00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, March the 15th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12The Knowledge and Human Development Authority chief says there will be no shortage of seats
00:16in Dubai private schools anytime soon.
00:19Dr. Abdullah Alkaram said that by 2020, KHDA expects there will be a total of 250 schools
00:27in Dubai with capacity for 366,000 students.
00:33The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh has cancelled all consular services for Sunday and Monday due
00:38to heightened security concerns.
00:41The embassy said services in Riyadh, Jeddah and Tehran would not be available and urged
00:46U.S. citizens to take extra precautions when traveling in Saudi Arabia.
00:52Authorities in Vanuatu have declared a state of emergency after a monster cyclone tore
00:57through the vulnerable Pacific island nation over the weekend.
01:01With winds of more than 300 kilometers per hour, Cyclone Pam razed homes, smashed boats
01:07and washed away roads and bridges.
01:09Aid workers have described the situation as catastrophic.
01:14Etihad Airways has announced a brand campaign featuring Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman
01:20aiming to increase awareness of the airline globally.
01:23Etihad CEO James Hogan said the new advertisement, which was shot on Etihad's Airbus A380 and
01:30other locations, is set to be shown in more than 130 countries.
01:36Sport and Lewis Hamilton beat teammate Nico Rosberg in a 1-2 finish for Mercedes at the
01:43Australian Grand Prix today as the team extended its dominance into the opening race of the
01:48new Formula One season.
01:50Hamilton led from start to finish and beat Rosberg by 1.3 seconds at the Albert Park
01:56Circuit, with Sebastian Vettel finishing third in his first race for Ferrari.
02:03The West Indies stormed into the Cricket World Cup quarterfinals after overpowering the UAE
02:08by six wickets today.
02:09They reached their victory target of 176 runs in just 30.3 overs in Napier.
02:17English singer John Newman, best known for his hit Love Me Again, will perform in Dubai
02:23on April 2.
02:25He will be part of Meet D3, a three-day art, music and food event to be held at the upcoming
02:31Dubai Design District.
02:32The line-up of free concerts also includes Lebanese rock band Mashrou Leila and Canadian
02:39rapper Narcissist.
02:41And finally, the weather.
02:42Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping to 21 degrees at night.
02:48That's all for now.
02:49Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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