David Tusing

Dubai-based journalist and editor. Indigenous Hmar tribal from Manipur. Assistant Features Editor @TheNationalNews. Views expressed are my own.

[محمد بن زايد @MohamedBinZayed]

To all those who call the UAE home and guests in our beloved nation.

The UAE places its security and the protection of all citizens, residents, and visitors at the very top of its priorities. With God’s grace, the UAE is fully prepared to confront these threats.

I extend my deepest appreciation to our brave armed forces, our committed security services, and all national institutions and teams working tirelessly to keep our country safe. They represent the highest standards of readiness and cooperation. We are truly proud of them.

I would also like to underscore my sincere gratitude for the awareness shown by our community of Emiratis and our resident brothers and sisters, partners in this nation, who have expressed their genuine love and loyalty to the UAE through both words and actions. In the UAE, everyone is Emirati through their love for this land and their contributions to it.

May God have mercy on the victims and grant the injured a speedy recovery. With God’s blessing, the UAE—the land of Zayed—will remain strong in its unity, steadfast in defending its sovereignty, and steadily advancing towards the future.

[Noura Al Kaabi | نورة بنت محمد الكعبي @NouraAlKaabi]

Abu Dhabi signs deal to build Sphere venues across the Middle East and North Africa https://t.co/UwehujngrM

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

Non-Bollywood #Indian films to shine at #Cannes2024 https://t.co/Y21QNLza2W

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

@NatQueenD @rta_dubai I was in the gold class the other day and these two staff members (who looked like interns) came in. They were screaming at everyone asking them to pull out their cards, like we'd all done something wrong. There were many who looked like tourists who looked very shocked.

[The Dalit Voice @ambedkariteIND]

Don't touch me. Gareebo

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

Dubai Filipino restaurant #Dampa gutted by fire https://t.co/robDYiQKub via @TheNationalNews

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

@raychdigitalink OMG. I can’t 😂

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

"The king has claimed his rightful throne back." #Rajinikanth mania returns to India as superstar's #Jailer is released https://t.co/zYORmaclV9 via @TheNationalNews "

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

#Barbie banned in Kuwait and Lebanon https://t.co/ZNtAOOSeQ7 via @TheNationalNews

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

Thanks for this @KimberleyeLeo.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"There's no way we can return to our workplaces, our churches, or our homes".

@GolanNaulak says the people of Manipur are "divided on all possible fault lines".

https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

[Hayley @HayleyScottie]

Attention #freelance travel writers.. I want to commission some great destination stories for winter. Particularly interested in pitches from across the Middle East, but open to ideas from anywhere so long as they have a strong narrative. Pitch me at [email protected]

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

#BarbieMovie cleared for release in UAE cinemas https://t.co/Dlk2HIayKN via @TheNationalNews

[The New York Times @nytimes]

India’s opposition parties are trying to force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the ethnic violence raging in Manipur. He has maintained a studied silence on the clashes, which have killed more than 150 people and displaced 60,000 others. https://t.co/bwdRI0TR76

[Russell Crowe @russellcrowe]

Last year, working in Ireland, having a pint in the cold outside a Dalkey pub with some new friends, a woman with purpose strode past us. Puffy parker zipped to the nape and her bowed head covered in a scarf. One of my new friends muttered an exclamation, jumped up

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

My hometown is burning. Anger, distrust and grief: #Manipur's ethnic divide widens amid violence https://t.co/L61IDnbn7B via @TheNationalNews

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

How Hinduism guided J Robert #Oppenheimer's life and work https://t.co/VijrNYaiLP via @TheNationalNews

[Travon Free @Travon]

Barbie is white women's Black Panther.

[David Tusing @DavidTusing]

Absolutely horrific. Thank you for the work you do @ToraAgarwala

[Tora Agarwala @ToraAgarwala]

Before the video emerged, I spent a week in Manipur tracking down cases of violence against women.

4 women bravely recounted every detail of their brutal assault to me.

Thank you @scroll_in for commissioning this crucial story. It is not an easy read

https://t.co/B8yefxoYaQ

[Vir Das @thevirdas]

It takes twitter 2 days to do a job that 10-15 major news channels employing thousands and worth billions, couldn't do for 76.
What a shame.