30,000 protesters, cancelled trains, planes and metros, and empty classrooms: here's our rundown of Belgium's national strike day, in pictures. Tens of thousands of people working in various sectors ...

Why the disguise? One reason, given some of her views on Belgium, may have been a wish to spare the feelings of Belgian readers. In Villette, Belgium becomes ‘Labassecour’ (the ‘farmyard’ or ‘barnyard ...

By 1930, the Belgian authorities introduced ethnicity on Rwandan identity papers. The concepts of Hutu and Tutsi, initially social categories, would become ‘races’, and Rwandan society would slowly ...

Woody Allen is synonymous with New York, Federico Fellini loved Rome while Jean-Luc Godard is indelibly linked with Paris. For Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, two-time winners of the Palme d’Or and ...

The additional funding, Willems said, would be enough for the city’s CPAS to give an extra €50 per month to their existing beneficiaries until the end of December, acknowledging that although it ...

It’s a good thing I’m early for my interview with Boris Dilliès, the bourgmestre of Uccle, because I’ve come to the wrong place. I’m standing in front of what turns out to be the former town hall on ...

Mathieu Bihet (MR), often dubbed "Atomic Boy" in the press, has emerged as Belgium's most vocal defender of nuclear energy. In an exclusive interview, he tells The Brussels Times: "This isn't just a ...

Historian Herman Van Goethem, rector of Antwerp University and a former director of Kazerne Dossin, the Holocaust and Human Rights Museum in Mechelen, spent 14 years of his life writing a book about ...

After a long wait, the €99 million project was revealed on Thursday. It marks the first time in its history that the emblematic 12,000 m² building will be fully opened to the public thanks to the ...

Boasting a magnificent stained-glass ceiling over its courtyard, a glorious neo-classical façade and rooms dripping in luxury, the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels could be a throwback to the ...

The final touches are being made to the world-famous flower carpet on the Grand Place, Brussels' main square. Over 100 volunteers started working early on Thursday to decorate the cobblestones with ...

Basslines and memories: How Fuse put Belgium on the global techno map. Techno haven Fuse has been igniting dance floors for 30 years. Nestled in the Marolles district, this iconic club has welcomed ...