Belgian Court Sentences ISIS Fighter to 5 Years, May Strip Citizenship
31 January 2020
An Islamic State fighter, originally from Borgerhout, Saïda El Mimouni, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison.
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Belgium Faces Pressure to Repatriate Children of ISIS Fighters from Syria
30 January 2020
Between the repatriation of the children of jihadists stranded in Syria, and the payment of a penalty of 50,000 euros by Belgium, Abderrahim Lahlali and Mohamed Ozdemir, both (…)
Belgian Official Under Scrutiny for Unexplained Cash Withdrawals from Youth Soccer School
29 January 2020
The Molenbeek alderman, Abdellah Achaoui, who is also president of the ASBL Ecole des jeunes de l’Union Saint-Gilloise, made numerous cash withdrawals, without any (…)
Belgian Hospital Nurse Accused of Religious Discrimination Against Moroccan Patient
29 January 2020
Rachida, a Moroccan expatriate (MRE), says she was a victim of racism from a nurse who made her undergo an examination at the radiology department of the Sint-Franciscus (…)
Belgian Mothers Unite: Jihadist’s Parent and Terror Victim’s Mom Pen Book for Social Change
28 January 2020
Fatima Ezzarhouni, 48, and Sophie Pirson, 61, respectively the mother of a radicalized person and the mother of a victim of the double attack carried out on March 22, 2016, (…)
Belgium Faces Deadline to Repatriate Children of ISIS Fighters from Syria
22 January 2020
One week. This is the number of days left in the deadline set by the court for the State to provide consular assistance to ten children of Belgians who went to fight in Syria. (…)
Belgian Prison Escapee Taunts Authorities with Postcard from Thailand
22 January 2020
After his spectacular escape from the Turnhout prison, Oualid Sekkaki mocks the prison administration by sending a postcard from Thailand. On December 19, it was in the company (…)
Interpol Issues Warrant for Belgian-Moroccan Car Theft Kingpin
22 January 2020
At the request of the Belgian federal police services, Interpol has just issued an arrest warrant against a Belgian-Moroccan, the mastermind of an international car trafficking (…)
Ghent’s Multilingual Low Emission Zone Posters Spark Political Debate
20 January 2020
The far-right party, Vlaams Belang, has just filed a complaint against the municipality of Ghent regarding posters that would not respect the linguistic legislation in force. (…)
Brussels Attack Investigators Search for Weapons Near Royal Palace, Come Up Empty
20 January 2020
A site located opposite the Laeken castle was combed through by investigators on the trail of the terrorists’ weapons, perpetrators of the March 22, 2016 attacks. This search (…)