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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, September the 12th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Apple's new iPhones 5S and 5C will be available in the UAE through online shops either on
00:16September 19th at night or September 20th.
00:20Phones bought in the US will also work in the UAE.
00:23Etesalat and Deux are not sure when the phones will be available here.
00:28The Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi has announced new regulations to upgrade safety
00:32standards on school buses.
00:34They must be a uniform yellow and school authorities must ensure seats are fitted with soft, fire-resistant,
00:40shock-absorbing materials.
00:42Buses must be equipped with GPS tracking systems and CCTV cameras.
00:47School buses cannot exceed a speed of 80 kilometers an hour.
00:50The US and Russia are due to hold talks in Geneva today over Syria's chemical weapons
00:56Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a direct personal appeal to the American people.
01:01In an opinion article in the New York Times, he warns that a US military strike against
01:05Syria could unleash a new wave of terrorism.
01:09The BJP's prime ministerial nominee for the 2014 general elections will be announced after
01:14talking to everyone, Party President Rajnath Singh said.
01:18There is a broad agreement on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the candidate.
01:23A formal announcement may be made on Friday.
01:27Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimović has warned Gareth Bale that he
01:31may struggle to cope with the pressure of his recent world record transfer from Spurs
01:36to Real Madrid.
01:37Ibrahimović told BBC Sport that Bale would need a lot of patience to settle in at his
01:42new club.
01:43At cinemas in the UAE, there's anything from Greek myths to animated airplanes this weekend.
01:48Disney's cartoon, Planes, includes the voice of Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra.
01:52And also, for the kids, there's Percy Jackson's Sea of Monsters.
01:56In Bollywood, Randeep Hooda plays his typical villain opposite Nasruddin Shah's nice guy
02:01in John Day.
02:03And finally, weather.
02:04The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius, falling to 28 at night.
02:08That's all for now.
02:09Thanks for watching.
02:10A reminder that our next Bulletin will be on Sunday, but as always, you can get the
02:13latest news at gulfnews.com.