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Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
Middle East
February 4, 2021
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018…
More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody
World
January 15, 2021
More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody
(CNN) – More than a hundred people were arrested in Brussels on Wednesday night after violent protests over the death…
Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — An Iranian diplomat suspected of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group…
Divided Belgium turns into Europe’s worst virus hot spot
World
October 28, 2020
Divided Belgium turns into Europe’s worst virus hot spot
BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — Small, yet so divided, Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents…
Belgian city finds its former mayor’s heart in a fountain
World
September 11, 2020
Belgian city finds its former mayor’s heart in a fountain
VERVIERS (Reuters) – For years it was just an urban myth. Then the diggers moved in and found it was…
Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress
World
July 1, 2020
Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress
NEDER-OVER-HEEMBEEK, Belgium (AP) — Monique Bitu Bingi was only four years old when she was taken from her family in…
Egyptian city of Hurghada to receive flights from Belgium starting June 28
Egypt
June 17, 2020
Egyptian city of Hurghada to receive flights from Belgium starting June 28
Brussels Airlines announced that the Egyptian coastal city of Hurghada will receive three flights from Brussels starting June 28, part…
As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
World
June 11, 2020
As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
TERVUREN, Belgium (AP) — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold…
Restart or re-stop? Economies reopen to risk of chaos, fear
World
May 11, 2020
Restart or re-stop? Economies reopen to risk of chaos, fear
PARIS (AP) — Plastic spacing barriers and millions of masks appeared Monday on the streets of Europe’s newly reopened cities,…
Nations seek to ease nursing home loneliness yet keep safe
World
April 20, 2020
Nations seek to ease nursing home loneliness yet keep safe
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes just wanted to do the humane thing. After so many frail…