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Saeed Saeed

Saeed Saeed

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Abu Dhabi
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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Lebanese singer and dancer Nour Ardakani has joined the group Now United. Courtesy Pepsi
Now United's new member Nour Ardakani: 'I am ready for the responsibility’

The singer and dancer from Beirut has joined the 16-member pop group

MusicSeptember 23, 2020
50 cent in dubai
Inside 50 Cent's $40,000-a-night Dubai hotel suite

The rapper is in the UAE, reportedly on business, and his hotel room is more like a palace

MusicSeptember 22, 2020
Emirati actor Mohammed Al Hamar. Twitter
The enduring legacy of Emirati actor and stage pioneer Mohammed Al Hamar

He was one the founders of the Sharjah National Theatre

On StageSeptember 22, 2020
British-Lebanese singer and songwriter Mika performs an online concert to raise funds for those affected by the Beirut port explosion. AFP
Why Mika's heartfelt 'I Love Beirut' concert was a success

The singer was joined by an all-star cast, including Kylie Minogue, Salma Hayek and Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila

MusicSeptember 21, 2020
Amitabh Bachchan on the set of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. Instagram
Six Bollywood films and shows that have resumed shooting

The sets are smaller and crew members are wearing PPE

FilmSeptember 20, 2020
Former Beatle John Lennon performs during a charity concert at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1972
John Lennon’s 'Mind Games' goes high definition ahead of his 80th birthday

The late singer-songwriter's work is being celebrated in a new compilation

MusicSeptember 20, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday after complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Reuters
She was 'The Notorious RBG' in court, but Ruth Ginsburg's real love was opera

'When I go to the opera, I leave all the briefs on the shelf and just enjoy the great performances'

On StageSeptember 19, 2020
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry on September 16, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Getty Images
Why Taylor Swift's heart always bleeds country music

The singer used the genre’s songwriting principles to fashion her biggest hits

MusicSeptember 18, 2020
Morning greetings are a serious business in the Arab world. Getty Images.
5 ways to say good morning in Arabic: from sabah al kheir to sah el noum

Arabic morning greetings are full of colour and flavour

Arts & CultureSeptember 17, 2020
A picture taken in the Moroccan coastal city of Essaouira shows portraits of late US guitarist Jimi Hendrix. On September 18, 2020 people the world over are preparing to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the guitar hero / AFP / FADEL SENNA
Why is Essaouira in Morocco so obsessed with Jimi Hendrix?

A few weeks before his famous Woodstock performance, Hendrix spent 11 days in the coastal city

MusicSeptember 17, 2020
William H. Gates Sr., left, smiles while sitting next to his son, Bill Gates Jr., during the dedication and grand opening of the William H. Gates Hall, new home of the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. Bill Gates Sr., a lawyer and philanthropist and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at age 94. AP
Bill Gates's loss is a reminder that public figures deal with private pain

From celebrities to loved ones, we often don't know what's going on beneath the surface in someone's life

CommentSeptember 17, 2020
Iraqi poet and composer Karim Al Iraqi. Instagram
‘My hope persists’: Karim Al Iraqi receiving cancer treatment in Abu Dhabi

Singer Kadim Al Sahir visited the acclaimed songwriter in hospital

MusicSeptember 16, 2020
Singer Nancy Ajram will perform a concert on TikTok. EPA
Nancy Ajram's TikTok concert rescheduled to September 18

The Lebanese singer will perform her hits in an online live show next week

MusicSeptember 15, 2020
Emirati singer and composer Fayez Al Saeed will host the new show 'Ghanni Ma' Fayez'. Courtesy Fayez Al Saeed
Emirati star Fayez Al Saeed launches pandemic-friendly television talent show

All contestants will be required to submit their entries via home video recordings

MusicSeptember 15, 2020
Egyptian superstar Mohamed Ramadan launched his single 'Ya Habibi' in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Mohamed Ramadan in Dubai: Egyptian star talks fame and UAE golden visa

The actor and singer tells 'The National' about working in the UAE and his list of people who have wronged him

MusicSeptember 08, 2020
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