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Belgium official: Puigdemont could seek asylum
World
October 29, 2017
Belgium official: Puigdemont could seek asylum
A Belgian government official says it would be “not unrealistic” for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to ask for asylum…
Radicalization in Belgium: ‘It will take years to fix’
Middle East
October 7, 2017
Radicalization in Belgium: ‘It will take years to fix’
The photo shoot in the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek is playful: Painter Samuel Vanderveken is wearing a grey wool sweater and jeans.…
Belgium moves to expel mosque imam over security fears
Middle East
October 4, 2017
Belgium moves to expel mosque imam over security fears
Belgium has moved to expel an Egyptian preacher at the country’s biggest mosque because he posed a “national security” threat,…
Brussels exhibit tackles Islam in city scarred by terror
World
September 20, 2017
Brussels exhibit tackles Islam in city scarred by terror
For months after the Brussels extremist attacks of 2016 it seemed an exhibition on Islam’s legacy in Europe might never…
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…