00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, February 17. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11UAE's F-16 fighter jets based in Jordan attacked oil refineries under the control of Daesh
00:17in a fresh wave of airstrikes on Monday. The air raids were effective in denting the firepower
00:22of the terror group and the jets returned safely to base, WAM reported.
00:27The squadron of fighter jets also hit Daesh sites, command and control systems.
00:32A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's executive action
00:37on immigration, giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to permanently
00:43stop the orders. It puts on hold Obama's orders that could spare as many as 5 million people
00:50who are in the U.S. illegally from deportation.
00:53Nearly 8,000 new hotel rooms are expected to come online in the Abu Dhabi market by
00:58the end of 2018, with 3,000 of those having already been delivered. According to Sultan
01:04al-Dahiri, Acting Executive Director of Tourism at the Tourism and Culture Authority, the
01:09supply and demand equation was good in the Emirates despite the increased supply.
01:13Cricket and New Zealand limped to a three-wicket win over Scotland today, maintaining the World
01:18Cup momentum. The Black Caps skittled Scotland out for 142 after putting them into bat. While
01:25they overhauled their target in 24.5 overs, they could have been in trouble if set a stiffer
01:30chase after a strong effort with the ball saw Scotland take seven wickets.
01:35Entertainment and Lady Gaga is engaged. The 28-year-old pop star announced in news on
01:40her Instagram that she is getting married to actor Taylor Kinney. Gaga met Kinney in
01:442011 when filming the video for You and I in which she wore her mother's wedding dress.
01:49Kinney popped the question to Gaga over a Valentine's Day dinner in New York.
01:53And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:57to 21 degrees at night.
01:59That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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