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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, October the 21st. Here are the
00:10top stories at this hour.
00:12His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:16of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, has ordered the setting up of a higher committee for the
00:20implementation of the Dubai Smart City project. The committee, to be chaired by Mohammed bin
00:25Abdullah Al-Gergawi, head of Sheikh Mohammed's executive office, will include nine others
00:30representing the public and private sector.
00:33Singer Rihanna was asked to leave after taking photos at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand
00:37Mosque at the weekend, mosque authorities said in a statement.
00:41The singer left before entering the mosque after being asked to do so because of taking
00:45some pictures that do not comply with the values, etiquettes and conditions laid down
00:49by the management of the center, said the statement.
00:53It added that the mosque welcomes all visitors as long as they follow mosque etiquette.
00:57The Barbadian singer was in Abu Dhabi to perform a concert on Yas Island.
01:02The photographs with Rihanna posted on her Instagram account drew criticism on social
01:07media, though some did not find them offensive. While many condemned her for posing at a place
01:12of worship, others commented that she was raising the profile of the UAE.
01:16A symposium presented to more than 250 representatives from 167 member nations of the organization
01:23that oversee World Expo will be showcased from tomorrow.
01:27The three-day conference focuses on Dubai's Expo 2020 bid theme titled, Connecting Minds
01:32Creating the Future.
01:34Three people, including an 8-year-old girl, died when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire
01:39on a wedding party outside a Coptic church in Cairo. There was no immediate claim of
01:43responsibility.
01:44Oman's Ministry of Education has initiated legal action against government school teachers
01:49participating in a strike that entered its third week on Sunday. The teachers are demanding
01:55fewer working hours, the right to form a union, and a salary structure according to seniority.
02:01The UAE's dream of making the knockout stages of U-17 World Cup received a jolt when they
02:06were trowned 6-1 by a classy Brazil in Abu Dhabi last night. The hosts now must defeat
02:12Slovakia in their last group game and hope for the best to advance as one of the four
02:17best third-placed teams.
02:19American actor Martin Sheen will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th
02:23edition of the UAE International Film Festival in December. The actor will receive his award
02:29at the opening ceremony of the festival on December 6.
02:33And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:39to 26 at night.
02:40That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:45at gulfnews.com
02:47Thanks for watching.
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