Machetes, clubs, pickaxes and spears. These were the weapons used by Rwandans as they slaughtered their fellow countrymen during the 1994 genocide. They were used against colleagues, neighbours, ...

There is no ‘Bosduifstraat’ in Herselt, near Antwerp, despite the sign hanging on a wooden picket fence erected just outside the trailer. The abandoned camping park in this town, where road placards ...

If Tinne Van der Straeten wants to be remembered for one thing, it’s wind. In her office overlooking Brussels’ Northern Quarter, Belgium’s Energy Minister poses proudly with miniature turbines. Whole ...

Teachers at the European schools in Brussels are taking a series of actions to demand job stability, fair contracts, and equal rights for locally recruited staff, as well as union representation in ...

One of the city's great hidden treasures, the Brussels music scene hosts some of the biggest and best up-and-coming artists and bands in the international, European and Belgian scene. Every month, ...

Historian Herman Van Goethem, rector of Antwerp University and a former director of Kazerne Dossin, the Holocaust and Human Rights Museum in Mechelen, spent 14 years of his life writing a book about ...

Mathieu Bihet (MR), often dubbed "Atomic Boy" in the press, has emerged as Belgium's most vocal defender of nuclear energy. In an exclusive interview, he tells The Brussels Times: "This isn't just a ...

After three years of renovation work, one of the most iconic buildings in the Brussels city centre finally opened its doors to the public on Thursday morning. The idea to open up the Bourse (Stock ...

Manneken-Pis, literally “little man pee,” in the Dutch dialect of Marols or “le petit Julien,” in French, is one of Brussels’ most famous and beloved citizens. But what’s the story behind this iconic, ...

Art Deco is set to dominate Brussels's cultural agenda in 2025. This year marks the centenary of the first Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels, held in Paris from April to ...

The series of shootings in Brussels last week are the result of a new drug-related turf war, police sources believe. At 05:50 on Wednesday morning, just a few metres from the Porte de Hal, the fourth ...

Belgium aspires to implement the strictest migration policy ever to limit asylum applications. But civil society and experts warn it will lead to more chaos, human suffering and higher costs for ...