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Soldiers patrol on Meir shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday, March 23, 2017. (AP)

Belgium Drops Terrorism Charges against Antwerp Driver

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | World

Terrorism charges against a driver who sped through pedestrians in the Belgian city of Antwerp last month were dropped on Friday over a lack of evidence. Prosecutors said in a statement that they had found insufficient evidence to maintain terrorism charges over the...

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Belgian police arrest a man for attempting to drive into a crowd of shoppers in Antwerp, Belgium. (AFP)

Man who Drove through Antwerp Shoppers to Face Terror Charges

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | World

Terror charges have been laid down against a man who sped through a pedestrian shopping street in Belgium’s port city of Antwerp. He faces terror offences including attempted murder after driving at high speed into a crowded shopping area, federal prosecutors said...

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This photo taken on March 2, 2017 in Brussels shows the remnants of a car after an explosive disposal robot unit examined the automobile, after police stopped the driver. LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ / BELGA / AFP

Concern in Belgium over Release of Militant Video Showing Central Station

by Abdullah Mustafa | Mar 4, 2017 | World

Brussels- Security forces are taking seriously a militant video showing scenes near the central station of Antwerp in northern Belgium, a police spokesman said. The clip, which surfaced on social media accounts linked to ISIS, is filmed outside the busy Central...

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The sun rises behind the new headquarters for the Antwerp Port
Authority on the Kattendijk dock, the Port House, a monumental design
by Zaha Hadid Architects in Antwerp, Belgium September 22, 2016.
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Zaha Hadid’s Bold Architecture Lingers On Afterlife

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

ANTWERP, BELGIUM — For architects, or at least for Zaha Hadid, there is an afterlife. On Sept. 22, nearly six months after this British architect’s sudden death at 65, one of her boldest buildings, Port House, opened in a ceremony on the newly christened Zaha Hadid...