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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
IN PICTURES: The first annual Taybeh wine festival held in the West Bank
Culture
Dissident Iran director wins top prize at Berlin film fest
Culture
Timbuktu’s Mauritanian director shortlisted for Oscar
Culture
Saudi to host 2nd ever film festival despite cinema ban
Culture
Understanding Alexandria’s embattled urban heritage
Culture
Traditional Moroccan storytelling finds new audience at Café Clock in Marrakech
Culture
IN PICTURES: Rapping to escape, rapping about dreams
Culture
ANALYSIS: Does France’s Muslim community really exist?
Culture
'Star of the Arab screen': Egypt's Faten Hamama dies aged 83
Culture
Starbucks, McDonalds and Anti-Americanism in the Middle East
CJ Werleman
Culture
Firebrand film director Vautier, a critic of French role in Algeria, dies
Culture
UK's UAE embassy's festive poem goes viral