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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, October the 6th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11US Special Forces have seized top Al-Qaeda suspect Abu Anas al-Libi, wanted for his alleged
00:17role in deadly embassy bombings in East Africa.
00:20The move seals a 15-year manhunt in a daylight commando raid in Tripoli that has drawn blank
00:25denials from Libya.
00:27In a separate seaside assault in Somalia, US forces struck out against wanted al-Shabaab
00:33militants.
00:34However, they allegedly missed a man linked to last month's attack on a Nairobi shopping
00:38mall.
00:40Dubai has announced its strategy to make the Emirate the capital of Islamic economy in
00:44three years.
00:46The plan, which includes seven pillars with 46 initiatives, was announced yesterday in
00:51the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and
00:55Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
00:59The first day of Eid al-Adha will fall on October the 15th as the Saudi Supreme Court
01:04announced that today, October the 6th, is the first day of Dhul Hijjah.
01:09Accordingly, Monday, October the 14th, will be Arafat Waqfa Day, the court said.
01:15Abu Dhabi police in coordination with global security agencies have arrested five suspects
01:20and seized 22 kgs of heroin.
01:23The hall carries a street value of 10 million dirhams and was seized in operations at airports
01:28including Dubai, Muscat and Milan.
01:32A strike by electricity employees of Rayalseema and the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh hit
01:37power supply in six districts of the South Indian state.
01:41The strike also forced the railways to cancel train services.
01:46Sport and it will be a battle of two Indian legends Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid
01:51when Mumbai Indians face off against Rajasthan Royals in the final of Champions League T20
01:57this evening.
01:58The match starts at 6.30 pm UAE time and will be telecast live on Crick One.
02:04And finally the weather, today is high across the UAE, will be 37 degrees Celsius dropping
02:09to 27 at night.
02:11That's all for now.
02:12Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com