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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
Culture
Call of Duty co-founder says Activision wanted game about Iran attacking Israel
Culture
British Museum row reveals the limits of decolonisation movements
Marchella Ward
Culture
Why a group of digital linguists are trying to revitalise the long-extinct Phoenician language
Culture
British Museum's move to erase Palestine from exhibit labels is shameful
Victoria Brittain
Film
El Sett: Why did the Saudi-backed biopic about Umm Kulthum flop?
Culture
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
Culture
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
Books
The New Byzantines: An exploration of Greece's Middle East ties
Culture
'They have a right to understand': Syrian children’s author on stories of war
Culture
Cruising through Jordan with 'Nancy', the vintage Mercedes covered in books
Culture
Riding the Korean wave: K-pop’s growing Beirut fanbase feels the 'flow'
Culture
Safar: A journey of discovery into Arab cinema's past and present
Culture
'The rise of geekdom': Lebanon's gamers see lucrative future in growing sector
Culture
In the shadow of 9/11 with director Ali Selim: 'Islam has been hijacked'
Culture
Why do they hate us? How the West creates its own enemies
Marco Carnelos
Culture
'Tints of Resilience': Syrian and Lebanese artists confront grief and loss
Culture
The toxic legacy of VS Naipaul
Haidar Eid
Culture
'A life without war': Iran's booming art scene comes to London
Culture
Can the UAE export happiness to Egypt?
Culture
Protecting Beirut's old buildings from the bulldozers