During a new stay in Morocco, Georges-Louis Bouchez, president of MR, reiterated his support for the Moroccan nature of the Sahara and intends to work towards changing his country’s position. Unlike France, Spain, and the United States, Belgium does not yet recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
In Belgium, many Moroccans are among those arrested in the port of Antwerp for attempting to extract drugs from shipping containers. The Netherlands tops the ranking.
Ruben Van Gucht, journalist for Sporza, attempts to put an end to the big controversy surrounding his statements about the Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel’s Moroccan in-laws.
Soumiya, a Moroccan living in Brussels, has been living without kidneys for 34 years. Far from feeling sorry for herself, she created "Warrior in Pajamas," an association to help patients who suffer, like her, from kidney failure.
Ruben Van Gucht, a journalist for Sporza, attacked the Moroccan in-laws of double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel. Enough to anger the Belgian cyclist.
A legal case in Antwerp concerns the involvement of members of the El Ballouti family, of Moroccan origin, in a cocaine importation through the port. Three brothers, Othman, Younes and Nordin, are linked to this case, which has recent developments including an arrest, a fugitive, and an appeal procedure.
Racism is increasingly present in Belgium. A segment of a television show broadcast last Friday is a perfect illustration of this.
While they thought he had fled to Morocco, Belgian investigators finally arrested Ali O., convicted in two separate trials for drug trafficking and membership in a criminal organization in the Antwerp region. He is currently incarcerated in Antwerp prison, Belgium.
In Belgium, flights departing from Charleroi will all be cancelled due to a new day of national strike. Flights to Morocco could be affected by these movements.
Minors, particularly from Morocco, are being recruited on social networks, notably through groups on Telegram, YouTube, or WhatsApp by criminal networks from Belgium or in Brussels neighborhoods. They are being used as drug dealers.
Nadia Kammachi, group leader of Écolo/Groen in Anderlecht, denounces the "clothing harassment" and "discrimination" that have allegedly been taking place at the Athénée Joseph Bracops in Anderlecht for months.
Three former members of the Silva proximity brigade in Forest, two of whom are still employed by the Brussels-Midi police zone (Anderlecht, Forest and Saint-Gilles), face prison time for sending a photo of Mohamed-Amine Dardour, the alleged perpetrator of the murder of Soufiane Benali, a 23-year-old man nicknamed "Nana" killed in July 2020 in Forest, to neighborhood delinquents known as "sheriffs".