Tragic Fall: 5-Year-Old Girl Dies in Liège Apartment Accident
4 July 2020
A 5-year-old Liège girl, Alla Rezkallah, died after accidentally falling from the 3rd floor of a building. The family is in shock.
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Brussels Court Sentences Man to 10 Years for 2016 Cafe Stabbing Murder
4 July 2020
10 years in prison. This is the sentence handed down by the Brussels Assize Court against Robert Frroku for the murder of Abdelaziz Bouhali, 35, who died on August 11, 2016 (…)
Belgium Repatriates Three ISIS-Linked Women and Their Children from Turkey
30 June 2020
Three women from Antwerp and six of their children will be repatriated from Turkey to Belgium on Wednesday, July 1st. These women, along with foreign fighters, had left for (…)
Belgian Shrimp Shortage: Pandemic Disrupts Moroccan Peeling Industry
27 June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought several sectors to a standstill in Morocco. As a result, Belgians are deprived of peeled shrimp, which they love.
ISIS Widow Stripped of Belgian Citizenship After Syria Return
27 June 2020
Rahma B., a 32-year-old woman returning from Syria, was sentenced on Friday, June 26, 2020, to five years in prison and a fine of 8,000 euros for her participation in the (…)
Belgian Official Resigns After Hot Mic Captures Xenophobic Remark
27 June 2020
While the president of the municipal council of Grimbergen (Flemish Brabant), Martine De Coppel (Vernieuwing), was in an online group meeting accessible to citizens by (…)
Brussels Hospitals and Doctors Face Trial in Teen’s Misdiagnosis Death After 9-Year Investigation
26 June 2020
Nine years after the opening of the case of the 14-year-old girl, who died on June 15, 2011 from acute peritonitis that was misdiagnosed, the Brussels council chamber ordered (…)
Belgian Tourists Stranded in Morocco for Months Amid COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
26 June 2020
Despite the repatriation flights organized for the return of Belgians stranded in Morocco since March, many people were unable to benefit from these flights chartered by the (…)
Former Belgian Minister Reveals Racist Attacks During Her Term, Explains Decision Not to File Complaint
24 June 2020
Fadila Laanan, a Belgian politician of Moroccan origin, did not file a complaint against the racist attacks she has been the victim of in the past. In an interview, the former (…)
Morocco Begins Repatriation of Stranded Citizens from Belgium Amid Pandemic
24 June 2020
The operation had been expected for several weeks. A first group of Moroccans stranded in Belgium was repatriated to Morocco on Tuesday. They landed at Agadir airport before (…)