Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. IPL moved out of drought-hit Indian state. Turkey hosts more than 30 heads of state from Islamic countries for major summit. Residential, retail and hospitality developments launched at the tenth edition of Cityscape Abu Dhabi. Former Apprentice contestants slam Donald Trump. Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone praises his team's spirit. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, April 14.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today hosts more than 30 heads of state from Islamic
00:13countries in Istanbul for a major summit.
00:16Turkey has said it wants to use the meeting to narrow differences between the world's
00:20estimated 1.7 billion Muslims, but the gathering risks being plagued by disputes over Syria
00:26and Yemen.
00:27Key guests at the meeting will include Saudi King Salman and Iranian President Hassan
00:32Rouhani.
00:33A court has ordered the Indian Premier League to move some cricket matches from the drought-hit
00:37western state of Maharashtra.
00:39The Bombay High Court order followed a petition challenging the liberal watering of pitches
00:44at a time when the state is reeling under a severe water scarcity.
00:48The decision means 13 matches scheduled to be held in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur will have
00:53to be moved.
00:54A number of residential, retail and hospitality developments were launched at the 10th edition
00:59of Cityscape Abu Dhabi, which ends today.
01:02One of the largest projects showcased at the event was Aldar Properties' Yas Acres, a residential
01:07and leisure development featuring a total of 1,315 villas.
01:13The 6 billion dirham project is set for completion in the fourth quarter of 2019, Aldar said.
01:19A handful of former contestants from Donald Trump's reality show, The Apprentice, say
01:23the Republican frontrunner should not be president.
01:26Half a dozen past hopefuls of the hit show, including season four winner Randall Pinkett,
01:31are planning a press conference Friday in New York on the issue.
01:35The contestants slammed Trump's rhetoric as divisive and accused him of running a campaign
01:39of sexism, xenophobia, racism, violence and hate.
01:44Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised his team's spirit after knocking holders Barcelona
01:50out of the Champions League quarter-finals.
01:52The semi-final draw for Champions League is on Friday.
01:55And finally, the weather.
01:57Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 degrees at night.
02:02That's all for now.
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