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Saudi Arabia and Norway hosted a meeting on a coordinated approach to the recognition of Palestine in Brussels on Sunday. The meeting discussed the urgent need to end the war in Gaza and take the necessary steps to implement a two-state…
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Belgian police on Tuesday arrested a suspected gunman who shot dead two Swedish football fans in what authorities said was a “terrorist attack.” The arrest, in the Brussels neighborhood of Schaerbeek, followed an intensive manhunt in the…
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Belgian court on Friday sentenced five men to sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison on charges of terrorist murder in connection with 2016 suicide bombings that killed 32 people and wounded hundreds at Brussels airport and a…
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Iran said Wednesday a prisoner exchange with Belgium was “finalized,” hinting at the release of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele which Brussels swiftly rejected as “manipulation.” Vandecasteele, 42, was sentenced in January to 40…
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The 7th Strategic Dialogue between the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the EU was held on Thursday in Brussels. The strategic dialogue is an annual forum for both organizations to assess and…
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The European Union and the United States are no longer considering the question of Russia's separation from the international banking system "SWIFT", according to media reports. The Handelsblatt newspaper quoted German government sources…
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Official statistics in Belgium revealed that the name Muhammad topped the list of the most popular names for newborn babies in the capital, Brussels, in 2021. According to data from the Belgian government statistics agency Statbel, last…
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Belgian police fired water cannon and used tear gas Sunday to disperse protesters opposed to compulsory health measures against the coronavirus pandemic. Around 8,000 people marched through Brussels toward the headquarters of the…
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Brussels has been embroiled in days of political infighting as its botched handling of the coronavirus vaccine rollout sparked anger across its member states. The European Commission, headed by President Ursula von der Leyen, put a…
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Brussels has told EU leaders that a no-deal outcome looks the most likely scenario for trade talks with the UK, after Boris Johnson’s visit to the Belgian capital earlier this week failed to yield a breakthrough. Ursula von der Leyen,…
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