should count for less in final marks, headteachers argue"
- "Crisis. Subsidised fuel prices soar in Portugal"
- "Interview. Carlos Eduardo Reis: I never involved Luís Montenegro in this electoral act. I understand why others might have done so"
- "Reaction. Ventura says there is an internal decision at Chega regarding Bruno Mascarenhas"
- "War. Trump's naval coalition to free the Strait of Hormuz received without enthusiasm"
- "Rugby. Portugal ends Georgia's dominance and is European champion once again, 22 years later"
- "Show. 'Filodemo', a comedy by Camões to celebrate International Theatre Day"
- "Interview. Vinícius Lages: We will identify a portfolio of solutions for the Brazilian diaspora"
Negócios:
- "Government backs down on dismissal for just cause, but insists on illegal immigrants"
- "Property held by investment funds hits record high"
- "Private investor. There are still deals to get away for Easter"
- "Capital conversation. Carlos Mota dos Santos. We are studying the high-speed rail project in Saudi Arabia"
- "War in Iran. Filling up a car costs an extra €14.75 for diesel and €9 for petrol"
O Jornal Económico:
- "Europe's six largest banks push for single supervision"
- "Bosses want to negotiate. Unions accuse government of being an obstacle"
- "ECB and EU fear risk of credit fund crisis for banks"
- "Pressure on allies to guarantee security proves unsuccessful"
- "10 cents. Fuel prices rise. Government offers a discount of 1.4 cents on diesel and 2.7 cents on petrol"
- “Growth did not mean an increase in the average level of wealth. António Nogueira Leite"
- "Faster evictions. Landlords applaud, tenants condemn"
- "Porto Business School's Online MBA ranks sixth in the world"
- "Motoring. Sales rose 8.3% last year to 8.5 billion"
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