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Food And Drink

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
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
Migration
In Berlin’s Open Kitchen, migrants and locals build community one dish at a time
Culture
Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56
Inside Kuwait
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
Culture
Eurovision abandoned its values over Gaza, and lost me as a lifelong fan
Pablo O'Hana
Occupation
'Integrity costs something': Eurovision winners want Israel out of the contest
Culture
Board of top Arab-American advocacy group refuses to resign amid growing dispute
Culture
Leading Arab-American advocacy group roiled by calls for leaders to resign and donations to be returned
Film
Berlinale 2026: Arab and Turkish filmmakers deliver strong line-up despite Gaza controversy
Culture
One Ahwazi man’s mission to preserve Arab cultural identity in Iran
Culture
Istanbul's Alfred Heilbronn Botanical Garden and its contested history
Inside Algeria
In pictures: The Great Mosque of Algiers
Third Intifada
Google search results suggest Palestinian keffiyeh a symbol of terrorism
Culture
Sham el-Nessim: A guide to the Egyptian spring festival
Culture
Tokyo drift: How a growing number of Muslims are making Japan their home
Culture
How Shakespeare's works challenge colonialism
Ahmed D Dardir
Inside Egypt
Egyptians angry at violence and alcohol in new Ramadan TV shows
Culture
Saudi Arabia’s folk war dance
Religion
Yildiz Camii: Istanbul's last sultanic mosque
Culture
In pictures: Idlib theatre production tackles trauma of Syria's prisons
Inside Saudi Arabia
France 'rejected MBS demand to label Salvator Mundi as 100 percent Da Vinci'