Belgium closed all its airports and flights for what it describes as an ‘issue’ with their air traffic control, as flights are diverted to other countries

Brussels’ beloved guinguettes — the pop-up bars and cafés that appear in parks during the spring and summer months — could be under threat this year due to the city’s political deadlock. The Belgian capital still doesn’t have a regional government more than six months after an election, with parties unable to agree on forming a coalition.

The consensus was confirmed by four official representatives from the mayor’s committee in Brussels. This is made up of a host of different political parties: Philippe Close (PS), Vincent de Wolf (MR), Benoit Cerexhe (Les Engages), and Olivier Maingin (Ex-Defi).

In a Europe emerging from the Great War, the middle classes begin to emerge, women take over men's work in factories and on farms, and win rights and freedoms. Mass production arrives and consumption is democratised to the rhythm of jazz and Charleston.

The Ullens built their wealth at a time when Antwerp was the main trading center for colonial goods in Europe. Ships docked there to unload their precious cargoes of spices and sugar, cultivated by slaves, in the city’s warehouses.

European Sleeper has confirmed that it will launch its inaugural Brussels - Venice overnight service on February 5.

Rwanda’s top diplomat accuses Belgium of its own responsibility in Congo crisis and bias against his country - Anadolu Ajansı

Belgium on Wednesday warned its citizens against traveling to DR Congo, as Brussels Airlines scrapped a flight to Kinshasa after violent protests erupted over the conflict rocking the east of the country.

Former Belgium international Radja Nainggolan has been arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking into Europe from south America, the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office said.

Two former Connecticut residents part of the Skating Club of Boston were among those who died in the Washington D.C. plane-helicopter crash in Wednesday night.

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight

His Majesty King Abdullah II and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday witnessed the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership between Jordan and the European Union.