Amber Alert: 3-Year-Old Zakaria Missing After Father Takes Him from Grandparents’ Home
18 August 2020
A man left with his son, Zakaria, aged 3, for an unknown destination, leaving the child’s mother fearing she may never see him again.
Belgium
Brussels Airport to Implement COVID-19 Testing for Travelers from High-Risk Areas
17 August 2020
Moroccans residing in Belgium and any other passenger arriving or returning from a risk area will be subjected to Covid-19 screening tests at Brussels Airport. The airport (…)
Brussels Suburb Deploys Arabic-Speaking Patrols to Promote Mask Wearing
16 August 2020
In Anderlecht, a Brussels municipality, the local authorities have opted for awareness-raising among the inhabitants. In order to reach all the communities present in this (…)
Antwerp Mosques Sue Far-Right Party Over Eid Prayer Video Controversy
13 August 2020
The leaders of two mosques in Antwerp have filed a complaint against Tom Van Grieken and his party Vlaams Belang for incitement to hatred and discrimination. The origin of this (…)
Belgian Retiree Stranded in Morocco Loses Pension, Faces Financial Crisis
12 August 2020
Leaving Belgium in March, Manuel, a Belgian retiree, has been blocked and confined in Morocco since the entry into force of the state of health emergency. Since July 26, his (…)
Morocco’s OCP Group to Double Phosphoric Acid Production with New Plant
12 August 2020
The OCP Group and its German (Budenheim) and Belgian (Prayon) partners want to build a new purified phosphoric acid production plant, through their subsidiary Euro Maroc (…)
Moroccan Father’s Book Exposes Medical Errors in Daughter’s Tragic Birth and Death
9 August 2020
With his book "Sara, my daughter, my fight", a Moroccan living in Belgium recounts the story of his child who was born disabled in a hospital in Brussels due to the absence of (…)
Eid al-Adha Aftermath: Belgian Cities See Decline in Illegal Sheep Slaughter
5 August 2020
In Belgium, the day after the celebration of Eid al-Adha, the sidewalks of certain municipalities were strewn with bags containing sheep carcasses. This, despite the ban on (…)
Morocco’s Neutral Stance Key to Resolving Libyan Conflict, Expert Says
3 August 2020
The importance of Morocco in the Libyan conflict "lies in its neutrality". This is at least what Koert Debeuf, a specialist in the geopolitics of conflicts, and former advisor (…)
Belgian-Moroccan Author Goes Undercover as Beggar for New Book on Urban Poverty
3 August 2020
The former deputy mayor of the Municipality of Evere in Brussels, the Moroccan novelist Fatiha Saidi, put herself in the shoes of a beggar, for the needs of her book which will (…)