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Belgium's federal prosecutor widens EU corruption probe
Dec 14, 2022 09:00An emergency debate took place in the European Parliament on Tuesday in the wake of explosive claims that Qatar has bribed EU lawmakers and officials. It's being described as the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the EU.
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Riots break out in Belgium after shocking loss to Morocco in World Cup 2022
Nov 28, 2022 04:34After Morocco pulled off another FIFA World Cup 2022 shock on Sunday by defeating Belgium 2-0, riots erupted in the heart of Brussels and several other Belgian cities as angry fans torched scooters and pelted stones at cars.
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Labor unrest spreads across Europe amid cost of living crisis
Jun 26, 2022 03:38Strikes in Europe's transport sector have disrupted air flights and train schedules as transportation companies struggle to cope with rising demand at the start of the peak summer travel season after the COVID restrictions were lifted.
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Nationwide strike in Belgium over cost of living forces cancellation of all flights at Brussels Airport
Jun 20, 2022 11:53Brussels Airport has decided to cancel all its departing flights after most security staff joined a nationwide strike across Belgium for better wages.
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Iran's top rights official urges probe into rights abuses against jailed diplomat in Belgium
Jun 14, 2022 05:30A senior Iranian official has censured Germany and Belgium over the “illegal” detention and trial of Assadollah Assadi, calling for a probe into human rights abuses against the Iranian diplomat.
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Iran calls for release of diplomat in Belgium detained on false charges
May 11, 2022 01:01Iran condemns imprisonment of an Iranian diplomat in Belgium on false terror-related charges, calling for his immediate release.
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Damascus: Brussels Conference doesn’t help Syrians, cannot restore their rights
May 10, 2022 02:05Damascus says the so-called Brussels Conference on Syria does not help Syrians and cannot restore their rights as it is not in line with the principles of the United Nations regulating humanitarian action and it is held without participation of the Syrian Arab Republic itself.
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French anti-vaccine convoy heads to Brussels for another banned rally
Feb 14, 2022 05:23Belgian authorities are bracing themselves to prevent a massive convoy of cars, campervans and trucks protesting COVID-19 regulations from making their way to Brussels.
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Thousands of protesters clash with police in Belgian capital in protest against COVID restrictions
Jan 23, 2022 14:16Thousands marched in Brussels on Sunday to protest the Belgian federal government's COVID restrictions.
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Protests against new COVID-19 restrictions turn violent in Brussels
Dec 06, 2021 10:41Belgian police have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protestors opposed to state-imposed compulsory measures against the coronavirus pandemic.