Parents abandon their ticketless baby at Israeli airport check-in
Parents and their infant arrived at check-in for a Ryanair flight from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel to Brussels, Belgium, and the child was left behind.
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EU committee votes to lift immunity from two MEPs amid ‘Qatargate’ inquiry
European parliament expected to back committee and strip Marc Tarabella and Andrea Cozzolino of immunity from prosecutionA European parliament committee has voted to lift immunity from two MEPs after a request from Belgian authorities investigating the…
Belgian buyer of Europe’s spare tanks hopes they see action in Ukraine
OIP built up a huge private arsenal, banking on there one day being demand for the weapons againOn the outskirts of Tournai, a sleepy medieval town in the gentle, Brueghelian landscape of the French-speaking part of Belgium, there is an unassuming grey…
Belgium: family say death of Belgian-Tunisian woman in custody not suicide
Death of Sourour Abouda casts spotlight on treatment of minority ethnic citizens by Belgium’s policeThe death of a Belgian-Tunisian woman in police custody earlier this month has been rejected by her family as a case of suicide, while casting a spotlig…
Airbus to provide satellite communications for Belgian Armed Forces
DefenceTalkAirbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will utilize channels of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communicat…
Outrage over girl’s ‘drug war’ death as Belgium’s cocaine haul breaks records
Girl, 11, shot dead in Antwerp believed to be victim of rival drug gangs as cocaine seizures hit record highBelgian politicians have expressed outrage over the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old girl in Antwerp in a “drug war” between rival gangs, as aut…
EU to evaluate need for China COVID travelling policies amid viral surge
Belgium said late Monday it would be checking wastewater from planes coming in from China to see if it yields new clues about any potentially dangerous variants.