belgium
Europe’s top court upholds Belgian niqab ban
World
July 12, 2017
Europe’s top court upholds Belgian niqab ban
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Tuesday that Belgium’s ban on the wearing of the full-face…
UPDATE: Belgium detains four people linked to failed bomb attack
World
June 22, 2017
UPDATE: Belgium detains four people linked to failed bomb attack
Belgian authorities investigating Tuesday’s attempted bomb attack on Brussels’ Central Station detained four people after a series of house searches…
Belgium avoided serious attack in station blast: Interior minister
World
June 21, 2017
Belgium avoided serious attack in station blast: Interior minister
Belgium has avoided a serious attack, its interior minister said on Wednesday, after a suspected suicide bomber planning to explode…
EU takes road to Rome for 60th anniversary
World
March 25, 2017
EU takes road to Rome for 60th anniversary
European Union leaders will renew their vows on the 60th anniversary of the troubled bloc's founding treaties Saturday at a…
Belgium charges two new suspects over 2015 Paris attacks
World
January 12, 2017
Belgium charges two new suspects over 2015 Paris attacks
Belgium has charged two suspects with providing false documents to a man linked to the November 2015 Paris attacks, who…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Belgium a center for PKK militants and coup plotters
Middle East
November 16, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan says Belgium a center for PKK militants and coup plotters
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Belgium of being an important center for supporters of both the outlawed Kurdistan…
Belgian police detain 12 suspected of planning new attacks
World
June 18, 2016
Belgian police detain 12 suspected of planning new attacks
Belgian police arrested 12 people suspected of planning new attacks after about 40 houses were searched across the country overnight,…
Belgian police alerted to IS fighters en route to Europe
Middle East
June 15, 2016
Belgian police alerted to IS fighters en route to Europe
Belgian police have received an anti-terror alert warning that a group of Islamic State fighters recently left Syria en route…
Mourning Belgium in frantic hunt for two attacks suspects
World
March 24, 2016
Mourning Belgium in frantic hunt for two attacks suspects
Police in Brussels on Thursday launched a desperate hunt for two men suspected of taking part in the Islamic State…