Flemish Celebrities Face Grueling Special Forces Training in Moroccan Sahara
20 April 2023
Several Flemish celebrities will be in the Sahara desert in Morocco from Monday, May 1st to experience one of the toughest trainings in the world.
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Belgian Muslim Council to Announce Eid al-Fitr Date Today
20 April 2023
In Belgium, it is the council of theologians attached to the Executive of Muslims of Belgium that defines the official date of the end of Ramadan. The body will meet this (…)
Flanders Uncovers Widespread Social Housing Fraud Linked to Overseas Property Ownership
17 April 2023
Thanks to a particularly aggressive policy, the Flemish government has succeeded in exposing several cases of social housing fraud. Out of the 724 tenants targeted by an (…)
Wallonia to Crack Down on Foreign Property Owners in Social Housing
17 April 2023
While Wallonia plans to follow in the footsteps of Flanders by organizing the hunt for social housing tenants - including MREs - who own property abroad, Brussels is ruling out (…)
International Drug Ring Busted: $195 Million Cocaine Money Laundering Scheme Uncovered
15 April 2023
The federal judicial police of Leuven, in coordination with the Dutch regional police forces of Zeeland-West Brabant and Rotterdam, as well as the Spanish Guardia Civil, have (…)
Anti-Islamophobia Group’s Office in Brussels Burglarized and Vandalized
12 April 2023
The Collective for Inclusion and against Islamophobia in Belgium (CIIB) was the target of a burglary on Wednesday morning, between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. The premises, located on (…)
Brussels Cultural Centers Face Backlash Over Ramadan Accommodation Stickers
10 April 2023
The "Ramadan-friendly" stickers placed in about twenty cultural centers in Brussels during this Ramadan fasting period are poorly perceived by the city’s Muslim community.
Antwerp Hosts Interfaith Celebration as Ramadan, Easter, and Passover Coincide
10 April 2023
People from different religious communities in Borgerhout (Antwerp) shared an Iftar (meal to break the Ramadan fast) around a one-kilometer long table on Sunday, at a time when (…)
Belgian Supermarkets Boost Ramadan Offerings to Serve Growing Muslim Market
8 April 2023
Some supermarkets in Belgium are offering special offers during this Ramadan period to meet the growing demand from their Muslim clientele.
Belgian-Moroccan Jihadist Recruiter Malika El Aroud Dies at 64
7 April 2023
Malika El Aroud, convicted of terrorism in 2008, died at the age of 64. This woman, who had dual Belgian and Moroccan nationality, had been stripped of her Belgian nationality (…)