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.
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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. (…)
Morocco Denies Claims of Widespread Illegal Cannabis Cultivation
24 December 2024
Mohammed Ameur, Morocco’s ambassador to Brussels, reacts to allegations that Morocco turns a blind eye to 51,920 hectares of illegal cannabis crops. Allegations made by (…)
Belgian Drug Kingpin Arrested at Dubai Airport, Awaits Extradition
7 December 2024
Belgium expects the extradition of a Moroccan-origin drug lord arrested at Dubai airport. He had been sentenced to eight years in prison as part of the "The Figure" case, an (…)
Belgian Drug Kingpin Arrested in Dubai After International Manhunt
3 December 2024
The flight of the Antwerp drug baron Othman El Ballouti has come to an end in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). He was arrested, and Belgium now expects his extradition.
Fire Targets Moroccan Man’s Home in Antwerp, Four Dutch Suspects Arrested
1 December 2024
While he is on a trip to Morocco, a man living on the first floor of a building located on the Sint-Bernardsesteenweg in Hoboken (Antwerp) learns that the residence has been (…)
Belgium Ramps Up Deportations of Moroccan Migrants
20 November 2024
Belgium has considerably increased the number of forced returns of Moroccan nationals in an irregular situation this year, said the Secretary of State for Migration, Nicole de (…)
Brussels Businessman on Trial for Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot
19 November 2024
Youssef Allali, an entrepreneur, is accused of having ordered the assassination of one of his associates, Frank Goes. The fifty-year-old was stabbed to death in front of his (…)
Family drama in Liège: a Moroccan tried for the murder of his son
17 November 2024
Mohammed Hassar, 70, appears before the Liège Assize Court for the murder of his son Bilal, 19, and the attempted murder of his other son, Faïssal, 29. The events took place at (…)
Moroccan Family in Antwerp Faces Eviction After Year-Long Housing Search
14 November 2024
Mohammed Enniya, his wife and their three children risk finding themselves on the street in the coming days. The Moroccan family has been trying in vain for more than a year to (…)