A new craft beer festival is on its way to Brussels in 2017. The BXL BeerFest, scheduled for 26-27 August, will have as many as 50 different types of beer on offer to visitors, half of which are brewed in Belgium and the rest from the likes of the US, Canada, Italy, France, Spain, and Sweden. The...

KV Mechelen football club is facing complaints after an image of what appeared to be a dead zebra was displayed on the big screen at its stadium during Tuesday night's victory against fellow Pro League side Sporting Charleroi. The controversial depiction made reference to the away team, Charleroi,...

Belgium has released €4 million in humanitarian aid to the people of Mosul, Iraq, federal minister of development policy Alexander De Croo has announced. A bloody tug-of-war wages on between the Islamic State, which seized the city as their own almost two years ago, and US-backed Iraqi military...

The Cooking Lab isn’t the kind of laboratory where you have to be careful and not touch anything because risky chemical experiments are being carried out all around you. On the contrary: visitors are invited to experiment with the newest innovations in gastronomy. Not just top chefs, but anyone...

The mayor of Brussels, Yvan Mayeur, says he still intends for the New Year’s firework show to go ahead as planned, in the wake of the Berlin Christmas market attack on Monday, in which 12 people were killed and 48 injured. Authorities are currently assessing the situation in the capital and are...

From January 1, employees at Brussels public transport operator STIB will no longer be able to consume alcohol in the workplace. Alcohol has been on offer to employees in STIB canteens, however. A recent email sent to all staff members emphasised the transport company’s new zero tolerance stance on...

The Brussels fire brigade has purchased 500 teddy bears to comfort children in emergency situations, reports Bruzz. The toy bears were bought in collaboration with children's charity Plan Belgium, according to Cécile Jodogne, the Brussels minister in charge of the fire service. The fire brigade in...

Extra police forces have been deployed at Christmas markets in Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp following what is being called a terrorist attack on Berlin’s Christmas market last night. A reported 12 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a man drove a lorry into the crowd. According to a...

Belgium and Germany have signed a deal to exchange information regarding nuclear power plant safety. Interior Minister Jan Jambon and the German environment minister Barbara Hendricks signed the agreement in Brussels on Monday. Both countries will assemble a commission to meet and share details on...

During the Christmas holiday period, Brussels Airport will open a family lane with a new security procedure specially adapted for families with young children. Some 180,000 passengers are expected to travel to and from the capital over the course of the holidays. Friday 23 December will see around...