German Culture Commissioner Claudia Roth believes she has made an impact on federal culture and media policy since taking office in December 2021 in the three-party coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "What was important for me – which is recognizable – is to have reset the course," Roth, a member of the Green party, told dpa in Berlin. Roth, 68, who has in the past served in the German parliament, the European Parliament and as co-head of her party, believes the notion of "culture" has bee
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Three years after a massive explosion devastated Beirut, cultural institutions in the city are still struggling to pick up the pieces. But restored and planned new museums offer hope. Stefan Dege reports
Three years after a massive explosion devastated Beirut, cultural institutions in the city are still struggling to pick up the pieces. But restored and planned new museums offer hope. Stefan Dege reports