00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, March 17. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour.
00:12Four men have been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident in Alwarqa that led
00:16to the death of a man on Monday. Major General Commiss Matar Al-Mazaina, Dubai Police Chief,
00:21confirmed that an Emirati was killed and three others injured in a fight involving knives
00:26and swords. The injured were rushed to Rashid Hospital.
00:30Israelis are voting today in the regime's legislative elections, expected to be a close-fought
00:34battle between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog. Around
00:40six million voters are eligible to take part in the election for the 120 members of parliament.
00:47Relief workers who struggled for days to access remote areas of Vanuatu, ravaged by a fierce
00:52cyclone, finally reached some of the islands today. The visit came as officials reported
00:57scenes of widespread destruction and communications remained incredibly patchy three days after
01:02the monster storm.
01:05Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts today, the largest number of people executed on the same
01:09day since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December. Twenty-seven people
01:16have been hanged since then, most of them militants.
01:19Sharjah-based Air Arabia has announced the launch of its loyalty program, Air Rewards.
01:24This marks the first low-cost carrier rewards program in the Middle East and North Africa
01:29and will reward passengers with points based on money spent rather than the distance flown.
01:35Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of the remainder of the Cricket World
01:39Cup today due to a hip injury. The injury is a major blow to the 1992 champions' chances
01:45of defeating four-time winners Australia in their quarter-final on Friday.
01:50And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:55to 23 degrees at night.
01:57That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news at
02:00Belkins.com.
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