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, ...

It is fair to say that Laurent Simons is special. Last year, the 12-year-old child prodigy received his bachelor's degree in physics with distinction from the University of Antwerp, after completing ...

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 ...

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 historic Galerie Bortier, a covered passage in the heart of Brussels, is undergoing a transformation led by the entrepreneurs behind the popular food markets Wolf and Fox. Long known as a cultural ...

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, ...

It was an especially brutal fortnight in an already savage conflict. In the village of Bourcy, near the Ardennes town of Bastogne, the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, began searching homes. It was at ...

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 ...

The 84 years old reluctant patient is an exceptional person. His name is Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy. Through his mother, he is one of the many descendants of Count Francesco Matarazzo, an Italian ...

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 ...