00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, November 4. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:12The tallest building in Abu Dhabi, formerly known as the World Trade Center, has been
00:16named after His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
00:20Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. The new name Burj Mohammed bin Rashid was announced
00:26at the official inauguration of the tower and the adjacent mall on Monday.
00:31Tickets for the Dubai Tram will cost 3 dirhams, irrespective of the distance travelled. The
00:3510.6-kilometre tramway, which is on track to open on November 11, is connected to Dubai's
00:41automated fare collection system, NOL.
00:45Five people were killed and nine injured in a shooting Monday night in eastern Saudi Arabia,
00:49police said, as the area prepared to mark Ashura. Three masked men fired with machine
00:55guns and pistols as a group of citizens left a site in the village of Al-Dalwa, a police
01:00spokesman said.
01:02Republicans are poised to possibly recapture control of the US Senate in midterm elections
01:07today that could serve as a public referendum on President Barack Obama's performance.
01:12Millions of Americans will cast ballots to elect 36 senators, 36 governors and all 435
01:18members of the House of Representatives.
01:22Ending an eight-month political uncertainty, Delhi's left-knit Governor Najib Jang today
01:26recommended to the Indian President the dissolution of the Delhi Assembly. The federal cabinet
01:31is likely to take a decision on Jang's report soon and could hold the election in February
01:352015.
01:37With occupancy levels across all available homes in Dubai at 87%, the city will need
01:42new homes, and fast. An estimated 51,000 new homes are likely to enter the market by 2020,
01:50but with population growth running at 5% annually, that could still fall short of demand.
01:55In sport, Germany's protectionist won Australia's AUD 6.2 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington
02:02today, but the event was marred when Japanese favourite Edmaya Rakti died after the race.
02:08And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:12to 25 degrees at night.
02:14That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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