Culture

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

Palestinian-Syrian director Abdallah al-Khatib ruffled the feathers of the German elite with his passionate defence of the Palestinian cause

Why a group of digital linguists are trying to revitalise the long-extinct Phoenician language

British Museum's move to erase Palestine from exhibit labels is shameful

Victoria Brittain

El Sett: Why did the Saudi-backed biopic about Umm Kulthum flop?

Yennayer: What you need to know about Amazigh New Year

Israel's genocide in Gaza

We Are Still Here: What it feels like to live through Gaza's genocide

From steamships to sovereignty: How Iraq's old arteries challenge modern myths

Tanya Goudsouzian

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Palestine campaigners to increase pressure on Eurovision after Israel approved to take part

The New Byzantines: An exploration of Greece's Middle East ties

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

Venice Film Festival 2022: An ambitious but patchy start for Middle Eastern cinema

Zakaria Zubeidi: The Palestinian revolutionary and artistic leader who escaped Israeli prison

Assassin's Creed Mirage: An Iraqi setting for latest instalment of hit series

Mimar Sinan: The founding father of Ottoman architecture

Chickpeas, budgies and Hafez: How fortunes are told in the Middle East

Netflix show ‘Mo’ receives positive reviews for Palestinian representation

The Mu’allaqat for Millennials: Ancient Arabian lessons for the modern poet

Netflix's Mo: 'Rebranding' Palestine

Five of the Arab world's most impressive libraries

Powerful and prosperous: Inside Venezuela’s Syrian community