Culture

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

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56

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

Eurovision abandoned its values over Gaza, and lost me as a lifelong fan

Pablo O'Hana

'Integrity costs something': Eurovision winners want Israel out of the contest

Board of top Arab-American advocacy group refuses to resign amid growing dispute

Leading Arab-American advocacy group roiled by calls for leaders to resign and donations to be returned

Berlinale 2026: Arab and Turkish filmmakers deliver strong line-up despite Gaza controversy

In pictures: Jordanian royal wedding takes place in lavish ceremony

Art and photography

Turkey's famed Istanbul Modern museum and art gallery reopens its doors

The art of Palestinian cuisine: A journey from tradition to modernity

How the restoration of iconic Istanbul ferry revived memories of the past

Five historic Ottoman sites to visit in Athens

'It's the sauce that makes it special': Why Albaik is Saudi Arabia's fried chicken king

Morocco: King Mohammed VI declares Amazigh New Year as national holiday

Syrian drama breaks taboo with brutal portrayal of Assad-like family

How Lebanese writer Rachid el-Daif has turned to fairytales

Muslim couture: How big labels miss the mark when it comes to modest fashion

The legend of the mysterious Green Man

Diana Darke

American fast food is leaving its mark on Iraq two decades after the invasion