Belgium

National Strike to Disrupt Flights at Brussels Airport, Morocco Routes May Be Affected

10 February 2025

Many flights departing and arriving at Brussels Airport are expected to be canceled due to the national demonstration on Thursday, February 13 and the announced strike of a (…)

Belgian Crime Family Linked to International Drug Trafficking

31 January 2025

The Sekkaki brothers, of Moroccan origin, are involved in several thefts, robberies and escapes in Belgium. And that’s not all. They are now linked to international drug (…)

Family Seeks Justice for 20-Year-Old Moroccan Man Killed in Brussels Attack

29 January 2025

Victim of a violent attack in the back of a cafe in Saint-Gilles in July 2023, Amine El Aamri, 20, succumbed to his injuries. After nearly two years of investigation, justice (…)

Moroccan Slaughterhouse Managers Face Trial for Alleged Migrant Exploitation

28 January 2025

Prosecuted before the Bruges criminal court for having exploited migrants, two Moroccans, managers of chicken slaughterhouses in Kortrijk and Ingelmunster, deny the facts, (…)

Former Cocaine Kingpin Reinvents Himself as Dubai Businessman

27 January 2025

Othman El Ballouti, 37, is one of the first cocaine traffickers to fructify his illegal activities in Dubai. Since his last conviction in 2013, he has disappeared from the (…)

Alleged Drug Kingpin ’Dikke Nordin’ to Face Trial in Belgium’s Major Arms and Drug Case

24 January 2025

Nordin El Hajjioui, nicknamed "Dikke Nordin", will be tried on May 7 by the Antwerp Correctional Court in the "Bombs and Grenades" case. This file, which deals with arms and (…)

Woman Claims to be Secret Daughter of Late Moroccan King in Belgian Court Battle

20 January 2025

Jane Benzaquen, 71, claims to be the hidden daughter of King Hassan II of Morocco. This Belgian-Israeli woman has seized the Belgian justice system to have her filiation (…)

Belgian Political Leaders Sammy Mahdi and Nawal Farih Announce Engagement

2 January 2025

The president of the CD&V, Sammy Mahdi, announced his engagement to Nawal Farih, a federal deputy of Moroccan origin, on January 1.

Brussels Teen Loses Fingers in Firecracker Incident, Suspects Arrested

27 December 2024

While trying to throw firecrackers out of her apartment on Artevelde Street (Brussels), a young Moroccan girl lost several fingers. Suspects have been arrested.

Infant’s Suspicious Death Near Antwerp Leads to Parents’ Questioning

25 December 2024

Last Sunday, in Hoboken, near Antwerp, a young couple, Amy, 20, and Hamid, 23, experienced a personal tragedy with the sudden death of their four-week-old daughter Nadia Nour. (…)