Neymar’s Brazil crashed out of the World Cup on Friday, failing to erase the pain of their humiliation on home soil four years ago as Belgium beat them 2-1 to set up a semi-final against France. The five-time champions came to Russia desperate to make amends for their stunning 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany in […]

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has admitted he has no secrets as he plots to end Brazil’s bid for a record-extending sixth World Cup ahead of their “dream” quarter-final in Kazan on Friday. But the nation’s “Golden Generation” have been reminded that the match against the favourites could represent the last chance for them to shine […]

Iranian cartoonist Saeed Sadeghi won the golden hat of 57th Knokke-Heist Cartoon Festival in Belgium. The Cartoon is about the Moai – the large stone statues on Easter Island. Cartoonists from Portugal and Bulgaria received the Silver and Bronze Hats respectively. Participants were free to choose the theme of their entries. Displaying of selected works has […]

Belgium produced one of the great World Cup comebacks on Monday to beat Japan 3-2 and set up an attractive-looking quarter-final clash against Neymar’s Brazil. Substitute Nacer Chadli was Belgium’s hero on a humid night in Rostov-on-Don, scoring in the fourth minute of injury time to seal the dramatic victory. Japan had stunned Roberto Martinez’s […]

England open their World Cup campaign on Monday with manager Gareth Southgate seeking to banish memories of dismal recent finals performances while Belgium’s “Golden Generation” kick off as dark horse challengers. England, winners on football’s biggest stage more than half a century ago, crashed out without a win four years in Brazil, and haven’t won […]

A powerful brace from Romelu Lukaku and a glittering performance from Eden Hazard saw Belgium beat Costa Rica 4-1 in Brussels in their final World Cup warm up on Monday. But Belgium fans will have watched in horror as Hazard, showing great form lately, limped off in the 70th minute. His teammates later dispelled any […]

Belgium on Monday said at least three nations had received falsely labelled meat products from an abattoir in the south of the country in what it called a “significant” food fraud operation. The Belgian food security authority, Afsca, said Hong Kong, Ivory Coast and Kosovo had been recipients until the end of 2016 of meat […]

Yahya Fozi, a member of faculty in Humanities and Cultural Studies Research Center, who holds PhD in Political Sciences, touches upon cultural diplomacy and the potentials for Iran-Belgium relations. Term ‘Diplomacy’ stands for guiding of relations between individuals, groups, and nations and it is one of political terms used in the field of international ties. […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and a number of European leaders discussed the bilateral, regional and international issues on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with all the Europeans showing enthusiasm for investment in Iran and stronger trade ties in the post-JCPOA era. Keeping a busy schedule during his trip to New York, […]

TEHRAN – Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar says economic and trade cooperation between Iran and Belgium and their commonalties are of special significance. Speaking to speaker of the Belgian House of Representatives Siegfried Bracke in Tehran on Saturday, Ebtekar said cooperation to scale down terrorism and violence in the region and certain […]