Belgium

Travellers describe fleeing for their lives from Brussels airport bombings

An eyewitness has described to euronews a series of powerful blasts in the packed departure lounge at Brussels airport, including one right above her head.

22/03/2016

World News

#JeSuisBruxelles: social media reacts to Brussels attacks

As has become customary in the wake of such terrorist attacks, people rushed to social networks to express their feelings of sadness, solidarity

22/03/2016

Belgium

"Violent and cowardly" - Belgian PM Charles Michel

Belgium security alert raised to level 4 from 3

22/03/2016

Belgium

Turkey condemns Brussels attacks

From the Turkish Parliament strong condemnation of the attacks in Brussels. In expressing his condolences Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also called

22/03/2016

Belgium

EU foreign policy chief Mogherini weeps over Brussels bombings

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reacted emotionally to the Brussels bombings. Speaking in Jordan's capital Amman she cut short a news conference fighting back tears.

22/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels attacks: What we know

Two suicide bombers attacked a departure terminal in Brussels airport around 8:30 am on Tuesday 22nd March. At least 11 people died and dozens more

22/03/2016

Belgium

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam captured in Brussels raids

The 26-year-old allegedly drove suicide bombers to Stade de France, one of the attack sites on November 13.

22/03/2016

Europe News

French prosecutor expects Belgium to hand over Abdeslam

A top French prosecutor says he expects Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam to be handed over to authorities in France. Speaking with one of his

21/03/2016

Belgium

Abdeslam planned to 'restart something' in Brussels - Belgian Foreign Minister

Speaking at a forum in Brussels, Didier Reynders said the Paris attacks suspect told investigators he was planning new acts, and that they found 'a lot of weapons' during a raid that led to his arrest

20/03/2016

France

Abdeslam's lawyer threatens legal action against Paris Prosecutor

Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins quoted the suspect as saying he 'had wanted to blow himself up at the Stade de France' but had 'backed out'. The suspect's lawyer claimed this was a 'breach of confide

20/03/2016

Belgium

UPDATED: Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam charged with 'terrorist murder'

France has issued a new arrest warrant to speed up the suspect's extradition.

19/03/2016

Belgium

Salah Abdeslam 'cooperating with police', says lawyer

Paris terror attacks suspect has been questioned in Belgium following his arrest on Friday.

19/03/2016

Belgium

France and Belgium hail Abdeslam capture

France’s Defence Council has met following the arrest in Belgium of the main surviving suspect in the Paris attacks and a number of other people in

19/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels anti-terror raid triggers tension in Molenbeek

The capture of Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam has been widely hailed as a major success. “The leaders of France and Belgium may have praised the

19/03/2016

Belgium

Salah Abdeslam, Europe's most-wanted man, arrested in Brussels

Salah Abdeslam, the most-wanted man in Europe, is one of five people arrested in Brussels during a huge anti-terror operation. The 26-year-old French

18/03/2016

France

France seeks swift extradition of Salah Abdeslam

Salah Abdeslam is the biggest prize. But Belgian authorities detained four more suspects in Friday’s police operation in Brussels, including a

18/03/2016

Belgium

Paris terror suspect Abdeslam's fingerprints 'found in raided Brussels flat'

The fingerprints of Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam have been found at a flat in Brussels, according to Belgian authorities. The Belgian

18/03/2016

Cinema

'Keeper' dramatic teenage pregnancy film

“From a theme often revisited in filmmaking Guillaume Senez has composed an extraordinarily emotive and well observed work. The Franco-Belgium film

18/03/2016

Belgium

Gunman was Algerian living 'illegally' in Belgium

Authorities in Belgium say jihadi items were found after a police shootout in Brussels on Tuesday. The country’s prosecutor said the gunman killed

16/03/2016

World News

Brussels police continue anti-terror raids after fatal operation

Police in Brussels searched buildings in a city suburb well into Tuesday evening, hours after French-Belgian raid linked to November’s Islamist

16/03/2016