00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, November 16.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Zimbabweans who are weighing an uncertain future without President Robert Mugabe today
00:14after the army took power and placed the 93-year-old veteran under house arrest.
00:19Most people in the country have not known a time without Mugabe, who has been at the
00:23epicenter of public life since coming to power in 1980.
00:28The Southern African Development Community Block, currently chaired by South Africa,
00:32is to meet in Botswana to discuss the dramatic situation.
00:35A combined $78.4 billion in deals kept the momentum alive on the third day of the Dubai
00:41Airshow.
00:42In its largest single order ever, European plane maker Airbus clinched the deal for 430
00:48aircraft from Indigo Partners in a deal valued at $49.5 billion at list prices.
00:54Boeing also managed to grab a sizable order with FlyDubai, committing to 225 aircraft
00:59for the 737 MAX variant in a deal worth $27 billion.
01:04The Indian state of Maharashtra has granted film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali security
01:09cover amid growing threats over the release of his film Padmavati.
01:14The film is based on the story of Rani Padmini, a Hindu Rajput queen referenced in a poem
01:19written in 1540.
01:21While the film's plot is still unknown, protests have been led by right-wing Hindu groups accusing
01:26director Bhansali of distorting historical facts.
01:30Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh play lead roles for the film, scheduled
01:35to release in the UAE on November 30.
01:37And finally, the weather.
01:38Today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night.
01:43That's all for now.
01:44Thanks for watching.
01:45We will be back with a newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news on
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