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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Sunday, January the 20th.
00:14Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:16US President Barack Obama has said that the blame for the deaths from a hostage crisis
00:21in Algeria lay with the terrorists who had earlier taken foreigners captive at a remote
00:25gas plant.
00:27The four-day crisis left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved.
00:34Algerian Special Forces managed to free 685 Algerians and 107 foreigners, the Interior
00:40Ministry said.
00:42The money keeps rolling in for the UAE's Gulf Cup-winning football heroes, with gifts to
00:46date from various dignitaries totalling more than 80 million dirhams.
00:51In Abu Dhabi, the Food Control Authority is expected to announce today an extended deadline
00:56for groceries to meet new regulations.
00:58Many small stores in the city were supposed to close down permanently for want of space
01:03to meet the new standards, but were reopened earlier this month.
01:07Syria's foreign minister has invited the nationalistic opposition to lay down its weapons and join
01:13talks to form a new government.
01:15Waleed Mualim said any opposition group could join a new cabinet as long as they reject
01:19foreign intervention.
01:21For its part, Syria's leading rebel movement rejects anything short of Bashar al-Assad's
01:26removal.
01:27President Barack Obama will take the official oath of office in a small, private ceremony
01:32at the White House today, setting a more subdued tone for his second inauguration.
01:37He will still be sworn in publicly outside the US Capitol Monday with all the traditional
01:41pomp.
01:42And Beyoncé and Katy Perry better watch out.
01:45There's another diva set to perform during the inauguration festivities, Lady Gaga.
01:50The pop star will perform at Tuesday's ball for Obama's staffers.
01:54On Saturday, Usher and Katy Perry performed for Sasha and Malia Obama at the Kids' Inaugural
01:59Concert.
02:00Sport!
02:01And it's the last day of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship today, with Englishman Justin
02:05Rose taking a two-shot lead into the final round in what is his debut at the tournament.
02:10Weather and today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius, dropping to 5 degrees
02:15at night.
02:16That's all for now.
02:17Thanks for watching.
02:18And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.