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

'We want to return': Gazan film festival calls out Balfour on the red carpet

Amman's balconies come alive with music

From Paris of the Middle East to a depressing Hollywood film set: How gentrification changed Beirut

Belen Fernandez

UNESCO selects former French culture minister as new chief

Behind the doors of Beirut's indie music revolution

US and Israel pull out of UN heritage body over Palestine status

Austrian shark costume falls foul of ban on face veils

For Palestine sci-fi film, a fictional future is easier to imagine than reality

Actor, lawyer, sister, spy: Ouidad Elma spreads her wings

Sand sculptures on Gaza's beach: Artist documents Palestinian history

Saudi Arabia recalls textbook over Star Wars character with King Faisal image

The big screen saver: How cinema is providing hope for Gazans