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Police officers man a cordon in the Molenbeek district of Brussels on November 16, 2015. On Tuesday, police carried out another counter-terrorism raid in the troubled neighborhood.JOHN THYS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Belgian Fighter Sentenced to Jail for Murder in Syria

by Abdullah Mustafa | Feb 15, 2017 | World

Brussels – Media reports circulating in Belgium are saying that Hicham Chaib, one of the most wanted terrorists, might have been killed in bombings near Tal Afar, Iraq. “Latest News” Belgium newspaper published the news and said that Iraqi army carried out several air...

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Police officers stand guard during a raid in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels, Belgium. AP

Prosecutor: Belgium Arrests 11 in Anti-terror Raids

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 8, 2017 | World

Belgian police detained 11 people in anti-terrorism raids across Belgium targeting jihadists who have returned from Syria, prosecutors said Wednesday. Police raided nine houses in various areas of the Belgian capital including Molenbeek, the district that was home to...

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Former Israeli Minister Tzipi Livni. AFP

Livni Cancels Brussels Visit over Interrogation Fears

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

London, Brussels- Former Israeli Minister Tzipi Livni has cancelled a visit she was expected to make to Brussels after Belgian prosecutors confirmed they wanted to question hear over war crimes allegations. Local newspaper Le Soir said prosecutors had been hoping to...

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Soldiers stand guard in front of the central train station in Brussels. AFP/Getty

7 Suspects Held after Brussels Counter-terror Raids

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 25, 2017 | World

Police in Belgium on Wednesday were holding seven people for questioning after raids in the Brussels region as part of an ongoing counter-terrorism operation, prosecutors said. The searches of eight houses were linked to returning jihadi fighters from Syria and...

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Belgian soldiers and a police officer patrol in central Brussels, November 21, 2015. Photo by Youssef
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Survey: 70% of Belgium’s Muslims Struggling after Brussels Attacks

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 18, 2017 | World

Brussels- A survey conducted by the Belgian newspaper “Lesoir” and the Francophone TV “RTBF” shows that after the Brussels attacks in March 2016, many Belgian Muslim youths have been concerned that they would be accused of having links with extremists and terrorists....