President of Armenia Welcomes Queen Mathilde of Belgium

YEREVAN — President Vahagn Khachaturyan of Armenia received Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium. The President warmly welcomed the Queen’s visit to Armenia and highly praised her leadership as an advocate for the United Nations Sustainable...

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Arrival of First Lockheed Martin F-35 for Belgium

Belgium’s first F-35A Lightning II aircraft to be stationed in country arrived at Florennes Air Base. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) joined the arrival ceremony hosted by the Belgian Air Force at the base to celebrate the F-35’s official...

Belgium enters the F-35 era: the first stealth fighter aircraft have arrived at Florennes

Minister of Defence confirms the timetable for the decommissioning of the F-16s, partly destined for Ukraine A day that marks the beginning of a "strategic transformation" for the Belgian air component. At 3:00pm (local time), Florennes Air Base...

WCQ: Courtois Attempts To Catch Rat As Belgium Beat Wales 4-2

With Halloween right around the corner, Wales and Belgium were given an early fright when their World Cup qualifier was temporarily suspended when a rat ran onto the pitch. After disrupting proceedings shortly after the hour mark on Monday, the...

Sweden suffer shock defeat against Kosovo; Belgium top group

PA Media/DPA London Sweden’s faint hopes of qualifying for the World Cup were all-but extinguished as the 2018 quarter-finalists fell to a 1-0 defeat against Kosovo in Stockholm. Fisnik Asllani fired a first-half effort that allowed the Kosovans...

As new ambassador to Belgium and a Buckhead resident, I plan to build bridges

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Rat invades the pitch during Belgium vs Wales FIFA World Cup Qualifier; players forced to chase it off the field

An exhilarating FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Belgium and Wales saw 6 goals between the two teams, the victorious Belgians emerging 4-2 winners to keep their unbeaten streak to start qualifying going. However, this match played at the...

National strike by Belgium's big unions hits public transport, airports and ships

Bruno BoelpaepIn Brussels and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor ShareSave Police used water cannon and tear gas at one point when the protest turned violent Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Brussels as part of a national...

Trump's tariffs make Belgian exports 4 billion euros more expensive

Belgian exports to the United States could become 4 billion euros more expensive because of president Donald Trump's import tariffs, De Tijd reported on Wednesday, citing a study. For the first time, the Federal Public Service Economy has...

‘La Nuit Positive’ brings together twelve Belgian artists to support the fight against HIV

On 29 November, twelve Belgian pop artists will perform at La Nuit Positive, a benefit concert at the La Madeleine venue in Brussels, to raise awareness of the fight against HIV. According to organiser Ex Aequo, raising awareness is crucial again...

Belgian Police In Mumbai To Record Statements In Deaf & Mute Man’s Murder Case

Belgian Police In Mumbai To Record Statements In Deaf & Mute Man’s Murder Case | Representation Image Mumbai: A Special team of Belgian police officials has arrived in Mumbai to record the statements of three accused in the brutal murder of a deaf...

National strike by Belgium’s big unions hits public transport, airports and ships

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Brussels as part of a national strike over government reforms and spending cuts that has brought flights to a halt and severely disrupted public transport. Belgium’s three big unions are...

Martina Johnson, Warlord Charles Taylor Ally, Likely to Face Trial in Belgium

Martina Johnson, former Liberian NPFL rebel commander, is likely to stand trial in Belgium over alleged war crimes. Photograph: Courtesy Nordic African News Summary: Martina Johnson, a former rebel commander, is expected to face trial in Belgium...

Belgium’s Budget Cuts Ignite a Political Firestorm in Brussels

306Belgium’s capital erupted in protest on Tuesday as tens of thousands of demonstrators—some say more than 150,000, police put the number closer to 80,000—flooded the streets of Brussels to decry the austerity measures proposed by Prime Minister...

Belgium Hit By Nationwide Strike, Flights And Public Transport Disrupted

Home Europe Belgium Belgium Hit By Nationwide Strike, Flights And Public Transport Disrupted About 80,000 people demonstrated between Brussels' Gare du Nord and Gare du Midi train stations, crossing the entire city centre, Brussels police...

Mumbai: Belgian police, judge, lawyer to question trio accused of deaf-and-mute’s murder

MUMBAI: A police team from Belgium is in the city to question the three speech and hearing impaired persons who were arrested for allegedly killing their associate, 30-year-old Arshad Ali Sadiq Ali Shaikh, in August last year. The team comprises...

Germany and Belgium look set for finals, while France still has work to do

A rat evades the clutches of Belgium's Thibaut Courtois after running onto the pitch during a UEFA World Cup qualifying match in Cardiff, Wales, on Monday. REUTERS Injury-hit France was held to a 2-2 draw by Iceland in 2026 World Cup qualifying on...

Belgian police fire tear gas as thousands protest austerity measures

Brussels: Belgian police fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse tens of thousands of people who flooded Brussels Tuesday to protest Prime Minister Bart de Wever’s proposed austerity measures. Minor scuffles broke out between police and...

General strike in Belgium against coalition government’s austerity programme

Workers struck on Tuesday in the third, and largest, general strike this year against proposals by Belgium’s right-wing coalition to slash public spending as it finalises next year’s budget. Workers march with signs and balloons during a...