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Residence permit for controversial imam withdrawn due to national security threat

Belgium’s secretary of state for asylum and migration, Sammy Mahdi, has withdrawn the residence permit of Mohamed Toujgani, the head imam of the Al Khalil mosque in Molenbeek, the largest mosque in the country. A 10-year-old video of Toujgani in which he calls for burning Jews surfaced in 2019, but...
Kinshasa Now - film by Wajnbrosse Productions

What’s on this week: 14-20 January

A few tickets remain for Kinshasa Now , a 360° virtual reality immersion into the life of the Congolese capital’s street children ( main image ). The award-winning film by Belgian director Marc-Henri Wajnberg follows 14-year-old Mika as he adapts to being homeless in Kinshasa. It forms the second...
Illustration picture shows a poster for a business for sale on a Japanese restaurant in Brussels, (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)

Restaurateurs fear for the future in 'ghost town' Brussels

Restaurateurs in the centre of Brussels are increasingly concerned about the future of their businesses with many describing the previously busy areas in which they operate as “ghost towns”. The ongoing pandemic and associated restrictions have drastically reduced the number of people dining out in...
Illustration picture shows equipment of a Deliveroo courier in Brussels, Friday 01 February 2019. (BELGA PHOTO PAUL-HENRI VERLOOY)

Labour prosecutor's office appeals against court decision in Deliveroo case

The Brussels labour prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday that it has appealed against the labour court's judgment of 8 December in the Deliveroo case. The court had ruled in favour of Deliveroo by establishing that there is no need to reclassify the relationship between independent delivery...

Laying Bricks

Submitted by Harlan Levey Pr... on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 15:22

"Laying Bricks" is a four-person exhibition presenting new moving image and photographic works by artists and filmmakers Rebecca Jane Arthur, Chloë Delanghe, Eva Giolo and Christina Stuhlberger, the founding members of elephy, a Brussels-based production and distribution platform for film and media art.

Stonemanor to close 'until further notice' due to label language laws

Expat retailer Stonemanor will shut its two stores on the outskirts of Brussels next week "until further notice", after falling foul of Belgian food labelling laws. The stores in Everberg and Rhôde-Saint-Genese will close on 20 January, Stonemanor announced on its Facebook page , but products will...
Illustration shows the name of the Ganshoren municipality on a road sign. The municipality comes bottom on a list of allocations paid from the budget of the Brussels Region. (BELGA PHOTO THIERRY ROGE)

Minister calls for fairer distribution of funds between Brussels municipalities

The glaring disparities in the way the Brussels municipalities are financed must be addressed, according to Brussels' minister of local government Bernard Clerfayt. The mechanism which is used to calculate the distribution of funds must be revised to take better into account the differences between...
The Van Praet tram stop on the bridge over the canal in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM)

Renovation of Van Praet tram ramp in Brussels to start this year

The aging tram ramp to the Van Praet bridge over the canal near the Docks shopping centre in Brussels will undergo much needed repairs this year, minister of public works Elke Van den Brandt has announced. The renovations to the ramp, which is used by trams on Stib lines 3 and 7, will cost around €...

Pile-up on Brussels ring leads to two-hour delays

A five-vehicle pile-up on the Brussels ring led to two hours of traffic delays on Tuesday morning. The accident blocked the anti-clockwise ring near Zellik at about 7.00. Queuing traffic went all the way back to Machelen and vehicles could only pass the accident using the emergency lane. Two trucks...
Illustration shows the conditions of waiting outside for asylum seekers in front of the 'Klein Kasteeltje - Petit Chateau' (Little Castle) Fedasil registration centre for asylum seekers in Brussels, Wednesday 01 December 2021. (BELGA PHOTO HATIM KAGHAT)

Applications for asylum in Belgium increased by over 50% in 2021

Applications for international protection submitted to the Immigration Office in Belgium increased by 53.6% in 2021, according to figures released by the General Commission for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS), the body responsible for granting this protection. A total of 25,971 applications...

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