Belgium

Diplomatic insurance is not a strategy - opinion

Technological excellence alone cannot sustain cooperation. Politics matters, and Israel needs to take it seriously.

David Saranga.jpg - David Saranga, head of the Digital Division of Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
An ITA Airways Airbus A-320 plane bound for Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport takes off from the Belgian capital's Zaventem airport on March 08, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.

Wave of bomb threats causes emergency landings for several flights across Europe

A handful of Swedish supermarkets saw temperatures in their refrigerators and freezers soar early November 2, 2026, two chains said, forcing them to throw away spoiled food three weeks after a similar incident in France attributed to hackers.

Cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe, one month after similar incident in France

Protesters stand in front of Lyon’s tourism office set on fire during a demonstration to protest against the ‘high cost of living,’ in Lyon last week.

France must confront antisemitism before its institutions become targets - opinion


Belgium joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

South Africa initially brought the accusation against Israel before the court over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention in relation to the war in Gaza in December 2023. 

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Anti-Israel protests continue at Belgium Christmas markets with smoke grenades, drums

Weekly pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been held at Antwerp's Queen Astrid Square on Mondays and at Brussels' Place de la Bourse on Fridays, resulting in overlap with Christmas events.

Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Brussels, on October 2, 2025.

Manufacturing extremism in the West: the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game - opinion

From Europe to America, the Muslim Brotherhood exploits legal freedoms to construct influence networks.

Hiba Rahim, interim executive director of CAIR-Florida, speaks during a press conference in response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a “foreign terror organization,” earlier this month.

Belgium to pull federal police security for Antwerp's Jewish Quarter

Despite surging antisemitism and hate crimes globally, the 16 officers of the federal police who protect the Jewish quarter in Antwerp will no longer be deployed after January first.

Antwerp mayor Els Van Doesburg speaks during the official appointment of the new acting mayor of Antwerp city, during the city council, in Amsterdam, on February 24, 2025.

European Jewish Association initiates legal actions against Bob Vylan for 'death to the IDF' chants

The demand cites the show Robinson-Foster performed on December 2 at the Ancienne Belgique, a concert hall in Brussels, and argues that the singer "attacked every Jew and Israeli."

 Against the backdrop of a Palestinian flag, Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs at the Glastonbury Festival in England, on June 28.

Elbit Systems-associated consultant accused of manipulating NATO contract terms

Eliau Eluasvili, an Italian citizen, is wanted for "active corruption and participation in a criminal organization” allegedly relating to helping Elbit Systems acquire contracts with NATO.

View of the closed Elbit Systems stand after the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow have been shut down by organizers during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2025.

Belgian NGO HRF files new complaint in Spain against Israeli tourist, alleging Gaza war crimes

The group asked Spanish authorities to detain the traveler urgently to prevent his departure and “ensure accountability,” according to the complaint.

Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion patrol near the Israeli-Gaza border, October 20, 2023.

Belgium buys defensive kamikaze drones to counter incursions

The drone deal ‌was part of a 50 million euro ($57.99 million) anti-drone package

Origin Robotics' Blaze drone

Belgium pays €350,000 to former al-Qaeda terrorist after illegal extradition to US

Trabelsi - formerly a Tunisian professional footballer - was arrested in September 2001 for his role in a planned attack on Belgium's Kleine-Brogel air base

Nizar Trabelsi pictured as he leaves the closed center for illegal immigrants in Merksplas on Wednesday 22 October 2025. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeals lodged by the Belgian state against the decision to release Nizar Trabelsi, who was sentenced to ten years in prison in Belgium in 2004

Authorities believe Antwerp's jewelry underworld might lead to finding Louvre loot

Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for anyone trying to hawk the stolen jewels after the Louvre heist.

FILE PHOTO: Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025.