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Airport workers stand in front of the remembrance wall after a tribute ceremony for the victims of the 2016 terrorist attacks at the departure hall of Brussels airport in Zaventem. On March 22 2016, 32 people were killed and 324 got injured in suicide bombings at Brussels airport and the Brussels' subway. (BELGA PHOTO BENOIT DOPPAGNE)

Terror attack survivor accuses Belgian government of abandoning victims

On Tuesday, Manuel Martinez, a victim of the terrorist attack on Brussels International Airport in Zaventem on 22 March 2016, underwent surgery for the 34th time. The former airport worker maintains that he and the other survivors of the attacks in Zaventem and the Maelbeek metro station have been...
Picture shows the citizen bicycle shed in Schaerbeek before it was removed by municipal authorities (© Citizen Garden)

Municipal authorities remove citizens' bicycle shed in Schaerbeek

A bicycle shed built by citizens of Schaerbeek was removed by municipal workers on Thursday after a deadline for the removal of the homemade garage, set by the commune authorities, passed without action being taken. Xavier Damman and Leen Schelfhout , the couple behind both the citizens' bicycle...

Kanal Centre launches art radio for talks and performances

Artists, curators and activists have taken to the airwaves at Kanal Centre Pompidou, which is running a new radio platform called Studio K for the next four weeks – and possibly beyond. The arts space is closed for four weeks to set up the second half of the It Never Ends project – a series of...

Kids haggling over price of beach flowers now official cultural heritage

The practice of children ‘selling’ crepe paper flowers on Belgian beaches is now officially recognised heritage. It has been added to the Flemish Inventory of Cultural Heritage. All along the Belgian coast, children can be seen setting up ‘shops’ of flowers they made themselves (usually with the...

What’s on this week: 15-21 January

Brussels Jazz Festival takes to the internet this year for a full evening of groovy funk, soul and jazz. The line-up – filled in with band info and interviews – includes local stars of the scene such as Naima Joris, Alex Koo, a collaboration among Philip Catherine, Angelo Moustapha and Lionel...
Illustration picture shows people on the Nieuwstraat/ Rue Neuve shopping street in Brussels, Saturday 16 May 2020. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)

New study shows three quarters of Brussels residents have foreign roots

Ten years ago, more than a third of the inhabitants of the Brussels region had a Belgian background, now it is a quarter, according to a report from Statbel, the Belgian statistics agency. The report shows that the capital is a melting pot of growing diversity. In 2010, 36.2% of the inhabitants of...
Illustration picture shows a gathering to demand more information on the dead of Ibrahima B., who died last week after a police intervention, taken on Wednesday 13 January 2021 in Brussels. The 23-year-old Ibrahima was arrested last Saturday after fleeing the scene of a Covid-19 control, he was taken to the offices of the Brussels-North zone, where he lost consciousness. He died at the hospital shortly after. BELGA PHOTO VIRGINIE LEFOUR

Protesters battle police after rally for Ibrahima turns violent

A rally on Wednesday in memory of a 23-year-old Brussels man who died on Saturday night after being arrested turned violent when a section of the crowd clashed with police on Rue de Brabant, not far from the Brussels-North train station, in Schaerbeek. A crowd of around 500 protesters, according to...

The International School of Brussels: Discovering a school that listens and learns

There is a unique relationship that can form between a family and the school that parents choose for their child’s education. For some students, it is a life-long relationship that accompanies them beyond the classroom and through the years. At the International School of Brussels (ISB), we understand that choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions that a family will make, and we want to support all our families in this process by listening to what really matters to them.

Huawei and European industry: natural partners

As the turbulent year of 2020 comes to an end, it is clear that the past months have been quite extraordinary for all of us. Even though we are starting to see the end of the tunnel with mass vaccinations soon to be underway all over the world, the pandemic continues to heavily impact our daily lives.

Belgian artist creates ‘The Last Supper’, Covid style

A Belgian artist has recreated Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’, taking his inspiration from the events of 2020. The strikingly detailed illustration puts the apostles in hazmat suits and gasmasks and peppers the table and floor with iconic images of one of the strangest years in living memory...

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