00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, November the 4th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Sharjah will equip Lujan Beach with a rescue center in a couple of days to make swimming
00:16safer for beachgoers.
00:18Sharjah Police, Civil Defense and Task Forces are working together to upgrade the rescue
00:22system.
00:23The flag warning system will be used to advise beachgoers of potential threats.
00:28U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has landed in Saudi Arabia, the second stop on his tour
00:33of the Middle East.
00:35America's top diplomat is expected to repair ties with a long-standing ally that had been
00:39frayed by the conflict in Syria and in recent U.S. outreach to Iran.
00:44He first made an unscheduled stop in Egypt, where he called for an end to violence and
00:48a full move to democracy.
00:51Meanwhile in Egypt, ousted former President Mohamed Morsi is due to stand trial today,
00:56along with 14 other senior Muslim Brotherhood figures.
00:59They are charged with inciting the killing of protesters during clashes outside the presidential
01:03palace last December.
01:05Security services are on high alert after supporters of the former president called
01:09for major protests.
01:12In sport, an upbeat Novak Djokovic will start his campaign in the season-ending ATP Final
01:17Championship in London from today.
01:20Djokovic beat David Ferrer in straight sets last night to win the Paris Masters for the
01:25second time in his career.
01:27The world number two came from a break down in both sets to win 7-5-7-5 and reclaim the
01:32title he won in 2009.
01:35And finally weather, today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:40to 26 at night.
01:42That's all for now.
01:43Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
Comments