A little over 650 years ago, the Belgian monk Saint Amand founded two abbeys in Ghent: St. Peter's on the Blondinium and St. Bavo's on the Bavo. Einhard, the biographer of Charlemagne who had just ...

Ghent festival organizers say Lahav Shani has not distanced himself from Israel’s “genocidal regime”; Israeli ambassador sees ...

Once one of Belgium’s medieval powerhouses, Ghent — about 30 minutes away from Brussels and Bruges — oozes with cobbles and charm. But it’s also a living place —- home to one of Belgium’s biggest ...

The Flanders Festival Ghent dropped a Munich Philharmonic program, citing concerns over a conductor’s possible views on Gaza.

The cancellation of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra’s appearance at the Flanders Festival in Ghent, Belgium, under its ...

The Munich Philharmonic and its chief conductor, Lahav Shani, have been uninvited from a festival in Belgium. A joint ...

Strolling through Ghent’s medieval centre, it’s hard to imagine this dreamy Belgian city was one of capitalism’s earliest hubs. Today, it’s more cultural than mercantile, with its Romanesque ...

The Belgian city of Ghent looks set to become the first in the world to go vegetarian - at least once a week. Officials made the decision to have a regular weekly 'meatless day' to combat the impact ...

Music festival cancels German orchestra over ‘lack of clarity’ on Israeli conductor’s views - Belgium’s Flanders Festival Ghent accused of ‘blatant antisemitism’ by German government after pulling per ...

A local cloth industry produced with imported English wool became a major trade center thanks to Ghent's importance in the 11th and 12th centuries. Ghent was able to remain prosperous by relying on ...