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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, September 23. Here are the top
00:10stories at this hour.
00:12The US and allies, said to include Arab nations, have launched the first airstrikes against
00:18the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants in Syria, the Pentagon said. Spokesman Rear
00:24Admiral John Kirby said fighter and bomber jets and Tomahawk missiles were used in the
00:28attack. The strikes were expected as part of President Barack Obama's pledge to degrade
00:33and destroy ISIL, which has taken huge swaths of Syria and Iraq.
00:38An overwhelming majority of Dubai residents said they feel safe, protected, happy and
00:43satisfied with family life while living in the Emirate, a new government survey has revealed.
00:49Some 96% of Dubai residents said they feel safe and protected from crime in Dubai in
00:54general, according to the third Dubai social study released by the Community Development
00:58Authority. The figure increased from 92.80% in the first study in 2011.
01:04Hong Kong students took their anti-Beijing strike to the government headquarters, with
01:09hundreds gathering at the Harbourside Complex to protest against China's refusal to grant
01:15full democracy to the city. Organisers said 13,000 university students massed at a northern
01:21campus on Monday to launch a week-long boycott of classes, a strong showing that breathed
01:26a new life into the democracy campaign, which had been stunned by Beijing's hardline stance.
01:32Chennai Super Kings outbatted South Africa's Dolphins for a 54-run victory, their first
01:38in the Champions League 2020 in a Group A match that witnessed 25 sixes and 35 boundaries.
01:44The Super Kings piled up a mammoth 242-for-6. In reply, Dolphins were all-out for 188.
01:52Pink Floyd's first new material in 20 years will arrive on November 10. A news release
01:57gives fresh details about The Endless River, the British rock and roll group's new album.
02:02The 18-song double album features band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright,
02:08who died in 2008. Roger Waters left the group in 1985 and isn't involved.
02:14And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius, falling to 28
02:18at night.
02:19That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:23at gulfnews.com.