00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, March 9th.
00:05Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:07UAE residents have been warned not to venture into areas prone to flash floods as heavy
00:12rains lashed most parts of the UAE today.
00:16Motorists were also asked to drive carefully on slippery roads and in puddles.
00:21Schools were closed today in Abu Dhabi, while a number of schools in Dubai dispersed early
00:25due to unstable weather.
00:27The extension of a low pressure from the eastern UAE also brought thunder and lightning
00:31over Al Ain, according to the UAE Met Office.
00:35Weather system is likely to persist over the UAE until Thursday.
00:39Maria Sharapova's failing of an Australian open doping test was reckless beyond description
00:45according to a former World Anti-Doping Agency president.
00:48Dick Pound, the WADA boss from 1999 till 2007, said you are taking something on a list.
00:56That is a big mistake.
00:57Of course she should have known.
00:59The 28-year-old Russian, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, revealed Monday she
01:03tested positive for melanodium in January.
01:07Iran has test-fired two ballistic missiles at a target some 1,400 kilometres away.
01:12The Farsi news agency offered pictures it said were of the Qadar-H missiles being fired,
01:18which the phrase Israel must be wiped out written on them.
01:21The announcement comes as US Vice President Joe Biden visits Israel as part of a Middle
01:25East tour.
01:26Legendary British music producer George Martin, who turned The Beatles into the best-selling
01:31band in history, has died at the age of 90.
01:34Announcing the death, drummer Ringo Starr posted a black-and-white picture of the band
01:38with Martin.
01:39Martin signed up The Beatles after hearing their demo record in 1962 and was so essential
01:44to the success that he was nicknamed the fifth Beatle.
01:48And finally the weather.
01:49Today's high across the UAE will be 23 degrees, Celsius dropping to 21 degrees at night.
01:54That's all for now.
01:56As always, you can get the latest news on golfnews.com
