Sultan Al Neyadi, the second astronaut from the UAE to go into space, appears in the sixth season of Freej. Photo: Freej
Sultan Al Neyadi, the second astronaut from the UAE to go into space, appears in the sixth season of Freej. Photo: Freej

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How Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi made his acting debut in long-running cartoon Freej

Series creator Mohammed Saeed Harib tells The National how the episode was being planned even before Al Neyadi blasted off – and reveals Umm Saeed joined him in space

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