The latest figures confirm that when it comes to beer exporting countries, Belgium reigns as king. Last year saw 18.75 million hectolitres of beer produced, with 62% finding its way into foreign markets. Although Germany exports more beer per hectolitre, Belgium is the leading exporter of the...

A piece of the 2011 Egyptian revolution has found its way to Belgium. An ancient statue stolen from the Egyptian Museum during the uprising against Hosni Mubarak has been recovered after being spotted by an expert. Dating back 2500 years, the piece was allegedly smuggled into Belgium where it found...

An internet video has surfaced containing threats of violent attacks targeted against government officials, and the landmark Atomium. The video was posted on the YouTube account of Antwerp’s Brian De Mulder, who left Belgium to join the fight in Syria against the Assad Regime. However, it cannot be...

The Brussels Jazz Orchestra (BJO) have been nominated for two Grammy Awards for their latest CD Wild Beauty . The orchestra was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement and Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. The music on the album was written by famed American saxophonist Joe Lovano; the eight...

BNP Paribas Fortis bank has been ordered by a court in Northern Belgium to repay €375,000 to a client of the bank after he lost the money making risky investments on their advice. The Belgian business owner sold his business in 2004 and turned to the bank for a consultation on how best to invest...

Francois Englert has put Belgium in the history books after receiving the Nobel Prize for Physics in Stockholm. Englert takes home the award with fellow scientist Peter Higgs, whose research together led to their discovery of the God Particle. The Nobel Prize comes nearly five decades after the two...

Just when it appeared as though Santa may actually exist, a mystery gift giver has been revealed. For days, residents of the Belgian seaside resort town of Koksijde have been finding €20 notes in their mailboxes. The welcome surprise added up to roughly €2000 finding its way into the daily...

Crossing any major road on foot in Brussels can be risky at the best of times. But now to the relief of pedestrians in Europe’s capital, they will begin seeing the installation of countdown traffic lights along one of the city’s major thoroughfares. Pedestrians will now know how many seconds they...

Brussels’ newest museum opened its doors this past weekend. The Fin-de-Siècle Museum is dedicated to the period between 1865 and 1914. During these years Brussels became an artistic as well as political capital, thanks to so many indefatigably modernist young Belgians. Among them were visual...