by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 26, 2017 | World
Belgian prosecutors announced on Tuesday that terror suspect Salah Abdeslam wants to appear in person at his trial for a shootout with police in Brussels last year that led to his capture after four months on the run. According to AFP, Abdeslam, the only surviving...
by Abdullah Mustafa | Jul 16, 2017 | World
Brussels – The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the failed June 20 attack at a Brussels train station, local media said. No one but its perpetrator, identified as Moroccan native Osama, was killed in the incident in the Belgian capital. The terror...
by Abdullah Mustafa | Jul 10, 2017 | World
Brussels- Belgium has frozen the financial assets of another 158 foreign fighters who went to fight in Iraq or Syria, local media reported Friday. Those Belgians taking part in fights in Iraq or Syria, will no longer have access to their bank accounts and will not be...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Brussels – Brussels hosted its first “Olympics for Seniors” on Tuesday, giving the chance for locals aged between 75 and 96 the chance to compete in a range of adapted sports at the national stadium. “Happiness has every age” was one of...
by Abdullah Mustafa | Jun 4, 2017 | World
Brussels – Belgium’s federal general prosecution announced on Friday that it was charging a 30-year-old Belgian detainee of being linked to the 2015 Paris attacks after he was initially arrested for being involved in the March 22, 2016 Brussels assault. Yassine Atar,...