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• Belgian Mother Sentenced for Stabbing Daughter Over Secret Islamic Marriage
  30 January 2019, by Said

  A 3-year prison sentence was handed down by a Belgian court against a woman who stabbed her daughter following her conversion to Islam and for having married "in secret".
  At 54 years old, Behiye was prosecuted for "intentional assault and battery", reports the newspaper La Dernière Heure. For the Brussels Correctional Court, which handled this case, this 3-year suspended prison sentence must make the mother understand that "her behavior is unacceptable".
  The facts date back to March 13, (…)

• Former Charlie Hebdo Journalist’s Books Vandalized at Brussels Book Fair
  16 February 2019, by Amine

  The stand of journalist Zineb El Rhazoui at the Brussels Book Fair was vandalized last Wednesday. The person responsible left a note that said "Dirty fascists".
  "The stand of the former Charlie Hebdo journalist and activist, Zineb El Rhazoui, was vandalized this Wednesday, February 13, by an individual during the Book Fair in Brussels. The young man in the backpack is said to have evaded security," Le Soir reports at the outset. However, it should be noted that it was not (only) Zineb El (…)

• Morocco Urges Diaspora to Invest in Nation’s New Development Model
  31 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  To build the new ideal that Morocco has defined for itself, all the children of the Kingdom living in Europe are called upon to play their part. This call was made on Saturday evening in Antwerp by Mohamed Ameur, Morocco’s Ambassador to Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
  More than a simple call, it is an exhortation to the Moroccan community living abroad to contribute to the new development model that King Mohammed VI has called for.
  The diplomat seized the opportunity offered (…)

• Belgian-Moroccan Woman Stranded in Morocco as COVID-19 Border Closures Separate Couple
  10 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  Khadija, 49, a Belgian-Moroccan, has been stuck in Morocco since March while her husband, Franz, 66, lives confined in Charleroi, Belgium. The steps taken by this separated couple for the wife’s return to her country have so far been unsuccessful.
  Leaving for Essaouira on March 10, Khadija finds herself stuck in her country of origin since the suspension of air traffic and the closure of borders. The couple is taking steps to repatriate Khadija to Belgium. They send ongoing correspondence (…)

• Drug Gang Clash in Ghent: Tunisian Traffickers and Moroccan Youths Arrested
  13 May 2020, by Laila

  A fight between two Tunisian drug traffickers and two young Moroccans escalated on Sunday evening in Ghent, Belgium.
  According to the Belgian media, three people were arrested by the police, who came in force to put an end to the conflict.
  A police spokesman said the fight had broken out in a night shop. No injuries were recorded.
  "Young people surprised the traffickers in the street. They called the police and the traffickers tried to flee, before hiding in the night shop. [...] It (…)

• Charleroi Alderman Caught Violating COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions, Faces Consequences
  24 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  While each individual is allowed to receive four designated people in these times of covid-19, Karim Chaibai, one of the aldermen of Charleroi, was photographed at a table with 23 people. He acknowledges the facts, but his college forces him to spend hours on the ground, raising awareness among young people about the measures related to the coronavirus.
  "I made a mistake, admits Karim Chaibai to La Dernière Heure. [...] I should not have let my guard down, especially since I have been (…)

• Belgium’s Iran Ambassador Véronique Petit Tapped for Morocco Post
  29 January 2021, by Ginette

  The current ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Islamic Republic of Iran is expected to hold the same position in Rabat. Véronique Petit, according to some Belgian media, will come to replace the current ambassador, Marc Trenteseau.
  The current ambassador of Belgium to Morocco has been in office since 2017. He will be called to other diplomatic missions, after having worked to strengthen the relations between the two kingdoms. The central administration of the Belgian Ministry of (…)

• African Union Secures 400 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses from Johnson & Johnson
  30 March 2021, by Jean Claude

  The African Union and the Belgian pharmaceutical manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceutica have concluded a vaccine acquisition agreement against Covid-19. The manufacturer will deliver 400 million doses of vaccine to the member countries of the Union.
  The Belgian pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica will provide 400 million doses of its vaccine to the 55 member countries of the African Union (AU). The order is placed with a view to the consequent fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. (…)

• Belgian Influencer Reports Drugging and Rape During Morocco Trip, Files Complaint
  10 October 2021, by Sylvanus

  Dounia, a Belgian influencer, says she lived the worst days of her life during a trip to Morocco where she claims she was drugged and raped in a villa. She has filed a complaint against the alleged rapists and an investigation is underway.
  The events took place in a villa on August 3. "I landed with my two sons on July 31 to stay in a hotel in Mohammedia, a thirty-minute drive from Casablanca. Two days later, a friend joined me from Spain. An Instagrammer then offered to come eat at his (…)

• Kickboxing Star Ben Saddik Denies Involvement in Antwerp Shootings
  29 July 2022, by Sylvanus

  "I can’t say anything except that it doesn’t affect me at all. You know how the media works: they need a name to reach a certain audience. If they can do it with my name, then it will be fine," Jamal Ben Saddik told the Dutch media AD.nl. He denies any involvement in the shootings that occurred in Antwerp at the end of May and the beginning of this month.
  Jamal Ben Saddik will recall that he has been living in Amsterdam for a year, a city far from Antwerp, where the shootings took place. (…)