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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
Lebanese street artists spread message of peace
Culture
Berlin's Syrian poet: 'More than just a refugee'
Culture
Despite the hurdles, Hebron glass makers keep the kiln fires burning
Culture
INTERVIEW: Ilan Pappé: How Israel turned Palestine into the biggest prison on earth
Culture
Egyptian singer sentenced to two years over suggestive music video
Culture
Moveable feast of US-Saudi art to open in Brooklyn Museum
Culture
Fawzi al-Qawuqji: Relentless Arab fighter who tried to change Middle East
Culture
The Last Post: The Arab in the background of BBC colonial drama
Tanushka Marah
Culture
The Louvre Abu Dhabi opens amid controversy over labour conditions
Culture
Roger Waters comes out fighting for Palestine on North America tour
Culture
'Gnawa chose me': Meet the artist bringing Morocco's hypnotic rhythm to UK
Culture
The biting satire of Libya's pop-art scene comes to London