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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
Fast and furious: The horse cart racers of Cairo
Culture
London art exhibit pays tribute to ‘dying’ Libyan identity
Culture
Bethlehem centre revives iconic Palestinian Christian craft
Culture
The last keffiyeh factory in Palestine
Culture
Painting broken streets: A Lebanese art student's quest to revive her city
Culture
International markets offer ray of hope to beleaguered Tunisia artisans
Culture
Forget pretty things: Designing solutions to Lebanon's social ills
Culture
Street art legend paints 40-metre Abu Dhabi Wall
Culture
Young musicians hone their skills at Gaza’s only music school
Culture
IN PICTURES: In Haifa, a 'Museum Without Walls'
Culture
UN laments ‘extreme times’ as two Arab sites join World Heritage List
Culture
Noor Amal al-Barood: the blind oud player of Gaza