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Gulzoda Khudoinazarova (Ouzbékistan)

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Bukhara est une ville magnifique, pleine d’histoire et datant de plus de 2000 ans. Elle se situe au cœur de la route de la soie et figure sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO. C’est au travers de son architecture enchanteresse qu’a été créé le shashmaqam, rencontre de musiciens et chanteurs Ouzbeks, Tadjiks et membres de la communauté juive. Il s’agit d’une musique sophistiquée et savante, dans laquelle on peut trouver des textes tirés de poèmes soufis sur l’amour divin.

Belgian chicory farm revives an ancient process of cultivation

Chicory lovers will be more than aware that March is the month when the divisive vegetable is harvested, but this year will be a special harvest for connoisseurs of the root that was once the king of Belgian agriculture. This March, fans of the vegetable, also know as Belgian endive, can try a...
A Belgian flag with the word Freedom written on it during the Freedom Convoy protest in central Brussels - via Twitter

Police arrest 30 protestors but major Freedom Convoy chaos avoided

Around 30 demonstrators from the so-called "freedom convoy" were arrested on Monday for disturbing public order and possession of prohibited weapons or dangerous objects, a police statement revealed. The majority of those detained were from Belgium and France. The convoy, which originated in France...
Police raid illegal cafe in Limburg caves

Illegal cafe found in Limburg quarries

Five people were caught by police on Friday night enjoying drinks in an illegal cafe located deep in the marl quarries of Kanne, Limburg. The cafe, dubbed ‘Difficilia quae pulchra’ (What is beautiful takes effort) in Latin, was located deep in the underground passages of the Muizenberg, which are...
Floods in Wallonia (c) Belga

At least €2 billion in damages claimed for floods in Wallonia

Claims for compensation related to last summer’s devasting floods in Wallonia amount to €2.052 billion, according to latest figures given by Walloon Minister-President Elio Di Rupo. Around 57,000 claims have been submitted to insurers and 26,000 have been closed, Le Soir reports. Di Rupo’s data...

Magritte Awards: Un monde and La vie démente top winners at Belgian film ceremony

The Magritte Awards 2022 rewarded two first feature films at its 11th awards ceremony in Brussels on Saturday. Un monde (Playground) by Laura Wandel and Raphaël Balboni and Ann Sirot’s La vie démente (Madly in Life) each won prizes in seven categories. Belgian documentary filmmaker Thierry Michel...
The view from the platform above Mont des Arts, looking towards the Grand Place in Brussels (Free image/no licence)

Clean-up plan proposed to free Mont des Arts of unwanted graffiti

The Mont des Arts in Brussels has the reputation of being the most graffitied place in the capital. With its permanent flow of tourists, local visitors and its large walls, it has everything to seduce graffiti artists. But that could soon change: the Secretary of State for the Federal Building...
A screenshot from a Twitter account announcing the arrival in Belgium of Freedom Convoy (Twitter)

Police on stand-by as reports suggest Freedom Convoy is heading to Brussels

As so-called ‘Freedom Convoys’ arrived in The Hague in the Netherlands and in Paris over the weekend, Belgian police were on guard from late Sunday to prevent a mass protest taking place in Brussels on Monday. The authorities had been alerted to plans for a demonstration against the current health...

Code orange: Belgium to ease coronavirus rules on 18 February

Belgium will ease its coronavirus restrictions from next Friday (18 February) as figures confirm the fifth wave of the virus is in decline. Working from home - currently compulsory for at least four days per week - will instead be "strongly recommended". Children aged six to 12 will no longer be...

Iconic piece of Belgian Art Nouveau jewellery on show to public

Following the King Baudouin Foundation ’s purchase of the Medusa pendant by Belgian designer Philippe Wolfers, the exceptional treasure is on public display at the Art & History Museum’s Wolfers Shop in Brussels. Internationally-renowned jeweller and designer Philippe Wolfers (1858-1929) was...

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