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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, March the 22nd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09An integrated island project for tourism and leisure near Burj Al Arab was launched on
00:14Tuesday by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
00:19Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
00:22Spread over 3.5 million square meters, the project will be developed and managed by Wasil
00:28Asset Management in partnership with MGM Resorts.
00:32The project is expected to be completed in 2021.
00:36Dubai's civic body has issued a stern warning to building owners to prevent death-defying
00:41selfie-takers from using high-rise buildings in the city.
00:45Hussain Nasar Luta, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, urged those in charge of public
00:50facilities and buildings to adhere to strict safety requirements for high-rises in the
00:56city.
00:57New corruption allegations lodged in Ukraine against President Donald Trump's former
01:02campaign chairman Paul Manafort have thrust him back into the limelight.
01:08The allegations were disclosed Tuesday by a Ukrainian lawmaker who said Manafort had
01:13attempted to hide payments he had received from the party of Ukraine's former president.
01:20It follows an apparent effort by the White House to distance Trump from the man who helped
01:25lead his campaign during five critical months into last summer.
01:30UAE star Omar Abdel Rahman says another victory over Japan is imperative in order to boost
01:36the nation's World Cup dream.
01:38All Mahdi Ali's side need to do is take inspiration from their last two outings against Japan.
01:45The UAE recorded an impressive 2-1 Group B win in Japan last year, having beaten the
01:50Blue Samurai in the Asian Cup quarter-finals on penalties in Australia in 2015.
01:57Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean said he was handcuffed and detained by deputies in Los Angeles Tuesday
02:05after they mistook him for a suspect in a robbery.
02:08In a short video on Twitter, the musician was shown standing in the dark next to a petrol
02:13car with his hands behind his back.
02:16Social media remarked that it was an example of how quickly black men are treated as suspects
02:22in their encounters with law enforcement officers.
02:27And finally, the weather.
02:28Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius, dropping to 19 degrees at night.