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Egypt recovers two smuggled artifacts from Belgium

Egypt’s Ambassador to Belgium Ahmed Abu Zeid has received two smuggled artifacts in an official ceremony held at the Art and History Museum in Brussels. The move comes in light of the existing cooperation and coordination between the Egyptian Embassy in Brussels and the Belgian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economy, as well as the …

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Egypt Independent July 12, 2025

Israeli minister who threatened Lebanese-Belgian activist cancelled Brussels visit fearing arrest

Israeli minister who threatened Lebanese-Belgian activist cancelled Brussels visit fearing arrest The Hind Rajab Foundation says Amichai Chikli fears prosecution

Middle East Eye January 29, 2025

Israel’s military attache in Belgium referred to ICC for alleged war crimes

Israel’s military attache in Belgium referred to ICC for alleged war crimes Colonel Moshe Tetro has been accused of ‘orchestrating starvation

Middle East Eye December 4, 2024

Pope vows to root out ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse after unusually frank plea from Belgian PM

Palace of Laeken, Belgium CNN — Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action. Francis was addressing political leaders on Friday at the official residence of the King of Belgium, a country where devastating clerical abuse …

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Egypt Independent September 28, 2024

Queen of Belgium visits monuments of Luxor

Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant in Belgium toured monuments in Luxor Governorate on Wednesday, as part of their visit to Egypt on official business. The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, said that the tour included the workplaces of the Belgian archeological missions in the governorate, in …

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Egypt Independent March 18, 2023

Belgium Increases Support for Stabilization in Iraq

Belgium increases its support to stabilization in Iraq with new EUR 1.5 million contribution The Government of Belgium has contributed an additional EUR 1.5 million (approximately US$ 1.49 million) to the Funding Facility for Stabilization. The critical funding will support stabilization efforts implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) across Iraq’s five governorates: Anbar, […]

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Iraqinews November 21, 2022

Belgium Provides Funding for De-Mining in Iraq

Belgium Provides an Additional EUR 1,000,000 for UNMAS Activities in Iraq The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 1,000,000 (approximately USD 980K) from the Government of Belgium, which will support the Government of Iraq in protecting civilians impacted by the threat of explosive ordnance and enabling humanitarian […]

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Iraqinews November 20, 2022

Belgium orders 21-day quarantine for monkeypox patients

Belgium has become the first country to impose mandatory quarantine on people that have monkeypox, with four cases of the worrying disease diagnosed in the small European nation in the … Continued