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Justin Bieber arrives two hours late to Dubai concert. Israel launches airstrike in Damascus. Dubai aims for 20 million tourists in 2020. Motorists can pay traffic fines in instalments. Private schools will be allowed to practice sports in Saudi Arabia. Three killed in bomb blast near MQM office in Karachi. Real Madrid beats Barcelona.
Justin Bieber arrives two hours late to Dubai concert. Israel launches airstrike in Damascus. Dubai aims for 20 million tourists in 2020. Motorists can pay traffic fines in instalments. Private schools will be allowed to practice sports in Saudi Arabia. Three killed in bomb blast near MQM office in Karachi. Real Madrid beats Barcelona.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, May the 5th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Israel launched an airstrike in Damascus today, which they said targeted a shipment of Iranian-made
00:15missiles believed to be on their way to the Hezbollah.
00:18The confirmation came hours after Syria's state media reported that Israeli missiles
00:22struck a research center near the Syrian capital, setting off explosions and causing casualties.
00:28Dubai has chalked out plans to welcome 20 million visitors a year by 2020, doubling
00:32its annual visitor numbers from 2012.
00:35According to the Vision for Tourism for 2020, approved by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
00:40Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, tourism's
00:45annual contribution to the Emirates economy will also triple by 2020.
00:50Starting today, motorists have been granted a chance to pay their traffic and parking
00:54fines in installments, according to a three-month scheme by the Abu Dhabi Traffic and Patrols
00:59Directorate.
01:00Traffic fines issued by authorities in the UAE and Gulf states and parking fines issued
01:05by the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi can be paid in installments.
01:09In a break with strong social traditions, girls in Saudi Arabia's private schools have
01:14been allowed to practice sports.
01:16The breakthrough decision was announced in a circular to all Education Ministry departments
01:20by the Minister, Prince Faisal bin Abdullah.
01:23Millions of Malaysians are voting today in tight national elections with one of the world's
01:27longest-serving governments seeking to stave off a first-ever defeat.
01:31Incumbent Prime Minister Najib Razak has voiced confidence that the National Front Coalition
01:35will remain Malaysia's dominant political force.
01:38Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's three-party alliance hopes widespread grievances translate
01:44into votes.
01:45Three people were killed and 35 others wounded in twin bomb blasts near the party office
01:49of the MQM in Karachi.
01:51The bombs exploded within 20 minutes of each other.
01:54In sport, Real Madrid forced Barcelona to delay their title celebrations as Cristiano
01:59Ronaldo scored his 200th Real goal in an entertaining 4-3 win over Valadolid last night.
02:06Justin Bieber's UAE fans had to scream their lungs out for a bit longer than expected after
02:11the singing star turned up two hours late for his first concert in Dubai last night.
02:15The 19-year-old started his show at the Seventh Stadium around 10.10 pm, making it a late
02:20school night for the thousands of young children and teenagers masked since 5 pm to see their
02:26idol perform his hits.
02:28And finally, the weather.
02:29Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 24 at night.
02:34That's all for now.
02:35Thanks for watching.
02:36And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com