A collective of "Belgian-Moroccans stranded in Morocco" is asking the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippe Goffin, to work for the doubling of repatriation flights, in order to accelerate the return of citizens who have remained stranded in the Kingdom. If this request were to be accepted, the two weekly flights would increase to four per week.
In a video posted on Twitter, a 19-year-old young man, with a bruised face, claims to have been handcuffed and beaten by police officers in a police vehicle. An internal investigation has been opened by the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone to clarify this matter.
While Géraldine Michel, a woman from Arlon, was supposed to return to Belgium on March 15, she has been stuck in Morocco for more than two months. She hopes to return at the end of the strict lockdown imposed by the authorities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The "cautious and gradual" reopening of mosques is taking shape in Belgium. It has been effective since yesterday, Monday, June 8, 2020.
The demonstrations currently taking place in the United States following the death of George Floyd are spreading. In response to police violence, thousands of people of all ages and skin colors gathered on Sunday afternoon on the Place Poelaert in Brussels.
The Brussels State Secretary, Pascal Smet (one.brussels), will conduct an external, independent radiography of the Fire and Emergency Medical Service (Siamu) of the Brussels-Capital Region on the theme of diversity. This initiative stems from racist incidents.
The case of the kidnapping of a 13-year-old boy in Limburg has taken a new turn: the sister of the Moroccan Khalid Bouloudo, the main suspect, was placed under an arrest warrant on Thursday, June 4.
The exceptional repatriation of 114 dual nationals, from Nador to their countries of adoption, France and Belgium, is being organized. Royal Air Maroc (RAM) planes have been chartered for the operations.
The Belgian player of Moroccan origin, Nacer Chadli, is at odds with his club Anderlecht, which wants to do without his services. Long relegated to the bench due to frequent injuries, the Red Devil is too expensive in the eyes of the club’s officials.
Involved in a clandestine match, the Moroccan international, Mehdi Carcela , right attacking midfielder at Standard Liège, is fined.
Following the "racist" slip-up of Éric Labourdette, trade union representative of the firefighters, Brussels deputy Hicham Talhi filed a complaint with the SLFP union. A report to Unia as well.
While the revenues from drug trafficking from Morocco and other countries amount to 30 billion euros per year in Belgium, the Belgian justice system is only aware of 11.5 million.