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Fire breaks out at Jadaf. Egyptian protesters set fire to buildings after football riot verdict. Missing Omani teen found. Venezuela elections set for April 14. Godolophin record 200th success at Super Saturday. Manchester City move on to FA semi-finals. Justin Biber cancels Lisbon concert. Cher Lloyd, Akon and Example at My Music X festival.
Fire breaks out at Jadaf. Egyptian protesters set fire to buildings after football riot verdict. Missing Omani teen found. Venezuela elections set for April 14. Godolophin record 200th success at Super Saturday. Manchester City move on to FA semi-finals. Justin Biber cancels Lisbon concert. Cher Lloyd, Akon and Example at My Music X festival.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, March the 10th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10At least two boats caught fire at a boat repair facility in Jaddaf near Dubai Festival City
00:15this morning.
00:16According to witnesses, the fire started at around 9.45 am.
00:19Rush hour traffic was disrupted on all the four creek crossings, with the floating bridge
00:23closed temporarily as a precaution.
00:26Dubai Civil Defence said the fire was put under control in 10 minutes and no one was
00:30injured.
00:31An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
00:33Egypt was reeling after angry protesters torched buildings in Cairo and tried to disrupt shipping
00:39on the Suez Canal on Saturday.
00:41The protesters were upset after a court upheld 21 death sentences for men said to be involved
00:46in football riots last year, which killed more than 70 people.
00:50The protesters say that the men are being used as scapegoats and the police were being
00:54let off easy.
00:56Noel Sam Abraham, a 10th grader from Indian School Darset in Oman, who went missing on
01:01Friday night, was found early Sunday with his hands and legs tied.
01:05He was found in Wadi Kabir semi-conscious, but his father says he was not abused.
01:10The case marks a sharp increase in child abductions in Oman this month.
01:14In Venezuela, political parties have begun registering candidates for a snap election
01:19on April 14.
01:20The poll date announced by the National Electoral Council sets the stage for a campaign to succeed
01:25the late President Hugo Chavez.
01:27In sport, Godolphin recorded their 200th success in Group 1 races last night.
01:32The moment of glory came when Hunter's Light, ridden by Sylvester D'Souza, won the Al Maktoum
01:38Challenge, the showpiece event at the Super Saturday in Medan.
01:42Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick as they cruised past Barnsley
01:475-0 to join Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup semi-finals last night.
01:52In entertainment, Canadian teen heartthrob Justin Bieber has cancelled one of two scheduled
01:57concerts in Portugal next week.
01:59Bieber cancelled his Tuesday Lisbon concert due to unforeseen circumstances.
02:04In the UAE, British X Factor star Cher Lloyd, Akon and Example have been added to the line-up
02:10of the MyMusicX festival taking place later this month.
02:14Finally, the weather.
02:15Today's high across the UAE will be 30 degrees Celsius, falling to 14 degrees at night.
02:20That's all for now.
02:21Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com