In September 2019, Abdelkader Baoujaja was accused of the murder of his partner Leïla Zahiri in Molenbeek Saint-Jean. Before the Brussels Assize Court on Monday, the sole suspect is described by his ex-wife as a calm and introverted person.
Young Muslims in Brussels define themselves first in relation to their religion. This is revealed by a study conducted jointly by ULB and VUB.
The Brussels government has announced that it will provide public services with funding of 713,000 euros to fight discrimination related to hiring and promote diversity in the job market.
Adil, a 20-year-old man, was beaten by 15 individuals and left for dead near the Quaregnon slag heap (Belgium). His attackers burned the van he was driving to erase the traces. The victim and his mother are still in shock.
Loubna Benaïssa, a 9-year-old Moroccan girl who disappeared on August 5, 1992 in Ixelles, Belgium, was found dead four years later. She was buried in Tangier.
The Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB) regularly causes controversies since its creation. Recently again, the president of this association announced that he is renouncing state subsidies, denouncing "political interference".
The shipment of 1,355 kg of drugs seized on board a Brazilian cruise ship at the Tanger Med port was destined for the port of Antwerp.
Two Belgian jihadists, including Younes Abaaoud, brother of Abdelhamid, one of the masterminds of the Paris attacks, owned Yazidi slaves. This is at least what a young Yazidi girl, herself a former slave, revealed.
In Brussels , the majority of delivery people working with restaurants are undocumented immigrants using false identities to make a living.
Dounia, a Belgian influencer, says she lived the worst days of her life during a trip to Morocco where she claims she was drugged and raped in a villa. She has filed a complaint against the alleged rapists and an investigation is underway.
Will Brussels follow in the footsteps of Flanders and Wallonia and in turn ban slaughter without stunning? In any case, the Brussels minister for animal welfare, Bernard Clerfayt, is campaigning for this to become a reality.
The pleadings hearing took place last Monday before the Dutch-speaking court of first instance in Brussels. The victims of the March 22, 2016 attacks who have brought ten lawsuits against the Belgian State were represented by their lawyer.