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David Tusing

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David is an assistant features editor working in the Arts&Culture and Lifestyle departments. Originally from Manipur in North East India, he moved to the UAE in 2006 from Bengaluru, where he studied, and has been working in the country ever since. Before joining The National, he was the editor of tabloid!, the daily entertainment and lifestyle supplement of Gulf News, where he worked for 10 years. He has been extensively covering the UAE’s entertainment and lifestyle scene, with interests in films, fashion, fitness, celebrity culture and Bollywood.
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The UAE's airspace was temporarily closed on Tuesday morning amid ongoing attacks from Iran. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Which flights are suspended or delayed at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports?

Services have resumed after temporary and partial closure of UAE airspace earlier this week

TravelMarch 20, 2026
The journey from Aizawl in Mizoram to Churachandpur in Manipur involves a winding 10-hour road trip, one the writer had to take on four times in nearly as many days owing to flight suspensions. David Tusing / The National
ColumnMy long journey home to Abu Dhabi after war closed the skies

Conflict - in north-east India as well as the Gulf - turned a routine trip into a maze of road trips, cancelled flights and unexpected detours

LifestyleMarch 13, 2026
Hind Rajab’s death became one of the most widely reported incidents involving civilians during the Gaza war. Photo: Altitude Films
Justice for Hind Rajab: US lawmakers introduce bill ahead of Oscars

Film about final hours of five-year-old Palestinian girl is nominated in Best International Feature category

Film & TVMarch 13, 2026
The Abu Dhabi Geneva Flower Clock in 2010. Sammy Dallal / The National
TimeframeAbu Dhabi’s Geneva clock winds back to a different era of the capital

Public landmark was recently added to the city's Modern Heritage Register and granted immediate protection

CultureFebruary 27, 2026
Emirati couple Sakina Suhail and Bader Ali Habib are founders of Saanjh, a community for desi pop culture lovers. Photo: Saanjh
Emirati couple building a bridge between India and Pakistan through pop culture

Bader Ali Habib and Sakina Suhail's community-driven Saanjh has become a bridge between film and music fans from India and Pakistan

Pop CultureFebruary 27, 2026
A meal at Mei comes with views of traditional abras and the sleek Burj Al Arab. Photo: Shi Hospitality Group
Restaurant of the weekRomantic Dubai restaurant where setting rivals the food

Jumeirah Mina Al Salam newcomer balances refined cooking with a gallery-like space built for slow evenings by the water

FoodFebruary 21, 2026
Drummer Khamees, an Abu Tabla, walks the alleyways of Abu Dhabi with his entourage to wake people for the day’s fasting in the 1970s. Photo: Al Itihad
TimeframeWhen drummers woke the UAE for suhoor during Ramadan

Practice was popular in the country until the 1970s before it became obsolete

CultureFebruary 20, 2026
Israeli producer Dana Eden was found dead in her hotel room in Athens on Sunday. AFP
Police rule out foul play in death of Israeli producer of hit TV series Tehran

Death sparked flurry of rumours after body found in Athens hotel room

Film & TVFebruary 17, 2026
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal with his Oscar as he recovers after Israeli settlers attacked him at home on March 26, 2025. AFP
Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal’s family injured in latest Israeli settler attack

Filmmaker says one of his brothers was treated in hospital following the incident

Film & TVFebruary 16, 2026
Queen Rania of Jordan, centre, with members of the Ambani family, from left, Isha, Nita, Radhika and Shloka. Photo: Queen Rania / Instagram
Queen Rania visits Ambani family at Antilia during India trip

Jordanian royal’s packed schedule also included a speaking engagement in New Delhi

LifestyleFebruary 16, 2026
Dubai International Financial Centre is one of the fastest-growing onshore financial hubs in the region. Getty Images
TimeframeHow Sheikh Mohammed’s vision shaped DIFC into a global financial hub

Established in 2002, almost 9,000 active companies are now registered there

CultureFebruary 13, 2026
Yates family portrait from November of 2000, before the birth of their 6 month old girl. Clockwise from L are Andrea Yates, Russel Yates, Noah, Paul, Luke and John. Andrea Yates, a 36-year-old woman allegedly suffering from postpartum depression, confessed to killing her five children in their Houston home on June 20, 2001. Yates is facing charges that could bring the death penalty, police said. RJC/MMR
The Cult Behind The Killer: The Andrea Yates Story (OSN+)

The true-crime documentary explores wider aspects of the case that found a mother guilty of drowning her own children

TN MagazineFebruary 13, 2026
The Night Agent. (L to R) Amanda Warren as Catherine Weaver, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, Albert Jones as Deputy Director Aiden Mosley in episode 302 of The Night Agent. Cr. Christopher Saunders/Netflix © 2025
The Night Agent season three (Netflix)

Details of the plot and Sutherland’s next assignment are still under wraps

TN MagazineFebruary 13, 2026
Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner in "Eternity", Photo: Eternity Productions LLC
Eternity (Apple TV)

A romcom for Valentine’s Day, this movie stars Elizabeth Olsen

TN MagazineFebruary 13, 2026
O'Romeo. Photo: Sajid Nadiadwala
O'Romeo (Cinemas)

This 'tale of love and revenge' is set to release ahead of Valentine's Day

TN MagazineFebruary 13, 2026
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