Belgian Politician Sparks Outrage with Comments on Moroccan Property Owners Receiving Benefits
18 April 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez, president of the Reformist Movement (MR), made comments deemed racist about "unemployed homeowners" in Morocco.
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FIFA Approves Belgian-Born Midfielder’s Switch to Morocco National Team
18 April 2025
The International Football Federation (FIFA) has approved the request of Anouar Aït El Hadj, a 22-year-old player from the Belgian club Saint-Gilloise, to change his sporting (…)
Midfielder Anouar Ait El Hadj Switches Allegiance from Belgium to Morocco National Team
17 April 2025
Anouar Ait El Hadj is now a Moroccan international. The midfielder from the Belgian club Saint-Gilloise has chosen to wear the Moroccan jersey, at the expense of Belgium.
Cycling Star Evenepoel Returns to Racing After Months-Long Injury Recovery
16 April 2025
After months of rehabilitation following a serious accident in December, Remco Evenepoel will return to the peloton this Friday in the 65th edition of the Brabantse Pijl. In an (…)
Antwerp Court Seizes $400 Million from Fugitive Drug Lord in Major Cocaine Trafficking Case
13 April 2025
The Antwerp court has sentenced in absentia Omar Govers alias "Patje Haemers", one of the city’s most notorious drug-related criminals, whose accomplices are Belgian-Moroccans (…)
Belgian-Moroccan Suspect in Child Kidnapping Case Vanishes Before Trial
11 April 2025
While he is due to appear before the Tongeren Assize Court on April 22, a 32-year-old Belgian-Moroccan has disappeared from the radar. This man accused of kidnapping a child is (…)
Measles Outbreak Prompts Flanders to Warn Against Travel to Morocco
10 April 2025
Flanders (Belgium) has seen a worrying increase in measles cases among children in recent months. A health specialist urges vaccination before any travel to Morocco where the (…)
Belgian Political Power Couple Weds, Maintains Separate Residences for Voter Representation
10 April 2025
Newly married, Sammy Mahdi, 36, president of the CD&V, and his partner and party colleague Nawal Farih, 36, federal MP and group leader in the Chamber in Belgium for the (…)
Morocco Bolsters National Team with Dual-Nationality Talents Ahead of Major Tournaments
10 April 2025
Morocco continues to uncover and recruit young dual national talents to strengthen its team in the run-up to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco and the 2026 and 2030 (…)
Cycling Champion Evenepoel Calls for End to Gaza Bombings on Social Media
8 April 2025
On Instagram, Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel, double world time trial champion, spoke out about the war between the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Israel that (…)