Walking tours of Molenbeek have soared in popularity since the Paris terror attacks in November last year. Tour guide company Brukselbinnensebuiten has organised almost 10 times as many Molenbeek outings in the first half of this year as in the same period last year. Tour guides, such as the In...

The parliamentary investigative committee looking into the terrorist attacks of 22 March has completed the first phase of its investigation and produced a list of more than 300 findings and recommendations. The first phase dealt with the performance of the emergency services on the day, at Brussels...

Antwerp has agreed to block the Meir shopping street to traffic, following the terrorist attack in Nice in which a man driving a lorry mowed down hundreds of people on Bastille Day, killing 84 and injuring many more. “The pedestrian zone on and around the Meir is now blocked to motorised traffic...

Brussels public transport operator Stib is producing a range of Tintin-themed travel cards this summer - and will also unveil a Tintin tram. A limited series of 100,000 Mobib cards depicting several Hergé characters go on sale on 25 July, in collaboration with the Hergé Foundation. Five different...

Brussels police have asked those wishing to celebrate Belgian national day in the capital to avoid driving and take public transport instead - with several road closures and random vehicle checks in place. Severe traffic disruption is to be expected on Thursdays. A spokesperson for Brussels-Ixelles...

What is believed to be Belgium’s oldest couple passed away in East Flanders on Sunday, after 77 years of marriage. On the same day, 101-year-old Maurice Weewauters and 96-year-old Victorine De Kerpel died, confirmed the dputy mayor of Lochristi, Herve Stevens. Death failed to separate the couple,...

Bio-engineers at Ghent University have developed a water purification process to recover pure water and fertilisers from urine. They’re testing their solar-powered installation on the urinals at this year’s Gentse Feesten. Urine contains 70% of all useful fertilisers in wastewater but makes up only...

Belgium has offered to assume presidency of the European Union instead of the UK in the second half of 2017, according to foreign affairs minister Didier Reynders. The UK will likely be negotiating the terms of its release from the EU at that time, and some say a decision on the country's future...

Concrete roadblocks have been brought in as an extra protective measure at the Foire du Midi, one of the oldest summer events in Brussels, which got under way on Saturday amid tight security. With thousands expected to attend, and with more than 130 attractions spread over 2km, teams of police...

Summer has finally arrived in Brussels with temperatures set to exceed 30°C mid-week, forecasters say. Wednesday will be the hottest day, with maximum temperatures reaching 33°C in the capital, 30°C on the coast and 26°C further south. However, from Thursday onwards temperatures will drop with the...