Belgium Cracks Down on ’Asylum Shopping’ with New Measures
6 January 2020
In order to give priority to "real first-time arrivals" during the winter months, Maggie De Block, Belgian Minister of Asylum and Migration, has launched two new measures. (…)
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Standard Liège Legend Eric Gerets Praises Moroccan Star Mehdi Carcela
3 January 2020
Moroccan international Mehdi Carcela is one of the players that former Atlas Lions coach Eric Gerets closely follows at Standard Liège. The former captain of the Reds and (…)
Belgium-Born ISIS Fighter Arrested in Turkey After Losing Citizenship
3 January 2020
Fouad Akrich, a 27-year-old Moroccan jihadist, was arrested with his wife and children in Turkey. The arrest of this young man, who is one of the six Moroccan fighters stripped (…)
Vandals Target Belgian Mosque on New Year’s Eve, Damaging Entrance
3 January 2020
The Al-Ihsaan mosque in Leuven (Flemish Brabant) was the target of an act of vandalism on the night of December 31 to January 1.
Belgium Revokes Citizenship of Six Suspected Terrorists with Ties to Syria
3 January 2020
Six Belgo-Moroccan fighters, who went to Syria, have lost their Belgian nationality. This decision follows legal proceedings initiated against them.
Belgian Parents Seek Answers in 14-Year-Old Daughter’s Mysterious Death, Justice Delayed for Over a Decade
2 January 2020
Khadija and Mohamed Jellal have been waiting since 2011 to know the causes of the death of Imane, their 14-year-old daughter, who died under unresolved circumstances due to the (…)
Belgian Woman Accepts 5-Year Sentence for Islamic State Involvement, Sister Appeals
28 December 2019
Fatima B., one of the two sisters convicted by a Belgian court, while they were in Syria, has decided not to appeal her conviction anymore. She accepts to serve five years in (…)
Forced Marriages in Belgium Triple Over Three Years, Government Reports
28 December 2019
The number of forced marriages in Belgium has almost tripled, from 10 in 2015 to 27 in 2018. Five new cases were recorded in the first quarter of 2019.
Belgium Launches First Imam Training Program at KU Leuven, Graduates Expected in 2025
28 December 2019
The first imams, from the training program initiated for future spiritual guides in February 2019 at KU Leuven, will obtain their degrees in six years.
Belgian Interior Minister Warns of Growing Far-Right Extremism and Violence Threats
25 December 2019
Belgian Interior Minister Pieter De Crem is concerned about a "significant increase in individuals and small cells of the far-right movement who legitimize the use of (…)