Belgium News

December 14, 2019

Battle of the Bulge heroes remembered 75 years on

The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive of World War II, and the Siege of Bastogne the scene of a heroic defence by American paratroopers. Seventy-five years on, the Belgian town is hosting a weekend of colourful…
December 14, 2019

Israel lauds UNESCO move on ‘antisemitic’ Belgian carnival

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Saturday welcomed UNESCO’s decision to remove an annual Belgian carnival from its heritage list over persistent charges of anti-Semitism. He also urged the Belgian government to clamp down on the Aalst carnival in the…
December 14, 2019

The heroes of Bastogne: 75 years on

The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive of World War II, and the Siege of Bastogne the scene of a heroic defence by American paratroopers. Seventy-five years on, the Belgian town is hosting a weekend of colourful…
December 13, 2019

UNESCO pulls Belgian carnival from heritage list over anti-Semitism charges

UNESCO on Friday withdrew an annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst from its heritage list over persistent charges of anti-Semitism. In an unprecedented move, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage said it was withdrawing…
December 10, 2019

Nine-year-old Belgian prodigy drops out of university

A nine-year-old Belgian boy who was due to graduate in electrical engineering has dropped out of his Dutch university due to a dispute over the end date of his degree, his father said Tuesday. Young prodigy Laurent Simons hit the…
December 7, 2019

Oman’s Qaboos heads to Belgium for medical checkup

Sultan Qaboos of Oman will head to Belgium on Saturday for a medical checkup, a royal court statement said. Qaboos, 79, believed to be suffering from colon cancer, has rarely appeared in public since undergoing lengthy treatment in Germany in…
December 2, 2019

White rhino born in Belgian zoo

A rare southern white rhino was born at a zoo in Belgium, boosting efforts to save the endangered species, the park said on Monday. “An adorable little male was born in the early morning of Monday… Madiba, the mother, and…
December 1, 2019

Belgian carnival drops UNESCO status over ‘anti-Semitic’ float

The Belgian city of Aalst near the capital Brussels has pulled its annual carnival from the UNESCO world heritage list, after an uproar from Jewish groups and the EU, the mayor said on Sunday. The row erupted in March after…
November 27, 2019

Beer brewing Belgian monk makes bishop

A Trappist monk who once ran one of Belgium’s most celebrated abbey breweries has been promoted to bishop by Pope Francis, the Ghent diocese said Wednesday. Abbot Lode Van Hecke, 69, runs Orval Abbey in southern Belgium and between 1998…

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