00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, November the 19th. Here are
00:09the top stories at this hour. New York City police said they were aware of a new Daesh
00:14video targeting their sprawling metropolis, but stressed there was no current or specific
00:18threat. As the video emerged just days after the deadly terror attacks in Paris, Mayor
00:23Bill de Blasio vowed the people of his city will not be frightened into changing their
00:28daily lives. He stressed that the city's police were providing extraordinary protection
00:32with 35,000 members. Dubai's top festival for all things cool and hip is back this weekend
00:39at Dubai Design District. Soul DXB, now on its fifth edition, began as a small gathering
00:44for those passionate about sneaker culture. It's now become a two-day celebration of sneakers,
00:49music, fashion, art and everything in between. Major names in attendance include music icon
00:54Darren McDaniels of Run DMC fame and tennis and shoe legend Stan Smith. Former One Direction
01:01member Zayn Malik has revealed that he left the band because there was no room for him
01:05to experiment creatively. Malik, who left Liam Payne, Neil Haran, Lewis Tomlinson and
01:11Harry Styles as a four-piece, has also opened up about how he tried to be part of their
01:15creative process and bring his influences in, but said his inputs were ignored. And
01:21finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:26to 22 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching. We will be back with
01:30the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news on golfnews.com.
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