Then, his penalty miss in the shootout in the play-off round against Senegal in 2022 harmed Egypt’s chance of reaching the 2022 World Cup. In 2026, he will be hoping to help open a new page in his country’s World Cup history. What else should we know about them?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kept up the pressure on Belgium Friday to accede to an EU plan to use Russian central bank assets frozen in Belgium to fund Ukraine.

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The average life of Belgium's debt portfolio reached 10.00 years as per Nov. 30, 2025, and the duration amounted to 7.44 years, the debt agency said. In 2026, the average life of the debt portfolio will again be required to exceed 9.25 years, it said.

The contract includes 18 PC-7 MKX trainer aircraft and the establishment of a fully integrated training infrastructure.

Unit 2 at Belgium’s Doel NPP has been permanently shut down and disconnected from the high voltage network, after having operated for 50 years, according to operator Engie. Doel 2 closed under the supervision of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC – Federaal Agentschap voor Nucleaire Controle).

Belgian legend and ex-Anderlecht star Glen De Boeck has passed away at 54. He had been in a coma for three days after suffering a severe brain haemorrhage.

Dozens of Moroccan students in Belgium are facing intense anxiety after Belgian authorities issued them orders to leave the country. The students emphasize that they entered legally with visas issued by the Belgian Embassy in Morocco,