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Qatar 365

Exploring Qatar's traditions: Sadu weaving, sword making and falconry

In partnership with Media City

Qatar is keeping old traditions alive - from sword making to textile weaving to falconry. Qatar 365 examines what it means to protect and preserve the emirate's cultural heritage while striving for modernisation.

The Star Ingredient

Lesotho: This Chef is saving Basotho cuisine from disappearing

Seen as food for the poor, traditional Basotho dishes aren't as popular in Lesotho as their Italian or American counterparts. As a result, the country's food culture is rapidly disappearing. How does this affect the African country?

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Watch: London's Beefeaters don uniforms with insignia of Charles III

The Tower of London's Yeomen Warders, nicknamed ‘Beefeaters’, open the Tower to the public on their first day in a new uniform to mark the change in monarch.

Culture news

China celebrates Water-sprinkling festival for first time since Covid

Huge crowds gather in China's southwestern province of Yunnan to celebrate the country's annual water sprinkling festival. The event was held for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19.

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Culture news

The two-hundred-year-old endangered craft in the heart of Italy

An Italian town which used to be a thriving hotspot of the silk industry is struggling to keep the tradition alive.

Culture news

What is 'la bise' and has the pandemic killed it?

French people often do 'la bise' to greet each other - but the pandemic has endangered this national habit.

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WATCH: Guyana's cowboys showcase skills in rodeo

Deafeningly loud country music came through the speakers as cowboys entered the arena to kickstart this year’s Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo in Lethem, southwest Guyana.

Czech Republic

Czechs mark Easter with noisy rattle procession

Hundreds of people clad in black suits and white masks marched through the southern Czech city of Ceske Budejovice on Friday, partaking in an old Easter tradition.

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Thousands of drummers in Spain mark Good Friday

Thousands of drums come together in the village square in Calanda northeast Spain. At midday on Good Friday, they begin to beat in unison, filling the whole village with sound

Food and Drink

Where was Carbonara sauce created?

Where was Carbonara created? One academic says it's not Italy, which is an answer causing shock and outrage in the country.

Food and Drink

Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat in bid to protect food heritage

Italy is moving to ban lab-grown meat. If the proposal is passed by parliament, Italian industry will not be allowed to produce food or feed "from cell cultures or tissues derived from vertebrate animals"

Moments

Unlucky for some: How many airlines skip row 13?

Plenty of airlines skip row 13 to help quell passenger superstition.

Business Series

Discover the secrets behind Spain's Iberian delicacies

In partnership with ICEX

Here We Grow uncovers the secrets behind Spain's gastronomic delicacies and learns the art of carving Iberian ham

Lifestyle

These are Europe's most absolutely bonkers sporting events

Here are some of the most unusual sporting events played around Europe, that are sure to leave you scratching your head in confusion and amusement.

Qatar 365

Diving for pearls: from Qatari seabeds to glittering display cases

In partnership with Media City

Pearls were Qatar's first major export commodity. And despite competition from oyster farms, divers still go in search of nature's treasures

Lifestyle

How can we teach children about death?

John Adams' mother died when he was 12. Now a funeral director, he's leading a campaign to get lessons in bereavement in UK schools.

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WATCH: Bulgarian folk dancers step out for masked festival

A masked festival has been held in Bulgaria to mark the end of winter. People gathered in vibrant costumes to ward off evil at the Surva festival.

Romania

In photos: Romania's 'dancing bear festival'

Centuries ago, people in northeastern Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the custom lives on as a popular tourist attraction.

Culture news

Spain marks the Epiphany with annual Three Kings parade

The feast of the Epiphany is traditionally celebrated in Spain and many other Latin American countries with the Three Kings parade, while in Belgium, France and other European countries, pastry lovers tuck into the traditional 'galette de rois'.

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New Year`'s card game in Kyoto for the first time in three years

The event was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.