Culture

Egypt asked Unesco to modify boundaries of historic Cairo in Riyadh meeting

World Heritage Committee expressed concerns about demolitions at Unesco-listed City of the Dead, and denounced lack of legal framework that protects historic site

Electronic Jaglara: The ‘cosmic’ dance music rocking rural Sudan

Between modernity and tradition: Why Turkey appeals to western Muslims and students of Islam

The Book of Delights: A medieval text that helped give rise to Indo-Pakistani cuisine

Turks drop Disney+ following Ataturk series cancellation

In pictures: Inside Gaza's traditional pottery industry

Why love always hurts in udhri poetry

Sinead O’Connor told Israel’s Itamar Ben Gvir his 'soul had failed' after death threat

Paradise lost: Why the ideal of Al-Andalus found a place in Arab poetry

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

In pictures: Middle Eastern Christians mark Easter 2023