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 first day of the 2025 edition of the European Research and Innovation Days (R&I Days) in Brussels included a special focus on drones. The major scientific and economic event offers a platform for ...

Tintin has lost one of its leading experts. Belgian author Philippe Goddin, who was president of the Les Amis de Hergé association and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the work of Tintin's creator, ...

From Monday 15 September, new rules are coming into force for non-EU students wishing to renew their residence permit in Belgium. A residence authorisation, and afterwards a residence permit, are ...

A stockpile of contraceptives stored in a warehouse in the Flemish municipality of Geel has reportedly been destroyed by the American development aid agency USAID, on the orders of the White House.

Belgium's politics is famously complicated, and people can often no longer see the forest for the trees. Therefore, The Brussels Times will provide an overview of the different political parties, how ...

Belgium is home to several education systems, with one for each language community (French, Dutch and German), as well as religious and secular establishments. If this weren't enough, there are also ...

Energy consumption by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rising rapidly: AI is predicted to consume twice as much energy as the whole of France by 2030, according to some calculations. Not only does AI ...

Electric cars are involved in 50% more traffic accidents than their petrol and diesel counterparts, according to a study by insurer Axa. The high number of accidents has actually nothing to do with ...

We all know people who have an unfortunate tendency to always be late, no matter how important the event is or what time they need to be there. This behaviour may seem trivial, but it can have ...

After nearly eight months in waiting, Belgium now has a new Federal Government – and a new Prime Minister, albeit a reluctant one. The opinions on him are divided, but who is Bart De Wever? Once a ...

On 15 August 1996, 25 years ago today, convicted rapist Marc Dutroux gave the police information which resulted in the release of two young girls from a basement and the solving of other cases. His ...