Belgium
International Gang Arrested for $6 Million ATM Heist Spree in Germany
Moroccans are among the nine people arrested in the Netherlands and Belgium after explosions of bank ATMs and the theft of a large sum of money in Germany.
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Belgium
Search Intensifies for Missing Woman After Bicycle Found Near Belgian River
The search carried out in Zemst, in Flemish Brabant, to find Imane Khraiss , a 25-year-old woman of Moroccan origin who fell into the Senne during the night from Saturday to Sunday, was interrupted on Thursday afternoon. The missing woman’s bicycle was found in the morning, but no body was discovered.
Belgium
Tragedy Strikes Belgian Football: Player Dies Suddenly, Father Passes Days Later
Footballer Omar Achadoud died suddenly in his sleep last Saturday. This sad event was followed by another painful loss for the family three days later, the death of his father, Mbark, according to the mosque in Houthalen (Province of Limburg).
Belgium
Notorious Belgian Prison Escapee Gets 4 Years for Running Crime Ring from Morocco
Ashraf Sekkaki, 39, imprisoned in Morocco since 2009, was sentenced by the Antwerp Criminal Court to four years in prison for money laundering, intimidation and corruption.
Belgium
Search Continues for Missing Moroccan Woman Who Fell into Belgian River
Imane Khraiss, a 25-year-old Moroccan woman, fell into the Senne with her bicycle on Saturday. She has been missing since then. The rescue services are still searching for her.
Belgium
Belgian Lawyer Acquitted in Swiss Money Laundering Case Tied to Beer Empire Fortune
The nightmare is over in Switzerland for Belgian lawyer of Moroccan origin, Fara (Farida) Chorfi. Accused of aggravated money laundering, considered a crime in this country, she has just been declared not guilty after more than ten years of proceedings that led her to prison twice.
Belgium
Brussels Attacks Trial: Profile of Key Suspect Ali El Haddad Asufi Emerges
The trial of the Brussels attacks continues to reveal its secrets. At Thursday’s hearing, the investigating judges drew the portrait of Belgian-Moroccan Ali El Haddad Asufi, 39, the main accused in these attacks.
Belgium
Accused Disrupts Brussels Attack Trial, Sparking Courtroom Evacuation
Moroccan Ibrahim Farisi, one of the two accused appearing free at the trial of the March 22, 2016 attacks, made a new spectacular move by disrupting the proceedings during Tuesday’s hearing. The president of the assize court ordered his evacuation from the courtroom.
Belgium
Belgian Tycoon Sought in Reopened 2008 Murder Case of Moroccan Woman
The public prosecutor’s office wants to try businessman Wim Beckmann, the main suspect in the murder of Samira Bekkar, 27, a Moroccan woman whose lifeless body was found in 2008 on the property of the latter, near Antwerp.
Belgium
13 Suspects to Face Trial for Brutal Torture and Murder of Belgian Man over Drug Dispute
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.
Belgium
Former Belgian Soccer Star Marouane Fellaini Involved in Brussels Nightclub Brawl
The Belgian police are investigating a fight involving former Belgian international of Moroccan origin, Marouane Fellaini , as well as one of his brothers.
Belgium
Belgian-Moroccan Politician Emerges as Key Figure in MR Party's Outreach to Moroccan Community
Amin El Boujdaini, a Belgian-Moroccan, municipal councilor in Anderlecht, is the biggest asset of the Mouvement réformateur (MR) to seduce the Moroccan community in Belgium and especially in Brussels.