Jean Boghossian’s insider guide to Brussels

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I was born in Aleppo, Syria, but grew up in Lebanon. The first time I came to Brussels was in 1970, when I was 20 years old. I was en route to Antwerp to learn about the diamond business – I come from a family of jewellers – and I spent the next few years travelling the world in search of precious stones. When I returned to Brussels in 1975, I was escaping the…