Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Woman jailed in Dubai bomb belt case. Indian election dates announced. 13 EU counties get visa on arrival in UAE. Mandatory military service law for UAE citizens. Israel shoots two Hezbollah fighters. Paris talks on Syria crisis. Etisalat profits jump. Roy Hodgson defends Tom Cleverley. Karl Lagerfeld creates luxury Chanel supermarket. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, March 5. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10A woman who threatened to blow up a fake explosive belt at the Dubai Public Prosecution building
00:15last year was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Dubai Court of First Instance
00:20this morning. The Uzbek woman later said her act was intended to prove the paternity of
00:24her 10-year-old son. Today's ruling is subject to appeal within 15 days.
00:29India will elect a new parliament over a nine-day period from April 7 to May 12. The
00:35results will be announced on May 16, according to the Election Commission. The world's largest
00:39democratic exercise will involve a staggering 814 million voters, an increase of nearly
00:45100 million from 2009.
00:47The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that citizens of 13 European Union member
00:51states will be granted visa on arrival in the UAE with effect from March 22. The move
00:57comes after a decision taken by the UAE Cabinet. The new countries include Poland, the Czech
01:02Republic, Hungary, Malta, Cyprus, Croatia and Bulgaria. UAE citizens who fail to join
01:08the mandatory military and reserve service will face up to 10 years in prison, according
01:13to a draft law passed by the Cabinet in January. The law has been referred to the Federal National
01:18Council for debate.
01:20The Israeli army says it shot two Hezbollah fighters who allegedly tried to plant a bomb
01:25near the fence between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syrian-held territory earlier
01:29today.
01:30US and Russian foreign ministers will attend French-sponsored talks in Paris today on helping
01:35Lebanon cope with the conflict in Syria. However, the talks are also set to veer towards the
01:40flaring crisis in Ukraine, according to officials.
01:44Etisalat yesterday reported a 5% jump in 2013 profits to 7.1 billion dirhams after expanding
01:51its footprint in new international markets. The group, which operates in 15 markets in
01:56the Middle East, Asia and Africa, also registered nearly 18% growth in revenues to 38.85 billion
02:03dirhams.
02:05Sports football and England manager Roy Hodgson has defended midfielder Tom Cleverley after
02:09an online petition was set up calling for the Manchester United player to be banned
02:14from selection for his World Cup squad. The petition, which hits out at Cleverley's inept
02:18displays, has gained over 10,000 signatures since it was posted.
02:23And Karl Lagerfeld has created a luxury Chanel supermarket for the French label's autumn-winter
02:28fashion show. The event on Tuesday had the likes of Rihanna and Keira Knightley in the
02:32audience, but the show took a nosedive when a rowdy fashion crowd looted the set afterwards.
02:38And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:42to 18 tonight.
02:43That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news on
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