Sarhan Basem
Adornes Museum in Bruges begins €535,800 almshouse renovation
Bruges (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - The Adornes Museum in Bruges is renovating historic almshouses, once housing poor women,…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy claims Russian fuel output hit by Ukrainian attacks
Kyiv (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities could…
Google invests €5B in Belgium AI infrastructure with 300 new jobs
Saint-Ghislain (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Google will invest €5 billion in AI infrastructure in Belgium, expanding data centres…
Oktoberfest at Brabanthal Haasrode sold out all 3000 tickets
Hassrode (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Oktoberfest at Brabanthal in Haasrode, near Leuven, sold out all 3,000 tickets. Organiser…
Bruges council approves ION’s 5-building Sint-Pieters project
Bruges (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Bruges city council approved ION’s Sint-Pieters project with 5 buildings from 4 to…
Hamas provides list of Israelis-Palestinians for potential prisoner swap deal
Sharm el-Sheikh (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Hamas announced on Wednesday that it had provided a list of Israeli…
Ukrainian missile strike kills 3 in Russia’s Belgorod region
Moscow (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - A Ukrainian missile strike killed three people in a town in Russia's Belgorod…
Forza Ninove cancels €15M pool deal and pays €1.1M in damages
Ninove (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Forza Ninove cancelled the €15 million Sportoase deal for the De Kleine Dender…
Sports Direct Leuven closing in January 2026 with 13 Staff
Leuven (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Sports Direct Leuven, open since 2007, will close in January 2026. Store manager…
Antwerp Mayor temporarily closes Hoboken Tea House pub over drugs
Hoboken (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Antwerp Mayor Els van Doesburg (N-VA) temporarily closed Jaffal Tea House and a…
Aalst’s St. Martin’s Church enters final restoration phase 2027
Aalst (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Aalst’s St. Martin’s Church enters its final restoration phase. Renovations of altars, entrance…
Euro zone households keep saving despite growth challenges
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Euro zone households continued to grow their savings in the second quarter, contrary…
Hamas criticises ‘unprecedented Arab failure’ for the crisis in Gaza
Gaza (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - The Palestinian group Hamas, on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks…
Ex-French PM Edouard Philippe urges Emmanuel Macron to hold early elections
Paris (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Ex-Prime Minister of France Edouard Philippe urged President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to…
Ghent Floralies 2026 introduces a youth rate for the 10-day fair
Ghent (Brusels Morning Newspaper) - The Ghent Floralies, held since 1809, returns May 1–10, 2026, at Floraliënhal, Kuipke,…