00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, February the 14th.
00:14Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:16The world's largest Ferris wheel will grace Dubai's skyline in a new 6 billion dirham
00:20development called Blue Waters by Miras Holding that will add a mega mixed-use touristic island
00:26off Shumera Beach.
00:28His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:32of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, was briefed on the project, which is slated to begin in
00:37April.
00:38According to the developer, the project could attract over 3 million tourists annually.
00:43A woman has been found dead at the home of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius.
00:47Reports in South Africa say the woman was understood to be Pistorius' girlfriend.
00:52He may have shot her after mistaking her for an intruder.
00:55A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been killed in Lebanon upon arrival
00:59from Damascus.
01:01The commander, General Hassan Chateri, headed Iran's efforts to help southern Lebanon rebuild
01:06after the 2006 war with Israel.
01:09Managers Jose Marino and Alex Ferguson said they are pleased with the one-to-one draw
01:13between Real Madrid and Manchester United in last night's Champions League round of
01:1716 first-leg match in Spain.
01:20The tie will be decided in the return leg at Old Trafford on March 5.
01:24If you're out and about, head to the movies this weekend to see if Bruce Willis can still
01:28pull off the white vest look in the return of the Die Hard franchise.
01:32Also showing is horror movie Mama, starring Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain.
01:36There's music too as US band OneRepublic kick off the 11th Dubai Jazz Festival with three
01:41doors down on Friday.
01:43And finally, weather.
01:44The daytime temperature will be 28 degrees Celsius falling to 12 degrees at night.
01:48That's all for now.
01:49Thanks for watching.
01:50A reminder that our next bulletin will be on Sunday, but make sure you catch the latest
01:54roundup of news from the entertainment world in Tabloid's The Weekly Wrap on gulfnews.com
01:58tomorrow from 9am.
02:00And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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