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Europe’s most wanted held in Brussels for Paris attacks
World
March 19, 2016
Europe’s most wanted held in Brussels for Paris attacks
Europe's most wanted man was captured after a shootout in Brussels in a major coup for authorities investigating November's Islamic…
Brussels New Year fireworks cancelled over attack fears
World
December 31, 2015
Brussels New Year fireworks cancelled over attack fears
Authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday called off the city's traditional New Year's Eve fireworks display, citing fears…
Belgian security crackdown ‘should not target Muslims’
World
November 29, 2015
Belgian security crackdown ‘should not target Muslims’
In the wake of the Paris attacks on November13, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called for constitutional changes to support…
Paris attacks: 16 arrested in Brussels anti-terror raids
World
November 23, 2015
Paris attacks: 16 arrested in Brussels anti-terror raids
Belgian police have arrested 16 people as part of 19 anti-terror raids carried out in the Brussels suburbs of Molenbeek,…
Brussels metro closed due to terror alert: network
World
November 21, 2015
Brussels metro closed due to terror alert: network
All metro train stations in Brussels will be closed on Saturday, the city's public transport network said, after Belgium raised…
Frites and “fritkots”: play dishes up Belgium’s culinary pride
Art news
October 25, 2015
Frites and “fritkots”: play dishes up Belgium’s culinary pride
On a chilly evening in Brussels, two comedians are cooking up a storm on stage, for themselves and the audience. Theatergoers…
Three dead, one hurt in shoot-out near Brussels Jewish Museum
World
May 24, 2014
Three dead, one hurt in shoot-out near Brussels Jewish Museum
Three people were killed and one badly injured in a shoot-out Saturday near the Jewish Museum in Brussels city centre,…
NASL in negotiations with Baradei, Abul Fotouh to join alliance
Egypt
May 13, 2014
NASL in negotiations with Baradei, Abul Fotouh to join alliance
Ayman Nour, member of the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL), said on Tuesday that the alliance is negotiating with…
European Parliament slams Amr Moussa for his close ties to Mubarak
Egypt
June 21, 2011
European Parliament slams Amr Moussa for his close ties to Mubarak
Members of the European Parliament and the Egyptian community in Brussels have criticized presidential candidate Amr Moussa for his close…
Films before football?
Cinema/TV
December 6, 2009
Films before football?
I was on the jury of the fourth Brussels Arab Film Festival, which concluded last week. This is my behind-the-scenes…