Antwerp has long been at the centre of things. Belgium’s handsome northern city grew wealthy on the profits of its port, trading since the 16th century in glittering diamonds, priceless works of art ...

Nina Siegal often covers European art and culture for The Times. Five centuries ago, the northern Belgian port city of Antwerp was a thriving European center of diamonds, art and finance, with one of ...

ANTWERP, Belgium, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Only a few weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Antwerp-based diamond dealer Thierry Tugendhaft started receiving calls from big jewellers in Paris ...

A police officer and drug-sniffing dog get to work in Antwerp, the Belgian port town which has become the largest smuggling hot spot in Europe. Courtesy of Kristian Vanderwaeren When you read a ...