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 (…)
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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 (…)
Moroccan Family’s Struggle: COVID-19 Blocks Repatriation of Grandmother’s Remains from Belgium
18 June 2020
For two months, Assia has been bleeding to repatriate the remains of her grandmother, who died on April 10 in the Borinage region at the age of 85. Mission impossible.
Belgian-Moroccan Coach Leads Rwandan Team to National Championship Victory
14 June 2020
The 41-year-old Belgian-Moroccan coach, Mohammed Adil Erradi, stayed in Rwanda a little longer than expected, due to the closure of Kigali airport.
Study: Housing Discrimination in Belgium Declines Following Testing Measures
13 June 2020
According to a study by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel carried out in the city of Ghent, and the results of which were published on Friday in the newspaper De Morgen, the (…)
Belgium Seeks to Double Repatriation Flights for Citizens Stranded in Morocco
11 June 2020
A collective of "Belgian-Moroccans stranded in Morocco" is asking the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippe Goffin, to work for the doubling of repatriation (…)