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• Belgian-Moroccan Singer Loses License for Dangerous Tunnel Video Stunt
  20 April 2024, by Prince

  The Antwerp singer of Moroccan origin, Jamilla Baidou, was sentenced on Monday by the Sint-Niklaas police court to a one-year driving ban for having parked her car in the Liefkenshoek tunnel in 2022 to make videos in the middle of the night.
  In addition to the one-year driving ban, the YouTuber was declared "permanently physically and mentally unfit to drive a car". A sentence she considers too severe. "I would agree with a one-year driving ban, but this year only starts after proving (…)

• Belgian Father Released After Serving 9 Years for Son’s Death
  8 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  The father of little Younès, Mohamed Jratlou, has been free since Wednesday, November 6, after serving a 9-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter against his son.
  Now retired in a shelter in Pecq, Belgium, at the age of 78, Mohamed Jratlou will be able to mourn his son, whom he still denies having killed in 2012.
  And yet, the Assize Court, despite his protests, sentenced him to 9 years for intentional violence resulting in the death of little Younès, then 4 years old.
  The (…)

• Belgian Muslim Council to Determine Start Date for Ramadan 2025
  28 February, by Said

  In order to determine the start date of Ramadan in Belgium, the Council of Muslim Theologians of Belgium must meet this Friday, February 28.
  "The Council of Muslim Theologians of Belgium will meet by videoconference this Friday, February 28, 2025 at 4 p.m. to determine the start date of the month of Ramadan," the Muslim organization wrote on its Facebook account.
  According to astronomical calculations, the month of Ramadan 2025 in Belgium should begin this Saturday, March 1. However, it (…)

• Morocco’s Bilal El Khannous Faces Belgium in World Cup Clash of Loyalties
  27 November 2022, by Prince

  Born in Belgium on May 10, 2004, Bilal El Khannous (Genk) has chosen to play for his country of origin, Morocco, and is participating in his first World Cup in Qatar with the Atlas Lions. This Sunday, he will face the Devils of Belgium, his country of adoption, as part of the second round of the competition.
  After playing only two matches with the Belgian U18s, under the direction of Thierry Siquet, Bilal El Khannous decided to wear the Moroccan national colors. "Indeed, I had him (…)

• World Cup: Morocco’s Belgian-Born Stars Set to Face Birth Country in Crucial Match
  27 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Atlas Lions will face the Red Devils this Sunday, November 27, 2022 for their second match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Among them are binational players born in Belgium who are ready to challenge their country of birth.
  The time when Belgium snatches Moroccan-born players from Morocco is over! There are four of them joining the Atlas Lions. They are Selim Amallah, 26, Bilal El Khannouss, 18, Anass Zaroury, 19 and Ilias Chair, 25, all born in Belgium. These four young players have (…)

• Rising Star Bilal El Khannouss Attracts European Club Interest After World Cup Debut
  11 January 2023, by Ginette

  Moroccan international Bilal El Khannouss seems to have benefited from his participation in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Player of Racing Genk, his performances after returning from Qatar have not escaped some major European clubs, who are closely following him.
  Even though Bilal El Khannouss was only lined up for the third-place match, in the match that pitted Morocco against Croatia, he managed to attract attention. And even more interestingly, he learned by watching his teammates play. (…)

• Morocco Flight Prices Surge as Belgian Holidaymakers Rush for Last-Minute Sun
  23 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  While Belgians are flocking to sunny destinations like Morocco to spend their holidays there, they are facing a major difficulty. Usually cheaper, the prices of last-minute tickets are skyrocketing.
  In total, 824,000 passengers are expected from Friday, December 23 to Sunday, January 8 inclusive at Brussels Airport. Among the most popular destinations are the Canary Islands, Spain and Morocco. "We naturally think of the Canary Islands, which are always popular," explains Nathalie Piérard, (…)

• Mother Slams Belgian Justice System After 13-Year-Old Daughter’s Murder
  12 January 2023, by Prince

  Nesrine, 34, mother of little Malak, 13, buried on Tuesday in the multi-denominational cemetery of Evere in Belgium, is angry with the Belgian justice system which did not know how to protect her daughter or take the appropriate measures against her murderer, a repeat offender well known to the judicial services.
  Little Malak had temporarily lived with her father, in Liège, after running away and accusing her mother, who lives in Anderlecht, of mistreating her. "My daughter just wanted to (…)

• Moroccan Royal Family Sues Woman Claiming to be King Hassan II’s Hidden Daughter
  31 August 2023, by Prince

  Jane Benzaquen, a 70-year-old Belgian-Israeli woman, continues her fight to be recognized as the hidden daughter of King Hassan II. For its part, Morocco has just filed a criminal complaint for defamation.
  Jane Benzaquen has been claiming since 2005 that the late Hassan II had a relationship with her mother Freha, between 1951 and 1953, and that she would be the hidden daughter of the late Moroccan king. Morocco does not believe this story and has just filed a complaint for defamation, (…)

• Alleged Drug Kingpin ’Dikke Nordin’ to Face Trial in Belgium’s Major Arms and Drug Case
  24 January, by Said

  Nordin El Hajjioui, nicknamed "Dikke Nordin", will be tried on May 7 by the Antwerp Correctional Court in the "Bombs and Grenades" case. This file, which deals with arms and drug trafficking, also involves about fifty other defendants.
  The man of Moroccan origin had been extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Belgium in March 2023, but this extradition did not cover the "Bombs and Grenades" case. A supplementary procedure was therefore necessary for Nordin El Hajjioui to be tried in (…)