Belgium Expands Consular Aid for Dual Nationals, Including Belgo-Moroccans
10 January 2021
Belgium has amended its consular code to allow Belgo-Moroccans and other dual nationals to benefit from consular assistance in their other country.
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Belgium Accuses Morocco of Espionage; Ambassador Denies Allegations
10 January 2021
The Moroccan ambassador to Belgium, Mohammed Ameur, reacted to the statements of the Belgian Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD) denouncing Moroccan (…)
Belgian Terror Suspects on Trial for Violent Home Robbery of Elderly Jeweler
10 January 2021
When they appeared before the Nivelles Assize Court on Thursday, January 7, Akim S., a Moroccan resident in Brussels, and the Frenchman Salah G., both suspected of having (…)
Belgium School Sparks Outrage Over Racist Physics Question
9 January 2021
The use of the word "negro" in a question during a physics class at the Royal Athenaeum of Bruges has caused controversy in Belgium. Shocked, a senior student shared the (…)
Molenbeek Names New Sports Complex After Ju-Jitsu Champion Amal Amjahid
9 January 2021
Following the call issued a few weeks ago by the municipality of Molenbeek, inviting residents to choose the name of the sports hall located on the Quai des Charbonnages, the (…)
Brussels Attacks: Wrongly Accused ’Man in the Hat’ Suspect Cleared After 4-Year Legal Battle
8 January 2021
Fayçal Cheffou, the accused wrongly identified as "the man with the hat", one of the terrorists of the March 22, 2016 attacks, has been granted a dismissal by the Brussels (…)
Moroccan Inmate Attacks Guard in Belgian Prison Amid Deportation Fears
7 January 2021
A prison guard was attacked with scissors in the prison of Ghent on Tuesday by Hassan Hamdaoui, nicknamed "the terror of the Place Saint-Jean". The man of Moroccan origin would (…)
Belgium Tests Thousands of Travelers from High-Risk Countries at Major Airports
6 January 2021
Passengers returning mainly from Morocco, Turkey, Spain, Portugal and Martinique were subjected to the Covid-19 test at the airports of Brussels and Charleroi.
Family Misses Flight to Morocco for Grandmother’s Funeral Due to Delayed PCR Test Results
5 January 2021
Informed of the death of their grandmother, Soufiane and his family rushed to take a rapid PCR test on the day of their departure from Brussels Airport. The delay in the (…)
Father Sentenced for Embezzling $220,000 from Disabled Daughter’s Medical Fund
5 January 2021
The Courtrai court, in the Flemish region, has sentenced a Moroccan father to five months in prison with probation for the misappropriation of 201,000 euros. This amount was (…)