Cocaine, millions and yachts: the fall of Dubai’s “Monte Christo” Drug trafficker Youssef “Benz” Ben Azza, 37, faces a long prison sentence. With his well-structured criminal organization, in 2020 he imported and marketed more than fifteen tons of cocaine via the port of Antwerp. At the start of his indictment, the prosecutor specifies that this […]
In Belgium, “there is a revival of religion, a re-Islamization from below” In Belgium, the radical behavior of students linked to religious facts worries teachers, writers, academics and researchers. “There is a revival of religion, a re-Islamization from below. This is more evident among young people, because they are in contact with education which becomes […]
The strange political journey of Latifa El Hammoud, former Moroccan MP Latifa El Hammoudformer member of the House of Representatives in Morocco, is a candidate in Schaerbeek for the next local elections. An atypical career. An unsuccessful candidate in the 2012 local elections where she obtained 335 votes, Latifa El Hammoud has decided to try […]
Mohammed J., former escapee from Bruges prison, tried for drug trafficking in Antwerp Escaped from Bruges prison in 2009 with the notorious Moroccan-born Mechelen criminal Ashraf Sekkaki on board a helicopter, Mohammed J. appeared last Thursday before the Antwerp court for cocaine trafficking and possession of weapons. The prosecution requested a four-year prison sentence against […]
Risk of cancellation of flights between Morocco and Belgium Many flights between Morocco and Belgium are at risk of being cancelled due to a national strike at Belgian airports. Major disruptions at Belgian airports. A national strike has been announced for October 1, reports Air Journal. It affects several sectors, including security agents, cleaning and […]
Moroccan family ‘trapped’ in unsanitary studio in Brussels Mustapha, his wife and their three children aged 16, 13 and one and a half, live in cramped conditions in an unsanitary and mouldy studio in Ganshoren in the Brussels region. The Moroccan family tries in vain to find larger and more decent accommodation. Having arrived in […]
Soraya Sahli: two years in prison for the death of her baby Found guilty of negligently but without intent to kill her two-month-old baby in February 2019, Soraya Sahli31 years old, was sentenced by the Brussels Assize Court. The verdict was delivered on Monday evening around 8:45 p.m. Soraya Sahli was sentenced to two years […]
Influencer Soraya Sahli on trial for her daughter’s death Accused of killing Lydia, her two-month-old daughter, in a hotel room in Saint-Gilles on February 19, 2019, influencer Soraya Sahli, 31, appeared before the Brussels Assize Court on Wednesday. During this trial, investigators returned to the report prepared by the forensic doctor at the request of […]
Fake police officers, cocaine theft… the micro mafia is making headlines in Belgium Antwerp raid: fake police officers steal fortune in cocaine from Ridouan Taghi’s group. A gang of fake police officers is said to be wreaking havoc in the criminal underworld of Antwerp and the Netherlands. Two weeks ago, these individuals allegedly stole a […]
These Belgian-Moroccans who leave Belgium for Morocco Belgium is facing a flight of Belgian-Moroccan talent that “will continue”. These talents are opting for Casablanca, Marrakech and Rabat to the detriment of Brussels. “I remember a cousin, fifteen years ago, who left Brussels to settle in Casablanca. No one could have imagined her choice,” she tells […]