00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, February 11.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12The Dubai Government Initiative 2021 was launched during the first day of the Government Summit
00:17Monday.
00:18The initiative will integrate technology to improve the daily life of residents.
00:22Launching the initiative, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown
00:26Prince and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, said it further enhances the UAE's
00:31position as a global destination for government expertise.
00:35Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld will take inspiration from Dubai for Chanel's next cruise
00:39collection and will personally present it in the city in May.
00:43Confirming the announcement to Tabloid, Chanel said in a statement that the dynamic and multicultural
00:48city that inspires travel and evokes the spirit of cruise is also the perfect setting for
00:53the show.
00:54Vehicle registration and renewal fees may increase significantly in future if a proposal
00:59to regulate use of cars in the UAE is approved, traffic authorities said.
01:04According to the proposal, which was discussed during the Smart Mobility Session at the Government
01:09Summit, federal and local authorities are considering ways to ease growing traffic congestion
01:15with restrictions on use of cars.
01:17UN-brokered peace talks between Syria's government and opposition continue in Geneva today.
01:23The dialogue got bogged down on the first day as the two sides traded accusations over
01:27escalating violence on the ground.
01:29China and Taiwan have held their first government-to-government talks since their split 65 years ago after
01:36a brutal civil war.
01:37The meeting is the fruit of years of efforts to improve relations.
01:41US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell will meet India's opposition leader Narendra Modi, the
01:46embassy said today.
01:48The move underlines a shift in stance since the Hindu nationalist leader was denied a
01:52visa because of religious riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002.
01:57This is part of a concentrated effort to senior political and business leaders which began
02:02in November, an embassy spokesman said.
02:05The half-sister of Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts died from a possible drug overdose,
02:10the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has said.
02:13Nancy Motz, 37, was found dead in a bath full of water at a Los Angeles residence on Sunday.
02:19And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 21 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:23to 15 degrees at night.
02:25That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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