Belgian Police Officers Accused of Racist Slurs and Violence During Kayaking Trip
12 June 2023
While they were carrying out a kayak descent on the Lesse at the beginning of June, about fifteen agents from the Brussels-West police zone (…)
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Suspicious Vehicle Prompts Bomb Scare at Moroccan Consulate in Liège, Belgium
12 June 2023
A suspicious vehicle was discovered on Monday, June 12, in front of the Moroccan consulate in Liège. The police were notified and bomb disposal experts were dispatched to the (…)
Belgian Lawmaker Wins Court Order Against Website Over Unauthorized Nude Photo
10 June 2023
The Belgian satirical website ’t Scheldt sparked controversy by publishing a nude photograph of deputy of Moroccan origin Sihame El Kaouakibi, prompting a swift legal response (…)
Belgian Police Arrest Alleged Drug Kingpin’s Right-Hand Man in Antwerp Raid
8 June 2023
The Antwerp judicial police arrested on Tuesday Soufian T., alias "Burgemeester", the alleged right-hand man of Nasserdine "Nadori" T., a fugitive criminal, during searches (…)
Belgian Retiree Murdered in Morocco: Suspects Arrested in Alleged Robbery Plot
3 June 2023
The body of Giuseppe D., a septuagenarian from the Liège region, found lifeless in his apartment in Kenitra, will be repatriated to Belgium for the funeral. The events took (…)
Teen Mauled by Loose Rottweiler at Antwerp Fair, Shares Ordeal on TikTok
2 June 2023
Nouha, a 16-year-old teenager from Wommelgem, was attacked last Saturday by a rottweiler at large during the Sinksenfoor, a funfair in Antwerp. The young girl shared her (…)
Belgian-Moroccan Politician Nadia Kammachi to Lead Ecolo-Groen in Anderlecht Mayoral Race
2 June 2023
Nadia Kammachi, the current alderman in charge of several files including Urban Renewal and Animal Welfare, announced on BX1 her intention to lead the Ecolo-Groen list in the (…)
Rising Star: Nawal Farih, 35, Brings Diverse Background to Belgian Parliament
30 May 2023
Nawal Farih is one of the youngest deputies in the Belgian federal parliament. Of Moroccan origin, the 35-year-old woman, born in France and raised in Genk where she studied (…)
Heroic Rescue: Man Plunges into Icy Meuse River to Save Woman in Liège
29 May 2023
A young man risked his life by jumping into the very cold waters of the Meuse, near the town of Bressoux, in the province of Liège. A woman had accidentally fallen into the river.
Moroccan-Style Fountain Unveiled in Brussels’ Molenbeek District, Honoring Cultural Ties
28 May 2023
The Brussels municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean paid tribute to its Moroccan community by inaugurating a traditional Moroccan-style public fountain. This fountain, made by (…)