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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, November the 6th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11In a bid to improve safety in Abu Dhabi, city planners have issued a set of new regulations
00:15to ensure that no safety and security hazards exist in buildings and public places.
00:20They said a lack of adequate lights in crowded places or the lack of a strong barrier in
00:24front of jewellery shops could help criminals.
00:26The Safety and Security Planning Manual, which officially comes into effect today,
00:30is applicable to both existing and new infrastructure developments.
00:34US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks today with Israeli and Palestinian
00:38leaders to try and keep the peace process from collapsing.
00:41Kerry is expected to urge both sides to reach a long, elusive deal.
00:45Palestinians are refusing to continue participating in direct talks as long as Israel fails to
00:49halt colony building.
00:52Military forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested more than 4,300 foreigners staying illegally
00:57in three major cities in the kingdom, hours after the end of an amnesty granted to illegals.
01:02Iran's culture minister has said that social networks should be made accessible to ordinary
01:06Iranians.
01:07Ali Janati singled out Facebook for special mention, saying it should be available for
01:11everyone.
01:13Democrats retook Republican strongholds in New York City Hall and the Virginia governor's
01:17mansion, while a Republican with potential presidential hopes won re-election easily
01:21in New Jersey.
01:23Bill de Blasio became the first Democratic mayor of New York in a generation, while New
01:27Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie, defeated his Democratic challenger.
01:32Sport and Sachin Tendulkar's legion of fans will have to wait a while before seeing the
01:36master blaster bat in his 199th test match.
01:40West Indies won the toss in the Kolkata test and chose to bat first.
01:45Manchester City qualified for the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League for the
01:49first time last night after their 5-2 home win over CSK Moscow.
01:53Bayern Munich also qualified, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were on target for
01:57Real Madrid in their 2-2 draw at Juventus.
02:00In Abu Dhabi, Pakistan take on South Africa in the third one-day international cricket
02:04match from 3pm today.
02:07And finally, the weather.
02:08Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching.
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