00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, February the 10th.
00:14Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:16His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:20of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, will open the Dubai Government Summit 2013 tomorrow.
00:26The two-day summit is the first of its kind in the region.
00:28It will cover all aspects of government administration and services, with several interactive discussions
00:34by international experts.
00:36Embassies in Abu Dhabi are repatriating the bodies of those killed in the El-Ain bus crash
00:40last week.
00:42Eight bodies have already been repatriated, while another 13 will be flown home Monday.
00:46Twenty-four workers were killed in the collision, while those injured continue to recuperate.
00:52Representatives from Bahrain's political societies, including the opposition, are set to start
00:56a national dialogue today.
00:58The talks begin just four days before the second anniversary of the Bahrain protests.
01:03Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jibali said he will step down if his attempt to form a
01:07technocratic government fails.
01:09His comments came amid unrest sparked by the murder of opposition leader Choukri Biled
01:14last week.
01:15It is unclear if Jibali's Al Nahda party will accept the proposal.
01:19The US Northeast began clearing up after a mammoth blizzard that choked air, road and
01:24rail travel, and left some 650,000 homes and businesses without power.
01:29The massive snowstorm also killed at least seven people and dumped three feet of snow
01:33across New England.
01:35More than 40 million Hindus have gathered today to bathe in India's Ganges River on
01:39the most auspicious day of the world's largest religious festival.
01:42Millions packed inside the vast sealed-off bathing area on the banks of the river to
01:46celebrate the Maha Kumbh Mela.
01:49In sport, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has conceded that his side may have
01:54surrendered their Premier League title in Saturday's embarrassing 3-1 defeat to Southampton.
02:00In tennis, Rafael Nadal looked sharp as he made the finals in an ATP South American clay
02:04court tournament.
02:06The former world No. 1 needed just 64 minutes to defeat third-seeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy
02:116-2, 6-2 in Chile.
02:13In entertainment, Noel Gallagher will make his Dubai debut at Atlantis on March 15 in
02:18the first of a series of concerts planned for the venue this year.
02:21The ex-Oasis singer-songwriter now performs with his band High Flying Birds and will be
02:26supported by Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft.
02:29Finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius dropping
02:33to 7 degrees at night.
02:34That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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