Faiçal Mahfoud, an electrician of Moroccan origin, died after a violent altercation in Verviers. His death devastated his loved ones and rallied an entire neighborhood. A week after the tragedy, the investigation has taken a new turn with two charges.
Twenty routes cut, six aircraft withdrawn and 1.1 million fewer seats: Ryanair has confirmed a sweeping reduction to its Belgian schedule for winter 2026-2027. Travellers heading to Morocco are directly affected, but an alternative remains available.
In 2015, a Belgian filmmaker knocked on the door of Lamia, a Moroccan-born mother raising three children alone in Brussels. The encounter marked the start of a ten-year filming project. This Tuesday, October 20, their story arrives on Belgian television.
Belgium is preparing a reform to make it easier to recruit highly skilled foreign workers, including Moroccans. The plan includes a processing deadline of no more than 90 days for the European Blue Card and more opportunities for professional mobility within the European Union.
Three suspects in the murder of Nordine El Talbi, a Belgian police officer of Moroccan origin, have been arrested in Spain as they were apparently trying to reach Morocco. Six people have been detained in three countries. The Brussels prosecutor has revealed details of the international manhunt.
A colleague in tears, more than a thousand police officers gathered at the Cinquantenaire and a posthumous decoration. On Friday, Brussels paid national tribute to Nordine El Talbi, a 41-year-old inspector of Moroccan origin who was killed while responding to an incident in Jette.
The Belgian-Moroccan double world taekwondo champion and medical student Sarah Chaâri has been named the 2026 National Sports Merit Trophy winner. It is a historic first for her sport, recognized by a jury that included several Belgian sports legends.
Arrested this summer at a shopping mall in Dubai, Nasserdine “Nadori” Tarrahi has been extradited to Belgium. The Moroccan-born drug trafficker, sentenced to 12 years in prison for importing 840 kilos of cocaine, is also facing other legal proceedings.
Nordine El Talbi, 41, a father of two and a police officer for 17 years, was shot in the head and killed during an operation in Jette, near Brussels. His death has devastated his family and colleagues, who remember him as an exceptional man.
Passengers are waiting up to five hours to clear border checks at Brussels Airport. Amid problems with the EU’s new border control system, Commissioner Magnus Brunner is calling on Belgian authorities to resolve them before the Christmas holidays.
Paralysed from the abdomen down since an accident in Morocco, 42-year-old Rachid Lahboubi risks losing his home in Antwerp. Without a residence permit and despite serious health problems, he has been unable to find a facility willing to take him in. A woman who has been helping him for a year fears the worst.
A Belgian-Moroccan wedding erupted into a fight in Antwerp on Friday. A family accuses a far-right politician of hitting the bride’s mother. Another politician, Filip Dewinter, suffered a head injury. Police had to intervene to separate those involved.