LISBON, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Top flight Portuguese outfit Sporting Braga on Thursday said they had signed Cameroon international striker Albert Meyong Ze from Spain's Levante on a two-year contract.

'Meyong has signed a contract to the end of the 2009/2010 season,' Braga announced on their website.

KUWAIT CITY, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - One of Kuwait's most high-profile businessmen and global investors, Jassim Mohammad al-Bahar, has died in Portugal aged 66, the Kuwaiti press reported on Thursday.

MADRID, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Atletico Madrid's Portugal international midfielder Maniche, loaned out to Inter Milan last season after a falling out with manager Javier Aguirre, is sticking with the Spanish club next season.

'There is no Maniche case, the problem is sorted out, he's an Atletico player,' club president Enrique Cerezo said.

ROME, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - People in Mediterranean countries are abandoning the region's widely praised healthy diet in favour of food that has too much fat, salt and sugar, the Food and Agricultural Organization warned Tuesday.

RISCONE DI BRUNICO, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Inter Milan's Argentinian captain Javier Zanetti said on Saturday that he has been impressed with new boss Jose Mourinho's training methods since the Portuguese arrived at the San Siro.

Mourinho was famous for his strict discipline and meticulous preparation during training sessions at Chelsea, where he spent a little over three years.

LISBON, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Brazilian aircraft builder Embraer is to open two plants at Evora in southern Portugal, the firm's head announced Saturday at a ceremony attended by the leaders of both countries.

Frederico Fleury Curado said the company's move into Europe was 'a step forward in the internationalisation of the group.'

LISBON, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Portuguese champions FC Porto on Friday signed Brazilian striker Givanildo Vieira de Souza, nicknamed 'Hulk' for his muscular physique, for 5.5 million euros from Tokyo Verdy in Japan.

'The contract runs until June 30, 2012,' said a Porto statement.

MADRID, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Atletico Madrid's Portugal international Maniche, loaned out to Inter Milan last season after a falling out with manager Javier Aguirre, says he wants to see out his contract with the Spanish club.

LISBON, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Portuguese publishers went ahead with the release Thursday of a new book written about the Madeleine McCann case, despite a threat of legal action from the missing girl's parents.

SAO PAULO, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - A summit of Portuguese-speaking countries this week is to be dominated by a reform of their language that has seen Brazil win out over opposition in Portugal in terms of spelling uniformity.