A social housing tenant in Antwerp risks losing his home after the discovery of a plot of land he owns jointly with his brother in Morocco. The Court of Cassation considers that having received this property for free does not allow him to evade Flemish rules.
Ilias Mahyou’s family was still making a desperate appeal on Tuesday to find him a new liver. The 26-year-old from Antwerp, who was at the top of the European transplant list, died on Wednesday evening at the university hospital in Ghent. He will be buried in Morocco.
Three Moroccan children were born in Belgium and have lived there since birth. Their application for Belgian nationality was nevertheless blocked because their father is residing illegally in the country. After several years of legal proceedings, the Constitutional Court has now ruled that the rule is discriminatory.
Starting September 10, Nador will join a weekly container service linking Morocco to Northern Europe. Via the Portuguese port of Setúbal, exporters will be able to reach Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Liverpool and Dublin.
A 47-year-old Belgian woman is being prosecuted for attempting to run over an Uber driver. Prosecutors cite a racist aggravating circumstance: after the incident, she allegedly explained her anger by saying that the driver was Moroccan. She denies any intention to injure him.
A furniture store in Borgerhout, Antwerp, allegedly served as a front for a hashish trafficking operation between Morocco and Belgium . The drugs were allegedly transported hidden inside furniture, while some of the money was subsequently reinvested in Morocco.
Nasserdine “Nadori” Tarrahi, a Moroccan-born figure in Antwerp’s drug trade, has been arrested in Dubai. Sentenced to twelve years in prison for importing 840 kilos of cocaine, he had been wanted by Belgium for several years.
Morocco has just handed over a convicted and wanted trafficker to Belgium, while two figures from Antwerp’s drug underworld arrested in Dubai could wait several months before a possible extradition.
Morocco has just initiated administrative procedures related to the sale of the former headquarters of its general consulate in Antwerp. However, the official text reveals neither the value of the building nor the identity of a potential buyer.
After thirty years working with young people in Antwerp’s neighborhoods, Mohamed Zemmouri is sounding the alarm. The educator of Moroccan origin believes that drug trafficking money is making prevention through sport increasingly difficult.
An inheritance between Belgium and Morocco is not always settled solely in the country of death. When the deceased lived in Belgium or still owned Belgian real estate, the Belgian tax authorities may be involved.
Extradited last summer from Dubai, Othman El Ballouti, 38, has just had his convictions confirmed. Belgian justice has imposed twenty-seven years imprisonment on him for his major role in a vast international cocaine trafficking operation.