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Saeed Saeed

Saeed Saeed

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Saeed is a features writer for The National, reporting on all things arts and culture happening in the UAE and internationally. With a focus on music and Arabic pop culture, Saeed has interviewed some of the biggest singers in the region and the world. Born in Abu Dhabi, Saeed lived in the UAE until he was nine, before moving to Melbourne, Australia, where, in addition to his journalism, he worked as a security guard, youth worker and video-store clerk. He returned to the city of his birth in 2011 to work for The National. Saeed continues to be amazed at the city’s cultural development and expansion.
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14 timeless Arab love stories to watch before Valentine’s Day

From Egyptian classics to contemporary gems, these are some of the Mena region's greatest romances

Film & TVFebruary 11, 2026
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Half-time show celebrates his Puerto Rican culture. AFP
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The NFL Super Bowl half-time show's hits and misses

The performance is watched by millions of fans and can build or break careers

Music & On-stageFebruary 09, 2026
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny and US star Lady Gaga perform during Super Bowl LX. AFP
Every Puerto Rican reference during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show explained

Record-breaking pop star fills the stage with symbols of island life, history and identity

Music & On-stageFebruary 09, 2026
Bad Bunny performs at Levi's Stadium, delivering one of the more significant half-time shows of recent years. Reuters
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Review: Bad Bunny turns the Super Bowl into both party and protest

Puerto Rican singer performs half-time show almost entirely in Spanish – a first in the event's near 60-year history

Music & On-stageFebruary 09, 2026
Mariah Carey performed in the capital on Saturday night. Photo: Saadiyat Nights
Review: Mariah Carey returns to Saadiyat Nights with a fan-friendly set

US pop star makes her second appearance as part of the Abu Dhabi concert series

Music & On-stageFebruary 08, 2026
'Karaz': Arabic word for cherry adds a flavour of colour to descriptions
Arabic word of the weekKaraz, or cherry, adds a flavour of colour to descriptions

It can also express moments of romantic longing

CultureFebruary 06, 2026
Mariah Carey first performed as part of the Saadiyat Nights concert series in Abu Dhabi in 2024. Ruel Pableo for The National
Mariah Carey’s best music videos: 15 classics that defined her career

From Vision of Love to Honey and Obsessed, the pop star's repertoire proves she was always ahead of the pack

Music & On-stageFebruary 06, 2026
The Egyptian crime drama Fan El Harb, starring Youssef El Sherif, is part of Yango Play’s Ramadan slate of programmes. Photo: Yango Play
From Hend Sabry to Youssef El Sherif: Yango Play reveals Ramadan series stars

Streaming platform unveils six series for the holy month, including its first original Khaleeji drama

Film & TVFebruary 05, 2026
The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, centre, said the translation reflects a responsibility arising from his relationship with the Lisbon Academy of Sciences. Wam
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Sharjah Ruler launches translation of Portuguese-Gulf history in Lisbon

The extensive works will allow historians to follow political and commercial change year by year

BooksFebruary 02, 2026
Spiderman (2015) by Giles Clarke. Photo: Xposure Festival
Eleven images to see at Xposure Photography Festival

From documentary and wildlife to portraiture and fine art, these images offer a snapshot of the global stories on display in Sharjah

Art & DesignJanuary 31, 2026
Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, accompanied by Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, reviews documents at the Portuguese National Archives in Lisbon. Photo: Sharjah Media Office
Sharjah Ruler receives Portugal’s highest cultural honour

Portuguese President hails Sheikh Dr Sultan's commitment to cultural dialogue as countries mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

CultureJanuary 30, 2026
Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz at his Cairo home in October 1988, days after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. AFP
Cairo's Diwan Publishing brings Nobel winner Naguib Mahfouz to new readers

Reworking of award-winning Egyptian writer's catalogue stirs debate while attracting young generation

BooksJanuary 28, 2026
The Broadway hit is at Dubai Opera from January 28 to February 15. Photo: Joan Marcus
Why children understand Wicked better than adults might think

From schoolyard to stage, story of Glinda and Elphaba taps into a sense of injustice children recognise immediately

Music & On-stageJanuary 27, 2026
A hall at the Mamluk-era Prince Taz Palace, featuring a vaulted stone-brick ceiling and a marble fountain. Getty Images
An insider’s guide to Cairo’s art scene: Five locations to know

From state museums to gallery districts, this is where to go in the Egyptian capital

Art & DesignJanuary 25, 2026
Travel writer Tim Mackintosh-Smith will take part in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Satish Kumar for The National
Author Tim Mackintosh-Smith on how to travel like Ibn Battuta

Faith, chance and close observation mattered more to the 14th-century traveller than maps or ambition

BooksJanuary 24, 2026
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