00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, October the 10th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour.
00:10Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan was taken captive from a hotel in Tripoli early this
00:14morning by a group called Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room. The group took Zidan based
00:19on false information that the public prosecutor had issued an arrest warrant for him. After
00:24the Prime Minister's seizure, an insurgent leader was quoted as saying the operation
00:27was carried out because of the Libyan government's prior knowledge of Saturday's U.S. commando
00:31raid to capture Abu Anas al-Libi. Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister has warned Muslim pilgrims
00:36against exploiting next week's annual Hajj for political purposes. The minister did not
00:41say what developments might be expected, but there have been reports that members of Egyptian's
00:46Muslim Brotherhood have been urging pilgrims to express their support for the group after
00:50Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was ousted in July.
00:53Star England batsman Kevin Petersen took to Twitter to question footballer Jack Wiltshire's
00:58belief that only English-born players should be represented in the national side. The South
01:03African-born Petersen ignited the debate by saying, Jack Wiltshire, interested to know
01:07how you define foreigner.
01:09It's the Eid al-Adha weekend and the UAE has loads of entertainment lined up. Start
01:13the merriment with Sundance at Atlantis the Palm with the lineup of American rock bands
01:17The Killers, Of Monsters and Men, The Wailers and international DJs. Or head for some colourful
01:22dandiya demaka at India Club. British R&B singer Jay Sean is back at the Lodge on October
01:2816, while romantic opera singer Alessandra Safina and Arab Idol winner Mohamed Asaf woo
01:33fans tonight in Dubai.
01:35Ashke Kumar's starred boss will open the cinemas on Eid al-Adha, but Sylvester Stallone, Arnold
01:40Schwarzenegger's escape plan and Naomi Watts' Lady Diana have already hit the theatres.
01:46And finally, the weather. The daytime temperature will be 33 degrees Celsius falling to 26 at
01:51night.
01:52That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next Burton will be on
01:55Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com
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