Morocco Travel Ban Leaves Belgian Tourists Grounded for Summer
8 July 2020
Belgians and Belgian-Moroccans will not be spending the summer vacation in Morocco this year. And for good reason.
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ISIS Recruitment of Moroccan Women in Europe Surges, Intelligence Reports Show
7 July 2020
Radical movements have recruited more Salafist women, including Moroccans in Germany and Belgium, with respective rates of 30% and 45%. This is revealed by the intelligence (…)
Hundreds Rally in Brussels Against Headscarf Ban in Universities
7 July 2020
The march against the ban on wearing the veil in higher education institutions in Brussels took place on Sunday afternoon at the Mont des Arts. The protesters, who came in the (…)
Fatal Shooting in Brussels Suburb Linked to Drug Trade, Police Investigate
7 July 2020
Soufiane, a 23-year-old man, died in a shooting in the streets of Forest on Sunday, July 5. The hypothesis of a settling of scores in the context of drug trafficking is, for (…)
Belgium Restricts Travel from Morocco Despite EU ’Safe Countries’ List
7 July 2020
Belgium has decided not to open its borders to Morocco, which is nevertheless one of the 15 "safe" countries to which Europe had agreed to welcome nationals from July 1.
Belgian Court Extends Detention of Suspects in 13-Year-Old’s 42-Day Kidnapping Case
4 July 2020
The detention of the brothers Abderrahman and Yassin L., suspected of the kidnapping of a 13-year-old boy from Genk, was extended on Friday. This is the decision of the Tongres (…)
Brussels Protest Planned Against Hijab Ban in Universities, Authorities Limit Attendance
4 July 2020
A demonstration is scheduled for this Sunday in Brussels at the Mont des Arts to denounce the ban on wearing the veil in higher education institutions, a decision taken by the (…)
Tragic Fall: 5-Year-Old Girl Dies in Liège Apartment Accident
4 July 2020
A 5-year-old Liège girl, Alla Rezkallah, died after accidentally falling from the 3rd floor of a building. The family is in shock.
Brussels Court Sentences Man to 10 Years for 2016 Cafe Stabbing Murder
4 July 2020
10 years in prison. This is the sentence handed down by the Brussels Assize Court against Robert Frroku for the murder of Abdelaziz Bouhali, 35, who died on August 11, 2016 (…)
Belgium Repatriates Three ISIS-Linked Women and Their Children from Turkey
30 June 2020
Three women from Antwerp and six of their children will be repatriated from Turkey to Belgium on Wednesday, July 1st. These women, along with foreign fighters, had left for (…)