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• Royal Air Maroc Cancels All Brussels Flights Amid Airport Strike
  31 March, by Said

  Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced the cancellation of all its scheduled flights this Monday, March 31, both departing and arriving in Brussels. This measure follows the confirmation of a strike planned in the Belgian capital affecting airport operations.
  For passengers whose flights are cancelled, the airline offers two options. They can either request a free rebooking of their trip within 15 days of the initial date, subject to availability, or opt for a full refund of the ticket, made (…)

• Major Drug Trafficking Ring Busted: 120 Convicted in Brussels Trial
  30 October 2024, by Prince

  End in Brussels of the exceptional trial of 120 people prosecuted for international cocaine and cannabis trafficking, among other things, from Morocco. The accused were sentenced to sentences ranging from a few months to 17 years in prison.
  After a long trial that took place from December 2023 to May 2024, the Brussels court finally delivered its verdict on Tuesday in this case of international drug trafficking from Morocco for which more than 120 men and women of Albanian, Colombian, (…)

• Belgian Strike Threatens Air Travel, Royal Air Maroc Flights at Risk
  27 March, by Said

  The general strike announced for this Monday, March 31 in Belgium is likely to severely disrupt air traffic at Brussels-Zaventem airport. Royal Air Maroc could be affected.
  Faced with the preventive cancellation of 244 outbound flights, decided by the airport authorities due to an expected mobilization of ground staff, uncertainty hangs over the maintenance of flights of several airlines, including the Moroccan company Royal Air Maroc.
  Brussels Airport justified its decision to cancel (…)

• Morocco Emerges as Top Destination as Brussels Airport Sees 22% Passenger Surge
  14 June 2023, by Said

  More than two million passengers were welcomed in May at Brussels Airport, a figure up 22% compared to the same period last year, thanks in particular to travelers to Morocco.
  Belgium staggered its spring holidays, which, combined with the Dutch holidays and long weekends, increased the number of passengers. In addition, the bad weather in April prompted many travelers to book flights to sunnier destinations in May.
  The most visited countries, in order, were Spain, Italy, Germany, (…)

• Belgian Authorities Probe Moroccan ’Mocro Mafia’ in €367 Million Drug Money Laundering Case
  15 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  In Brussels, the federal prosecutor’s office is investigating the Mocro mafia suspected of having laundered 367 million euros. This sum of money transited through Belgium in a drug case.
  The Belgian justice system has issued three international arrest warrants against Moroccan, Spanish-Moroccan and Pakistani nationals, in this money laundering case, reports La Dernière Heure. Judge Michel Claise is in charge of this case for which the federal prosecutor’s office wants to send twenty (…)

• Study: Young Muslims in Brussels Prioritize Religious Identity Over Local Ties
  27 October 2021, by Sylvanus

  Young Muslims in Brussels define themselves first in relation to their religion. This is revealed by a study conducted jointly by ULB and VUB.
  Published by Innoviris, this study is entitled "Between Secularization and Rupture. Young Brussels Muslims: Practices, Identities and Beliefs." Its authors, researchers Nawal Bensaid, Corinne Torrekens and Dimokritos Kavadias, wanted to know the relationship of young Brussels Muslims to society. The survey covers a sample of 124 young people. They (…)

• General Strike Disrupts Air Travel from Brussels, Canceling Flights to Morocco
  27 March, by Said

  A general strike, initiated by the FGTB and CSC unions to protest against government projects, will cause major disruptions to air traffic at Brussels-Zaventem airport this Monday, March 31. Attention, therefore, if you plan to take a flight to Morocco.
  The Brussels Airlines company has already announced the cancellation of the vast majority of its operations for this day, including flights to Morocco.
  According to a spokesperson for the company, of the approximately 200 routes (…)

• 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, (…)

• Belgian National Strike Grounds Brussels Airlines Flights, Including Morocco Routes
  11 February 2019, by Said

  The Belgian airline Brussels Airlines has just announced the cancellation of all its flights for Wednesday, February 13, with Morocco also affected.
  In total, some 16,000 travelers will be affected, the company warns in a press release, due to a strike called by several unions demanding salary increases, higher retirement pensions and better working conditions.
  "Brussels Airport therefore expects serious disruptions in airport operations with very likely numerous flight cancellations, (…)

• 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 (…)