00:00A man was sentenced to 10 years in jail and a 1 million dirhams fine after he was found
00:14guilty of defaming the UAE through social media.
00:17The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeals also placed the Emirati defendant under probation for
00:22three years after serving his term.
00:25The court ordered confiscation of all communication devices used in the crimes.
00:31It also ordered the deletion of offensive statements and closure of websites used in
00:36the offences.
00:37Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a visit
00:43to Pyongyang today.
00:45Lavrov travelled to North Korea and was due to hold talks with counterpart Ri Yong-ho
00:50about the situation on the Korean peninsula.
00:53His trip is taking place ahead of a possible summit between US President Donald Trump
00:58and the North Korean leader next month.
01:02A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein
01:07on rape and sex crime charges.
01:10The move is the next step in efforts by New York prosecutors to bring Weinstein to trial
01:15for alleged sex crimes.
01:18He was initially charged last week, nearly eight months after his career imploded in
01:22a blaze of accusations of misconduct.
01:26The jury vote is also being seen as a win for the hashtag MeToo and the Time's Up movements.
01:33And finally, the weather.
01:34Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
01:39That's all for now.
01:40Thanks for watching.
01:41We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest updates
01:46on gulfnews.com
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