"It never rains but it pours." It's an expression that could have applied for Belgium in the past months and weeks. Problems keep popping up, and this is causing harm to the image of our country, which had already been dented after the Paris attacks and the Molenbeek saga. Following is a list of 10 major problems.

Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist told the VRT that he expects a loss in turnover of 80 to 90 million euros after the 22 March bomb blasts. However, he adds that the lion's share of this amount is covered by the insurance.

The sudden walk-out by baggage handlers working for Aviapartner at Brussels Airport, caused considerable problems on Wednesday afternoon and evening, but the strike was finished by midnight. Things are back to normal this morning.

A stoppage by staff at Aviapartner is leading to problems both for passengers leaving and arriving at Brussels Airport. Aviapartner is one of two luggage handlers at the airport.

The parliamentary commission of enquiry looking into the March attacks heard several witnesses in connection with the events on the Brussels metro where a bomb exploded in the Maalbeek station shortly after 9AM on 22 March.

11/5/16 - The mayors of seaside resorts have little enthusiasm for Governor Decaluwé's idea of fining bathers swimming in unguarded areas. The mayors don't feel the governor’s ideas are practicable.

11/5/16 - A magnificent sight in Ieper yesterday as 61 British cabs drive into the city centre. The British cabbies are conveying British war veterans: ninety in all including some that experienced the Second World War.

Former Belgian PM and today's leader of the liberal-democrats in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, is urging his colleagues and journalists to get themselves prosecuted by Turkish president Erdogan.

A Belgian ice-cream vendor who risked a nuisance fine if he patrolled the streets of Lokeren after 8PM in his van with its iconic tune has come up with a handy way of staying in touch with customers. The vendor has developed an app that will allow ice-cream aficionados to get him to drive down their street.

The questioning of terrorist suspect Mohammed Hamza Arshad continued at the trial of those implicated in the Verviers terrorist cell on Tuesday. He told the court that he had grown a beard as part of the ‘hipster’ fashion and that an arms dealer threw police uniforms into the bargain when he bought weapons.

Belgian police stand ready to unleash a breathalyzer marathon on the population at the start of the Euro 2016 in France this summer. The daily Het Laatste Nieuws reports that the anti-drink-drive offensive will be focused on the weekend of 10 till 12 June and that police forces across the land will be able to decide for themselves how often checks are staged when they take place.

You may be surprised to learn that taking a selfie with the Brussels Atomium as a backdrop is currently illegal. Belgian landmarks including the Atomium, the Central Station in Brussels and even Jan Fabre's Totem on the Ladeuzeplein in Leuven are off limits to photographers. All these constructions are currently protected under copyright legislation.

10/5/16 - Dutch brewers Bavaria has taken over Belgium's Palm Breweries. Palm is mainly famed for its amber-coloured Spéciale belge brewed at Steenhuffel in Flemish Brabant.

10/5/16 - On day two of the Verviers terrorist trial the presiding judge quizzed the chief defendants on the basis of an extensive dossier. The defendants have not revealed all but a picture is emerging of how they prepared to strike at Belgium.

10/5/16 - Belgium's royal mint has struck the first coins commemorating the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

Two people were injured in a stabbing in the Brussels borough of Anderlecht last night. In all five people were involved in the altercation. They have all been detained.

A survey of UK citizens living overseas carried out by the UK Electoral Commission has shown that half of all respondents don’t know that they can now register online to vote in the UK's EU referendum. Alison Rose, the British Ambassador in Belgium is backing the call for expats to take part in the vote if they can.

The Flemish tourism minister Ben Weyts has launched a brand new campaign to attract more tourists to Flanders. Mr Weyts believes the campaign is necessary in the wake of the March attacks.

Two senior citizens filed a complaint with the police on Monday after they and their grandchild, who was accompanied by two other young children witnessed animal cruelty on an unprecedented scale. Returning home from the Plopsaland amusement park they saw how a motorist ran over a mother duck and twelve little ducklings on purpose.

Research undertaken by UGent (Ghent University) reveals that the legal and social position of LGTBI people in Belgium is among the best in Europe. Researchers also came to a very striking conclusion Belgian law is ahead of the attitudes of the people at large.