Tag: Brussels
UK PM May will seek ‘pragmatic’ solution to Brexit deal in...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would seek a “pragmatic solution” to a parliamentary impasse over the terms on which...
Police detain hundreds as ‘yellow vests’ jolt Brussels
BRUSSELS: Belgian police detained more than 400 people on Saturday after “yellow vest” protesters inspired by riots in France threw rocks and firecrackers and...
Netanyahu, Pompeo to meet Monday: Israeli PM’s office
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels later on Monday, the prime minister’s...
EU govts must decide on new Russia sanctions, Brussels says
BRUSSELS: Any new EU sanctions on Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy earlier this year must be taken by...
Brussels protester turns potholes into flower pots
BRUSSELS: A Brussels man has begun planting flowers in potholes across the Belgian capital to highlight what he says is the sorry state of...
Taxi drivers block traffic in Brussels to protest ‘Uberisation’
BRUSSELS: Hundreds of taxi drivers blocked roads in Brussels on Tuesday, demanding the government drop plans they said would make it easier for Uber...
Brexit: Brussels to have power of imposing sanctions on UK
BRUSSELS: Brussels will have the power to punish the UK at will during the Brexit transition period by closing off parts of the single market to...
Pakistan, EU’s military body agree to enhance bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD: The permanent chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), General Mikhail Kostarakos, called on Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan in Brussels, a...
CJCSC showcases Pakistan’s counter-terror efforts at NATO session in Brussels
RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat on Wednesday highlighted Pakistan's efforts and achievements in counter-terrorism domain at a...
Belgium arrests four over 2015 train attack
BRUSSELS: The probe into a 2015 Daesh attack on a high-speed train bound for Paris took a step forward Monday as Belgian police held...
Belgian teams play friendly football match for Pakistan in Brussels
--Pakistani embassy holds football match to mark 70th independence anniversary
ISLAMABAD: In connection with the 70th independence anniversary of Pakistan, Embassy of Pakistan organised a friendly...
May to travel to Brussels for meetings with EU’s Barnier, Juncker
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Monday to meet with the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and...
‘Ball in your court:’ Britain, EU clash over next Brexit move
LONDON/BRUSSELS: Britain and its European Union partners clashed on Monday over which side should make the next move to unblock Brexit talks, despite concerns...
Man detained in Brussels for shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’
BRUSSELS: A man in early forties was detained in Brussels for shouting ‘Allah is Great’ on a moving train, as reported by the local...
Brussels knifeman shot after ‘terrorist’ attack on soldiers
The man, who prosecutors said yelled “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) during the assault, was shot by soldiers on a street in the city which has been on high alert since terrorist attacks on its metro and airport last year.
Explosion at Brussels crime lab, no casualties: prosecutors
An explosion at a criminology institute in Brussels early Monday has caused major damage but no casualties, prosecutors and the fire service said.
It was...
Man detained by central Brussels mall, possibly with explosives
Belgian police detained a man possibly carrying explosives near a central Brussels shopping centre early on Tuesday, triggering a meeting of the prime minister...
