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Faisal Salah

Faisal Salah

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Abu Dhabi
Faisal is a Gaming Journalist who also covers movies and UAE news. A graduate of Zayed University’s Integrated Strategic Media programme, Faisal completed his national service with the Navy. He speaks English, Arabic and French. His interests include the films and music of the 1980s, Brutalist architecture, Arsenal FC and collecting physical media.
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Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. Photo: Dreamworks Pictures
Seven great films about US presidents to watch on election night

From searing biopics to reconstructions of world-changing events, these titles offer insight into what goes behind the scenes at one of the world's most powerful jobs

CultureNovember 04, 2024
Faisal Salah
A game of phygital at the Games of the Future 2024 in Russia. Photo: Games of the Future
Is a physical and virtual hybrid the future of gaming and sports?

Phygital International chief executive Nis Hatt says the Games of The Future, hosted by Dubai next summer, are a good way to get a generation to care about sports

Pop CultureNovember 03, 2024
Faisal Salah
Sonic the Hedgehog has become a global phenomenon since its inception in 1991, even appearing at New York's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2021. Getty Images
Sonic the Hedgehog is like a child brought up by fans, says creator

Speaking at Abu Dhabi's Animenia, Naoto Ohshima praises generations of players for the character's enduring popularity

CultureNovember 02, 2024
Faisal Salah
Mona Zaki in Flight 404, Egypt's submission to the 2025 Academy Awards. Photo: Film Clinic
Six Arab entries for Best International Film at Oscars 2025

More than 80 films have been submitted from around the world for the the hotly contested category

CultureOctober 30, 2024
Faisal Salah
Suheil Dahdal, director of the short film Khaled & Nema, says more Palestinian stories should be filmed. Photo: American University of Sharjah
Palestinian Bedouin villagers 'gave us their houses, hearts and goats'

Short film shot in four days is about preserving heritage, identity and humanity, says Australian-Palestinian director

CultureOctober 30, 2024
Faisal Salah
Ahmed Amin in Netflix's Paranormal, which follows a doctor in the 1960s dealing with a string of supernatural events. Photo: Netflix
Seven of the best Middle Eastern horror films and TV shows

While Egyptian productions have traditionally led the way, others across the region are increasingly having a stab

CultureOctober 29, 2024
Faisal Salah
Salma Hayek earned an Oscar nomination for her role as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Photo: Miramax
Five films about artists, from Frida Kahlo to Banksy

From biopics to documentaries, these flicks provide a deeper insight to some of the world's best-known creatives

Film & TVOctober 28, 2024
Faisal Salah
Vampire Mikuand Kokomi H during Animenia Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Cosplay takes centre stage at Animenia Abu Dhabi

The new five-day event on Saadiyat Island is celebrating all things anime

Pop CultureOctober 26, 2024
Faisal Salah
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is one of the most anticipated game releases of the year. Photo: Activision
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review: First look at new shooter game

While the focus and attention has been on online gameplay, the campaign mode is worth experiencing

Pop CultureOctober 25, 2024
Faisal Salah
The Call of Duty series, which started in 2003, is the bestselling game franchise in history. Photo: Activision
Call of Duty Black Ops 6: Release time and new features

Zombie mode returns to the 21st title in the series, which will also offer omnidirectional movement

CultureOctober 24, 2024
Faisal Salah
A large cute cat greets fans upon entry to Animenia Abu Dhabi. Photo: Faisal Salah / The National
Animenia Abu Dhabi debuts with zones celebrating popular anime

Anime fans are in for a treat as the convention shines a spotlight on the popular Japanese art form

CultureOctober 24, 2024
Faisal Salah
Hamour Doesn’t Leave the Cubicle will have its premiere this weekend with two sold-out shows. Photo: NYUAD
Emirati play explores the beauty and mundanity of bureaucratic life

Hamour Doesn’t Leave the Cubicle satirises the politics and personal relations of the UAE workplace

CultureOctober 19, 2024
Faisal Salah
Oddity, an Irish horror film, is a ghost story, murder mystery and monster movie all in one. Photo: Keeper Pictures
The 10 scariest horror movies of the 2020s

Featuring creepy cults and people-eating aliens, here's the best of the genre in the decade to date

Film & TVOctober 18, 2024
William Mullally
Liam Payne played to an estimated 110,000 fans at Global Village in March 2018. Satish Kumar for The National
Looking back at Liam Payne's record-breaking history of UAE shows

Former One Direction member had a long history of Dubai shows before his death, performing four times

CultureOctober 17, 2024
Faisal Salah
Fifty most important Arabic novels of the 20th century
Special reportFifty most important Arabic novels of the 20th century

From the ashes of collapsed empires in the region, rose literature that resonate as masterpieces today

BooksOctober 16, 2024
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