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

Qatar Foundation challenges university's reason pro-LGBTQ band event cancelled

In pictures: Historic synagogue reopens in Egypt after $4m restoration

From Basra to Minnesota: The Iraqi collector preserving traces of home

Lebanon Protests

The show must go on: Beirut theatre holds firm amid upheaval

Fiery Turkish criticism against Austrian novelist overshadows Nobel ceremony

In pictures: Seeing through the needle's eye

P is for Palestine: Fear and loathing at the children's library

Nada Elia

'It's very me': NASA engineer celebrates Palestinian heritage in viral photo

From Palestine to the US, festival highlights a common struggle

Nada Elia

From the Arab Spring to Brexit: Street artist makes the world her canvas

German city withdraws prize from Lebanese artist over BDS support

Politics and poetry: The female Muslim wordsmith making waves