Culture

A local’s guide to Ankara ahead of the Nato summit

Often overshadowed by Istanbul, Turkey’s capital offers a wide variety of delicious food, lively venues and sightseeing opportunities

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56

Bidon Waraq: How a Kuwaiti media start-up recreates the ‘diwaniya’ for the digital age

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Israel booed at Eurovision final as Bulgaria wins competition

Eurovision abandoned its values over Gaza, and lost me as a lifelong fan

Pablo O'Hana

'Integrity costs something': Eurovision winners want Israel out of the contest

Board of top Arab-American advocacy group refuses to resign amid growing dispute

Leading Arab-American advocacy group roiled by calls for leaders to resign and donations to be returned

Berlinale 2026: Arab and Turkish filmmakers deliver strong line-up despite Gaza controversy

Discovering a taste of Tehran in Havana

Cairo coffeehouses are where 'the real Egypt' can be found

Dalia Mostafa

Venice Film Festival 2022: Iranian cinema shines despite state repression

In pictures: Palestinian-Syrian refugee opens Iraq's first cat and dog hotel

How Arbaeen fosters a common identity between Iraqis and British Shia Muslims

Venice Film Festival 2022: Filmmakers explore the kaleidoscope of Arab life in France

Hanan Issa: The Welsh National Poet on her mission to elevate 'difficult women'

Mashrou’ Leila disbanded: Lebanese group announce split

Date with destiny? How Marvel's Sabra may prove a headache for the comic book franchise

How Netflix’s ‘Mo’ is advocating autism awareness in the Middle East

Hamja Ahsan: 'I’m trying to reclaim fried chicken for Muslims'

Palestine state

Olive tree, za'atar, cactus: Palestine's symbolic plants and the meanings behind them