Belgium

Thousands march in Belgium to protest violence against women

Nov 25, 2019 13:46

Around 10,000 people took part in a protest march in Brussels on Sunday, calling for an end to violence against women, police said, a day after similar demonstrations in France and Italy.
Belgium: Farmers hit streets with tractors to protest EU-Mercosur trade deal

Jul 12, 2019 04:22

Dozens of farmers have driven through Brussels with their tractors, before parking them in front of the European Commission headquarters, to condemn the recently agreed EU-Mercosur free trade deal linking markets in South America and Europe.
France, Belgium planning false flag Syria chemical attack: Russia

Mar 30, 2019 05:47

Russia has warned that the intelligence agencies of France and Belgium - in cooperation with terrorists and "pseudo-humanitarian" volunteers - are preparing to conduct a false flag chemical attack in Syria.
Iraqi court sentences Belgian man to death for Daesh membership

Mar 19, 2019 06:54

A court in Iraq has sentenced a Belgian national to death by hanging over his membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in criminal acts in the war-ravaged Arab country.
UN Palestine committee slams Trump's unilateralism

Mar 07, 2019 05:41

A United Nations committee charged with pursuing the rights of Palestinians visits Brussels to lobby EU officials, lawmakers and civil society organizations.
National strike brings Belgium to standstill

Feb 13, 2019 12:57

Belgium slowed to a standstill on Wednesday as a national strike closed airports, shuttered businesses, and caused major disruption to railways.
Massive strike in Belgium to ground all flights Wednesday

Feb 09, 2019 05:40

All flights scheduled to arrive in or depart from Belgium next Wednesday will be cancelled due to a massive country-wide strike over wage disputes.
Belgian PM resigns in row over UN migration pact

Dec 19, 2018 09:17

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel offered his resignation on Tuesday amid a political crisis triggered by differences over accepting a UN migration pact.
Belgium: Trade unions protest against pension reforms in Brussels

Dec 14, 2018 18:31

Hundreds of trade union members took to the streets of Brussels on Friday, as part of a nationwide general strike against the federal government’s pension reform.
Flawed policies fueling French protests, yellow jackets spill into Belgium

Dec 03, 2018 17:22

France, along with other western countries, which had tried to blow out of proportion the isolated incidents of economic protests in Iran as a mass movement against the Islamic Republic, is now facing nationwide demonstrations against the government as Paris is presenting the spectacle of a war zone, threatening to bring down the ruling regime.