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William Mullally

William Mullally

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William Mullally is Arts & Culture Editor at The National. An award-winning culture writer, he’s lived in the UAE since 2009 and chronicled the rise of the region’s diverse creative scenes. He’s served as Dubai Eye 103.8’s film critic since 2013, and has contributed to Arab News, ET Bil Arabi, The Insider Arabia, GQ Middle East, Esquire Middle East, Al Arabiya, Savoir Flair and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. His long-running celebrity interview series has achieved more than 50 million views across his YouTube and TikTok channels.

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Established in 2015, the Abwab programme has supported more than 180 designers. Reem Mohammed/The National
Dubai Design Week announces five new commissions for Abwab 2026

Arabic lettering, handmade paper and Kashmiri weaving traditions inform exhibition opening on November 3

Art & DesignOctober 22, 2026
Some of Love is Blind Habibi's cast members. Top row, from left: Razan, Rania Mansour, Zeinab Shaaban and Hayat. Bottom, from left, Omran Quli, Omar Abdulhadi, Mohammad Alkhatib and Faris. Photos: Netflix
Who are the 27 cast members of Love is Blind Habibi season two?

Follow-up to Emmy-nominated hit series returns on Netflix in November

Film & TVOctober 20, 2026
Love is Blind Habibi's season two cast includes participants from Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and Morocco. Photo: Netflix
Love is Blind Habibi season two: Release date, cast and all we know so far

Wissam Breidy and Rym Saidi to guide 27 singles through Arabic dating show’s next instalment

Film & TVOctober 20, 2026
Rayna Vallandingham at the premiere for Street Fighter in Los Angeles, US. Reuters
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Street Fighter's Rayna Vallandingham kicks down stereotypes

Actress of Indian-Dutch descent hopes to be role model she struggled to find growing up

CultureOctober 17, 2026
Austin Abrams, left, and Josh Brolin play father and son in the thriller Whalefall. Photo: 20th Century Studios
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Working with Austin Abrams on Whalefall made even Josh Brolin uncomfortable

Resident Evil star turns a story about a man trapped inside a whale into a moving father-son drama

Film & TVOctober 16, 2026
Mohamed Faisal Mostafa wears a shirt, double-breasted jacket and trousers by Fendi. Watch and sunglasses, Mohamed’s own. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Cover storyThe fearless ambition of Mohamed Faisal Mostafa

From childhood stunts to the set of Dune: Part Three, the Emirati actor has built a career on taking risks. Now his sights are set on Hollywood and helping to build a more robust film industry at home

TN MagazineOctober 16, 2026
US actor David Dastmalchian attends the premiere of Paramount Pictures' Street Fighter at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. AFP
David Dastmalchian: 'I was told to change my surname to succeed in Hollywood'

Street Fighter actor reflects on his Middle Eastern heritage, early rejections and the opportunity that brought him to the screen

Film & TVOctober 15, 2026
Archeologists have found an ancient shipwreck believed to be the oldest ever discovered. Photo: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism/Anadolu via Getty Images
'World’s oldest known shipwreck' lost more than 4,000 years ago found off Turkey

Ceramic jars recovered near Kekova Island indicate trade links with the Levant during the age of Egypt’s pyramids

CultureOctober 14, 2026
Street Fighter star Cody Rhodes says he 'loves Abu Dhabi'. Paramount Pictures
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Cody Rhodes calls for WWE return to Abu Dhabi, before Street Fighter release

Co-star Andrew Schulz shares his love for the UAE, which he says has 'some of the best comedy audiences in the world'

Film & TVOctober 14, 2026
Dubai Design Week returns to D3 from November 3 to 8. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai Design Week 2026 announces programme spanning architecture and craft

Emirati palm trimming, Japanese woodwork and a reimagined Abwab exhibition feature in the programme running from November 3 to 8

Art & DesignOctober 13, 2026
Flights to and from Riyadh have been cancelled owing to the Houthi strikes. Getty Images
Riyadh airport closure: Etihad cancels flights until October 19

Flydubai services also cancelled until Wednesday, with no confirmed reopening date for Saudi capital's airport

TravelOctober 12, 2026
Carrie was created by Mike Flanagan, who has previously adapted several Stephen King stories. Photo: Prime Video
Carrie season 2: Mike Flanagan on Stephen King's ideas for what comes next

The director discusses major changes to the classic horror novel and how its potential continuation could unfold

Film & TVOctober 11, 2026
Maria Nakouzi's Lebanese character, Dalia, needs life-saving surgery in Furies. Photo: Venice International Film Festival
Oscars 2027: All the Arab films submitted for Best International Feature

Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Palestine have entered submissions for the 99th Academy Awards

Film & TVOctober 11, 2026
Anne Carson was in Iceland when she learnt of her Nobel Prize win, with the Swedish Academy saying the Canadian writer was surprised but delighted by the news. Photo: Wikimedia
Why Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

Canadian poet and classical scholar recognised for her work drawing on ancient Greek literature

BooksOctober 08, 2026
More than 300 proposals were submitted for the sixth Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here event and the Richard Mille Art Prize. Victor Besa / The National
Six shortlisted artists for 2026 Richard Mille Art Prize named

Finalists will create works for Art Here, which returns in November

Art & DesignOctober 06, 2026
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