Activists turned the bedding department at Ikea in Anderlecht into a makeshift hospital on Saturday in a symbolic protest about corporate tax avoidance. About 50 people dressed up as surgeons and nurses or pretended to be patients on the showroom beds. The Fiscal Justice Flashmob group said the...

Brussels Airport enjoyed a record quarter this summer - with 7.5 million passengers - but suffered a steep fall in cargo traffic because of toughened noise regulations. The passenger figure is a 3.1% improvement on the previous record quarter, summer 2015, before the terror attacks in Paris and...

Picture an engineer, a scientist or a doctor. What’s the first image that pops into your mind? Is it a man or a woman? If you see the former every time, you’re not alone. Women account for a small fraction of those employed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – the so-called Stem...

Spread over three days, the second edition of the Brussels Electronic Marathon will offer more than 60 events at 33 venues by 60 music collectives comprising 229 artists. The venues include Fuse, MIMA, Beursschouwburg, Bonnefooi, Flagey, Café des Halles and Recyclart. There’s a new app this year...

The SNCB is putting on extra trains to the seaside, with coastal businesses hoping for a late-season boost in trade as temperatures are forecast in the low- to mid-20s this weekend. There will be one extra train from Hasselt and Leuven to Ostend via Brussels on both Saturday and Sunday - and three...

Taking its title from British artist John Berger’s seminal essay, the Boghossian Foundation’s new exhibition Ways of Seeing explores how art can change people’s perception of the world. The spectacularly diverse show is staged at the foundation’s home in the Villa Empain, an Art Deco gem in Elsene...

Lawyers representing Facebook will give evidence in a Brussels court on Friday in a closely watched legal case brought by Belgium's Privacy Commission. The watchdog, in its opening remarks in court on Thursday, accused the social media giant of "mass monitoring" and systematically collecting data...

The Brussels parliament will be asked to debate in the coming weeks whether public transport operator Stib should be required to offer a guaranteed level of service in the event of a strike. Vincent de Wolf, the head of the opposition MR party in the region's parliament, which is tabling the...

Belgian banks will start offering instant money transfers from November next year, speeding up payments for individuals and businesses. Belgian financial sector federation Febelfin said the country would follow the lead of Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Poland and Switzerland where instant transfers can...

The Olmense zoo in Antwerp province is to close with immediate effect after repeatedly ignoring animal welfare rules. Flemish animal welfare minister Ben Weyts has withdrawn the licence from the park in Balen, which has had a number of warnings over the past 10 years for not meeting strict...