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Counter-terrorism police conduct searches on rue Delaunoy (Delaunoystraat) in Molenbeek on January 14, 2017 in a major operation. AFP/Getty Images

Belgian Police Raid Molenbeek District

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 16, 2017 | World

Brussels – Belgian police have carried out a major operation in the Molenbeek district of the capital Brussels which is home to many of the immigrants of Arab and Islam origins. Four raids took place but no arms or explosives were found, but the police arrested three...

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Broken windows of the terminal at Brussels airport are seen during a ceremony following bomb attacks in Brussels in Zaventem, Belgium, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Yorick Jansens/Pool

Belgium Charges Two New Suspects over 2015 Paris Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 12, 2017 | World

Belgian authorities have charged two people in connection with the November 2015 Paris attacks claimed by ISIS which left 130 people dead, prosecutors said Thursday. The two — identified as Farid K. and Meryem E. B. — are “suspected to have provided...

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This CCTV image from the Brussels Airport surveillance cameras made available by Belgian Police, shows what officials believe may be suspects in the Brussels airport attack on March 22, 2016. The Belgian state prosecutor said in a press conference on Tuesday, that a photograph of three male suspects was taken at Zaventem. “Two of them seem to have committed suicide attacks. The third, wearing a light-coloured jacket and a hat, is actively being sought,” the prosecutor said. REUTERS/CCTV/Handout via Reuters

Two Britons Jailed in Belgium for Funding Brussels Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 14, 2016 | World

London- Two Britons were jailed on Monday for funding terrorism by handing cash to Brussels bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini, “the man in the hat.” Abrini, 31, was arrested in Belgium in April in connection with a suicide bombing at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport and a...

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Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi is pictured prior to a lunch with the Cercle des Medias association on December 2, 2016 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK

Italy Pledges 360 million Euros for Tunisia Development Projects

by Monji Saidani | Dec 3, 2016 | Business

Tunis- The Italian embassy has said that Rome will contribute to the implementation of Tunisia’s Development Plan for the years 2016-2020, with a sum of €360 million, of which 260 million will be credited, 100 million in the form of a grant as well as additional...

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A Belgian soldier patrols in Brussels’ Grand Place as police searched the area during a continued high level of security following the recent deadly Paris attacks, Belgium, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Belgium Employs Private Security Companies in Operations of Surveillance, Inspection

by Abdullah Mustafa | Nov 30, 2016 | World

Brussels- The Belgian Interior Minister, Jan Jambon, said that security guards in the country will be allowed to practice some of the police missions like participating in questioning people to verify their identities or to inspect their bags as part of the new...