Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Dubai unveils Jumeirah Central project. Mother Teresa was made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. The US is sceptical an agreement with Russia to decease violence in Syria can work. Bangladesh has executed Mir Quasem Ali. Serena Williams advances to fourth round of the US Open. Police did not find guns or drugs in Chris Brown's mansion. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, September the 4th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Dubai is creating a 47 million square feet mini city right in the heart of Jumeirah and
00:14featuring some of the most advanced transportation infrastructure the city has seen to date.
00:19The development of Jumeirah Central will be led by Dubai Holding and will eventually be
00:24home to 35,000 residents, three shopping malls and features such as aerial gondolas.
00:31This was first announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
00:36and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday.
00:40Mother Teresa was made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church today, just 19 years after
00:45her death.
00:47Pilgrims streamed into St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, ahead of a service to honour
00:52the nun and Nobel Peace Laureate, who worked among the world's neediest in the slums of
00:57Kolkata.
00:58Her legacy complements Pope Francis' vision of a humble church that strives to serve the
01:04poor.
01:05The US is sceptical an agreement with Russia to decrease violence in Syria can work but
01:10will keep pursuing it nonetheless, President Barack Obama said today.
01:15Obama, speaking on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Economic Summit in China, said the US
01:20and Russia still have grave differences about what's needed to end Syria's civil war.
01:27Bangladesh has executed a tycoon and top financier for the largest Islamist party for war crimes,
01:33dealing a major blow to its ambitions in the troubled country.
01:37Mir Qasim Ali, a key leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, was hanged late Saturday after being convicted
01:44by a war crimes tribunal of murder and abduction during the 1971 War of Independence.
01:52In sport, Serena Williams sped past another milestone Saturday en route to the US Open
01:57fourth round.
01:58Meanwhile, men's contenders Andy Murray and Stan Wawrenka clawed their way into the last
02:0416.
02:06Police did not find guns or drugs during a search of singer Chris Brown's mansion.
02:11Before his arrest on allegations he threatened a mortal at gunpoint, his lawyer said.
02:16Attorney Mark Garagas said he was present during the search and police did not find
02:21evidence to corroborate the accuser's story.
02:25Bailey Curran told reporters that Brown pointed a gun at her face after he and another man
02:30became angry with her when she admired the man's diamond necklace.
02:35And finally, the weather, today's high across the UAE, will be 42 degrees Celsius dropping
02:39to 29 degrees at night.