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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, March 6th. Here are the top
00:08stories at this hour.
00:10Abu Dhabi airport has started to accept traffic, an Etihad Airways statement said after technical
00:14difficulty and dense fog affected flights. Traffic was earlier diverted to other airports
00:19in the region, departures from Abu Dhabi have resumed, but significant delays are to be
00:23expected. Passengers are advised to check in as normal and are also advised to call
00:27the Etihad Airways contact centre to confirm their flight status. In Dubai, fog resulted
00:32in eight flights being diverted and one cancelled.
00:35Gulf citizens continue to react after Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain recalled their
00:39ambassadors from Qatar in an unusually public dispute. Analysts say the move centres on
00:44the neighbours' support for the Muslim Brotherhood and its perceived aggressive meddling in regional
00:48conflicts.
00:50Libya says Niger has extradited Muammar Gaddafi's son, al-Saadi, who fled as his father's regime
00:55crumbled in 2011. He was under house arrest in Niger ever since. His brother Saif al-Islam
01:01is held by a militia which refuses to hand him over to the central government for trial.
01:06The UN Security Council and European leaders are to hold emergency talks on Ukraine. Forty
01:11unarmed military personnel are expected in the Crimea in a mission by the Organisation
01:15for Security and Cooperation in Europe to try to defuse tensions in the Flashpoint region.
01:21No Mars hat trick lit up a powerful Brazil performance as the 32 nations taking part
01:25in this year's World Cup, which also brought victories for Spain, Germany and France. Brazil
01:30demolished South Africa 5-0 and Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal's 5-1 win
01:35over Cameroon.
01:36It's Bollywood weekend at the cinemas with three big releases including the controversy
01:40ridden Madhuri Dixit Dua Chuala, starrer Gulab Gang and Kangana Ranaut's Queen. Peter Pan,
01:46the never-ending story continues at Dubai World Trade Centre until March 13.
01:51And finally weather. The daytime temperature will be 27 degrees Celsius falling to 16 at
01:55night.
01:56That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next Bulletin will be on
02:00Sunday, but you can always get the latest news at golfnews.com