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William Mullally

William Mullally

Arts & Culture Editor
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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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A flydubai plane takes off at DXB Dubai International Airport. Photo: Dubai Airports
More than 170 flights delayed in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on Sunday

Two flydubai services between Dubai and Bahrain cancelled, with passengers advised to check their bookings before travelling

TravelSeptember 13, 2026
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor with the Special Jury Prize for their documentary Naza. Reuters
Naza wins Venice jury prize as Kaouther Ben Hania praises Gaza documentary

Film draws on investigation spanning almost three years and clandestine interviews with Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers

Film & TVSeptember 13, 2026
Filmmaker May el-Toukhy says 'the urgent need to illuminate the unknown women of our common history' inspired her film. Reuters
Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy wins Venice Golden Lion for Woman Unknown

Lebanese-Moroccan filmmaker Shaden Safieddine Tazi also took the short-film prize

Film & TVSeptember 13, 2026
Citizen Osama has been chosen as Palestine's official Oscar submission. Photo: Coorigines
Citizen Osama review: An extraordinary portrait of the struggle to live in Gaza

Ahmed Hassouna follows a journalist’s first year of fatherhood with warmth and restraint, capturing a reality both men still endure

Film & TVSeptember 10, 2026
Egyptian-American comedian Ramy Youssef is among the actors supporting the Gaza Film Academy. AFP
Ramy Youssef and Hiam Abbass back new Gaza Cinema Academy

Initiative launched at Venice Film Festival supports Palestinian filmmakers, with 25 young women already in training

Film & TVSeptember 07, 2026
Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi will add three Harry Potter-themed lands in 2029. Photo: Department of Culture of Tourism - Abu Dhabi
Play01:10
Revelio: What Abu Dhabi’s new Harry Potter lands could include

Exclusive rides are confirmed for Yas Island, but the books offer the clearest clues as to what visitors might find

Things to doSeptember 07, 2026
This year has brought several notable poetry books by Arab writers to read in English. Photo by publishers
Eleven new poetry books by Arab writers to read in English

Shamma Al Bastaki records memories of life around Dubai Creek, while contributors in Gaza and the West Bank write amid the war

BooksSeptember 07, 2026
Sirine Saba will play Prof Sprout in the coming HBO Harry Potter series. Getty Images
Who is Sirine Saba, the Lebanese-Palestinian star of HBO's Harry Potter series?

Beirut-born performer joins the HBO series after nearly three decades on stage and screen

Film & TVSeptember 02, 2026
A new teaser for the Harry Potter additions to Yas Island mentions 'three themed worlds' to be unveiled on Monday. Photo: Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi
Play00:28
Abu Dhabi’s three Harry Potter-themed lands set for September 7 reveal

Enchanted Ford Anglia flies towards Warner Bros World in teaser shown during Tuesday’s Back to Hogwarts Showcase

Things to doSeptember 01, 2026
A Harry Potter fan in London holds a wand during Back to Hogwarts Day, held annually on September 1. Reuters
Back to Hogwarts Day: Fans spell out interest in Harry Potter land Abu Dhabi

International Potterheads discuss the Yas Island attraction at an event previewing the TV series coming to OSN+ this Christmas

CultureSeptember 01, 2026
Emmy Rossum plays FBI agent Alice Black in the acclaimed thriller Furious. Photo: Disney
Furious star Emmy Rossum breaks down the hit season's twist ending

Acclaimed Disney+ thriller leaves FBI agent Alice Black questioning whether she is still ‘on the right side of things’

Film & TVAugust 31, 2026
Ridley Scott's latest film is a post-apocalyptic drama about a pilot searching for hope and human connection after a devastating pandemic. Getty Images
Why Ridley Scott sees his late brother Tony in The Dog Stars

At 88 and set to receive an honorary Oscar, the director looks back at the £65 short that began his career

Film & TVAugust 27, 2026
Actor Josh Brolin in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi at a photo call for Dune Part Two. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Josh Brolin has had enough of 'man caves' and men who don’t talk

The Dog Stars actor discusses the sensitivity he deliberately brings to playing hardened men

Film & TVAugust 26, 2026
US actor Josh Brolin poses on the red carpet for the world premiere of The Dog Stars, in central London. AFP
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Dune star Josh Brolin calls six-week Abu Dhabi family stay ‘glorious’

The Dog Stars actor’s comments echo Jason Momoa’s praise for Liwa ahead of the third Dune film's December release

Film & TVAugust 25, 2026
Sliman Mansour at his studio in Ramallah. Photo: William Parry
Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour dies aged 79

Painter was leading figure in contemporary Arab art

Art & DesignAugust 24, 2026
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