Famous the world over, Belgium exports chocolate all around the globe. Known for its superior quality, Belgian chocolate is renowned for its high cocoa content, making it particularly rich. Despite ...

Contemporary Belgian politics often seems too complex for its good, but the political landscape in the Middle Ages and the early modern period could have been even more bizarre. Belgium was once a ...

On October 25, 1555, the grandees of the Habsburg Netherlands gathered in the Great Hall of the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels to witness an extraordinary event. A weary old man with a grey beard and a ...

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, ...

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, ...

Modave Castle sits on a rocky outcrop high above the Hoyoux river valley, not far from Huy. It is a handsome 17th century castle with Brussels tapestries, Flemish paintings and ornate stucco ceilings.

More potatoes? Only once you have eaten all of your sprouts! is the perennial battle cry of parents heard at Christmas dinner tables whenever Brussels sprouts are involved. Love it or hate it, the ...

The disruptions at Brussels Airport caused by a cyberattack will continue throughout Monday and Tuesday, a spokesperson for the airport has confirmed. Of the 276 departures that were scheduled, 40 ...

The Belgian Prince Laurent has recognised Clement Vandenkerckhove (25), the son of Iris Vandenkerckhove (better known as Flemish model, singer and actress Wendy Van Wanten) as his own son. After 25 ...

"People think these are simply wars between drug gangs, but that is not true. Anyone, every Brussels resident and every citizen, can be hit by a stray bullet." ...

While policymakers and international health officials gather in Dublin to shape the future of tobacco and nicotine regulation, one perspective remains glaringly absent: the voice of consumers. The ...

In most countries, football league winners get to lift the trophy when the season concludes in May. However, in Belgium, topping the table is only half the job – enter the crazy Champions' Play-offs.