00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, February the 24th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Abu Dhabi has announced a new scheme to ensure that toys will conform to international safety
00:17standards.
00:18Only toys that meet the requirements will be stamped with the Abu Dhabi Trust Mark that
00:22will help parents choose safe toys for their children.
00:25A well-known Syrian rebel commander who was close to al-Qaeda's leadership was killed
00:29in a suicide bombing Sunday.
00:31Some opposition activists linked the attack to an al-Qaeda breakaway group.
00:35The attack in Aleppo was the latest apparent incident of infighting among rebel factions
00:40ostensibly united in their commitment to ousting the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
00:45Egyptian prosecutors have accused ousted President Mohamed Morsi of leaking state secrets to
00:50Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
00:52The claim came during the second hearing of his trial on espionage charges.
00:57Prosecutors allege that he and 35 others were involved in a plot to destabilize Egypt.
01:02Russia has recalled its ambassador to Kiev after Ukraine's interim leadership pledged
01:06to put the country back on course for European integration.
01:10Acting President Alexander Turchinov said that the country's new leadership wanted
01:14relations with Russia on an equal and good neighborly footing that takes into account
01:19Ukraine's European choice.
01:21Sport and five-time champion Robert Federer opened his campaign at the Dubai duty-free
01:26men's open against Benjamin Becker at 7 p.m. today.
01:29There will also be plenty of action on the side courts, where world No. 2 Novak Djokovic
01:34and Juan Martin Del Porto will be in action in doubles.
01:38Police say actor Sam Worthington has been arrested in New York City for punching a photographer
01:43after a man kicked Worthington's girlfriend in the shin.
01:46The 17-year-old avatar actor was arrested on an assault charge following the incident
01:51Sunday evening.
01:52The Australian actor was released and is due back in court on Wednesday.
01:57And finally, weather.
01:58Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 degrees at night.
02:03That's all for now.
02:04Thanks for watching.
02:05And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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