Protesting Leuven students calling for “Leuven Vlaams” (A Flemish Leuven) being clubbed by Belgian gendarmerie, the paramilitary federal force, on 18 January 1968 at the height of the turmoils.

Brussels’s iconic Academy of Sciences played host to the highly anticipated third edition of the Digital Ocean Forum (DOF2024) on June 13, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council ...

Europe’s cocaine trade is booming and the drug’s gateway of choice is now the port of Antwerp. As the market has grown, so too have the drug gangs who find ever more ingenious ways to smuggle it in, ...

It was one of the largest prisoner-of-war (POW) camps in western Europe, holding nearly 60,000 Germans from March 1945 to August 1946. Yet today Prisoner-of-War Camp 2228 looks like a non-descript ...

Belgium's Turkish community and the love story with President Erdogan "Six decades have elapsed since our arrival here, yet certain aspects have seen little transformation." ...

They are the naughty gnomes, the original blue man group, the evergreen imps. They are, of course, the Smurfs.

2024 has been unusually frenetic. Here are the highlights through the lens of The Brussels Times.

We have selected the best concerts and gigs in Brussels (and Belgian festivals) that you and your friends should not miss this August. One of the city's great hidden treasures, the Brussels music ...

Belgian elections guide: What Belgium's parties stand for Seven political parties are in the current Belgian government coalition, while more will compete in the June 9 elections. The Brussels Times ...

Xmas is just around the corner and if you're planning a short trip in Europe then don’t miss out on all the great experiences the spirits sector and its partners can offer in all the beautiful places ...

A nationwide strike is being organised on Monday 13 January. Workers from all sectors are taking part. Public transport in Brussels and Wallonia, trains across the country, flights, postal services, ...