The Federal Institute for Human Rights (FIRM) has issued a negative opinion on a draft law aimed at banning and dissolving extremist and radical organisations, warning it violates multiple human ...

The City of Brussels has extended its ban on alcohol consumption in several central districts until October 2026, citing persistent problems with public drunkenness, drug use, and anti-social ...

Modave Castle sits on a rocky outcrop high above the Hoyoux river valley, not far from Huy. It is a handsome 17th century castle with Brussels tapestries, Flemish paintings and ornate stucco ceilings.

The disruptions at Brussels Airport caused by a cyberattack will continue throughout Monday and Tuesday, a spokesperson for the airport has confirmed. Of the 276 departures that were scheduled, 40 ...

The Dutch convicted drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, known as ‘Bolle Jos’, is alleged to have fathered a child with Agnes Bio, the daughter of Sierra Leone’s president. This claim was made by ...

Electric cars are involved in 50% more traffic accidents than their petrol and diesel counterparts, according to a study by insurer Axa. The high number of accidents has actually nothing to do with ...

Contemporary Belgian politics often seems too complex for its good, but the political landscape in the Middle Ages and the early modern period could have been even more bizarre. Belgium was once a ...

Energy consumption by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rising rapidly: AI is predicted to consume twice as much energy as the whole of France by 2030, according to some calculations. Not only does AI ...

A deepfake video showing Belgium's prime minister speaking of an urgent need to tackle the economic and climate crises has been put into circulation by Extinction Rebellion Belgium. Published on ...

Police are still searching for the gunmen following the early morning shooting at a Brussels Metro station on Wednesday. The incident had a major impact on public transport for a large part of the day ...

Machetes, clubs, pickaxes and spears. These were the weapons used by Rwandans as they slaughtered their fellow countrymen during the 1994 genocide. They were used against colleagues, neighbours, ...

Belgium's politics is famously complicated, and people can often no longer see the forest for the trees. Therefore, The Brussels Times will provide an overview of the different political parties, how ...