00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, September the 10th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11What will happen to the Export 2020 site after the big event is over?
00:16The UAE will find out on Monday when District 2020 is launched at Cityscape Global.
00:22The residential and commercial project will be home to world-class educational, cultural
00:27and entertainment facilities as well as a conference centre.
00:32Saudi Arabia has announced the suspension of any dialogue or communication with the
00:36Authority of Qatar.
00:38The move comes after Doha twisted facts related to the phone conversation between the leaders
00:43of the two countries.
00:45A Saudi official said the suspension would continue until a clear statement from Qatar
00:50explaining its position is made that its public statements are in conformity with its obligations.
00:57Hurricane Irma regained strength today as it began pummeling Florida.
01:02The storm, packing winds of 210 km per hour, threatens the entire southeastern US state
01:08after cutting a deadly path of destruction through the Caribbean.
01:13More than 6.3 million people were ordered to evacuate.
01:18Comedian and actor Chris Rock will bring his total blackout tour on January 5 and 6 at
01:24the Dubai World Trade Centre.
01:26The stand-up tour, his first in more than nine years, has already sold out across multiple
01:31cities in the US and received rave reviews.
01:35Tickets for the Dubai show go on sale this week.
01:38And finally, the weather.
01:39Today's high across the UAE will be 37 degrees Celsius dropping to 27 degrees at night.
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