In Belgium, where Ramadan began on Thursday, an organization had initially planned to organize an iftar for LGBTQ+ Muslims in Antwerp, before deciding to cancel it for security reasons.
The Antwerp public prosecutor’s office has issued a call for witnesses to try to find Mohamed Azzaoui, 49, from Wilrijk, who disappeared on February 22. He is said to have been kidnapped and held captive in an unknown location.
The Antwerp indictment chamber has decided to send all thirteen suspects in the murder by torture of Hilal Makhtout (33 years old), of Moroccan origin and resident of Genk, before the Tongres Assize Court.
The port of Antwerp has become a real sieve and an entry point for drugs in Europe, notably because of the Moroccan mafia. It is accused of corrupting officials of official structures to ensure the delivery of their "goods".
The Antwerp Criminal Court sentenced Younes E. B., 28, known as "El Magico", to 8 years in prison for cocaine trafficking. The accused is the uncle of Ferdaous , the 11-year-old girl killed last Monday in a shootout between drug traffickers in Merksem.
The body of Ferdaous, the 11-year-old girl killed on Monday in a shootout between drug dealers in Merksem, Belgium, will be repatriated to Morocco on Friday where she will be buried. On Wednesday, hundreds of people, friends, family members and neighbors attended the prayer organized in her memory at the Great Mosque of Kiel.
A 11-year-old girl was killed on Monday in Antwerp in a shooting that targeted her home in Merksem. A member of a Moroccan family involved in drug trafficking, Ferdaous was a collateral victim of a settling of scores between drug traffickers.
An 11-year-old girl whose uncle is said to be a Moroccan drug trafficker was killed on Monday in Merksem (Antwerp) in a shooting. It would be a settling of scores in the drug trade.
The mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever, opposes the opening of the new fitness and boxing gym of kickboxer champion Jamal Ben Saddik . The latter is taking the matter to court.
Demonstrations without major incidents took place in several cities in Belgium, following Morocco’s qualification for the World Cup semi-finals. But in Brussels, some disturbances occurred, leading to numerous arrests.
A total of 18 people were arrested on Thursday evening in Brussels for public disorder. They were part of the crowd that took to the streets to celebrate Morocco’s qualification for the World Cup round of 16 in Qatar.
A Belgian of Moroccan origin died Tuesday in a car accident that occurred in Meerhout, in the Antwerp region. His brother was also injured in the tragedy.