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Official reception held for BIE delegation. Sharjah police investigate medical student's death. Syria's opposition agree to attend Rome summit. 19 tourists killed in balloon accident in Egypt. Italy faces political deadlock after elections. Djokovic seeks to win Dubai Duty Free Open for fourth time. Janet Jackson married to Qatari boyfriend.
Official reception held for BIE delegation. Sharjah police investigate medical student's death. Syria's opposition agree to attend Rome summit. 19 tourists killed in balloon accident in Egypt. Italy faces political deadlock after elections. Djokovic seeks to win Dubai Duty Free Open for fourth time. Janet Jackson married to Qatari boyfriend.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, February the 26th.
00:15Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:17An official welcome reception was held for the visiting delegation from the Paris-based
00:22Beirut International Day Expositions, the organization responsible for the World Expo.
00:28Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and
00:32Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airlines and Group, said Dubai is fully committed to
00:37delivering an exceptional World Expo in 2020, an expo that the BIE will be proud of and
00:43an expo that will truly be for the world.
00:46Sharjah police are investigating the death of a student at the Sharjah Medicine College.
00:50He is believed to have been murdered by three college students.
00:53The suspects have been arrested.
00:56The Syrian opposition has agreed to attend an international summit in Rome after the
01:00US and UK promised specific aid to the Syrian people.
01:04The group had previously announced it would boycott the talks because of the world's silence
01:08over the violence.
01:09In Egypt, 19 tourists were killed after a balloon fell from a height of 300 meters in
01:15Luxor.
01:16Italy faced political deadlock after an election which left no group with a clear majority
01:22in parliament.
01:23The center-left coalition led by Pierluigi Bersani won the lower house and claimed the
01:27most seats in the Senate but was short of the majority in the upper house that it would
01:32need to govern.
01:33World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will launch his bid to win the Dubai duty-free men's open
01:39for a fourth time at 7pm tonight.
01:42Djokovic will play fellow Serb Viktor Troichi.
01:46Juan Martin del Porto and Joe Wilfrid Tsonga are among the other big names in action.
01:52Janet Jackson knows how to keep a secret.
01:55The singer has been married since last year.
01:57A representative for Jackson confirmed that the musician and Qatari business tycoon Wissam
02:02al-Manna wed last year.
02:04And finally, weather.
02:05The daytime temperature will be 28 degrees Celsius falling to 8 at night.
02:10That's all for now.
02:11Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com