Culture

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
Israel's genocide in Gaza
How Mahmoud Darwish saluted Gaza as Israel's 'never-ending nightmare'
Yasir Suleiman
Music
From triumph to defeat to defiance: A brief history of the Pan-Arab ballad
Culture
Israeli contestant booed on stage as call to boycott Eurovision continue
Culture
'It's just racism': Eurovision roiled by controversy after criticising Palestinian scarf
TV
Between fantasy and distorted history: Six developments in Arab TV this spring
Israel's genocide in Gaza
'A pattern of intimidation': How pro-Palestine artists are being cancelled by UK cultural institutions
Inside Egypt
Egypt will not cover Giza pyramid with granite blocks following expert report
Film
Rambo in the Negev, a never-seen Iran and a post-apocalyptic Beirut. It must be Rotterdam
Books
Turkish novelist Elif Shafak ordered to pay damages over plagiarism
Food & Drink
Uzbekistan’s fabled non flatbread endures along the old Silk Road
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why fans are comparing the new Hunger Games film to the war in Gaza
Film
In their own words: Seven Israeli films exploring the Palestinian cause