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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, January the 25th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12A top aviation official has urged the public to cooperate with them in keeping Dubai's
00:17airspace safe and to keep drones from flying within eight nautical miles around its two
00:23international airports.
00:24Improperly flown recreational drones brought air traffic in Dubai to a halt for nearly
00:29an hour on Friday afternoon.
00:32Mohammad Abdullah Al Ahly, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation and CEO of Dubai Air
00:37Navigation Services, said no drones are allowed within an eight nautical mile radius surrounding
00:44the Dubai and Al Maktoum international airports.
00:49Public transport system in Dubai is getting popular among commuters as the number of passengers
00:53jumped to 531 million riders in 2014, up by 90 million from 2013.
01:00The addition of the Dubai Tram added more than half a million ridership into the tally
01:05within just 50 days since its launch until the end of December, according to Dubai Roads
01:11and Transport Authority.
01:14President Barack Obama arrived in New Delhi this morning with expectations for laying
01:18the groundwork for greater cooperation on climate change, security and trade.
01:24In a second visit as President to India, Obama meets again with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
01:29to build on ties the two men developed during their Indian leader's trip to the US last
01:35September.
01:36However, Obama has cancelled a trip on Tuesday to the Taj Mahal, India's best-known tourist
01:41site, to visit Saudi Arabia.
01:44Sport and the FA Cup lived up to its giant killer reputation when Chelsea and Manchester
01:50City were eliminated at home by lower-league opposition.
01:54Chelsea squandered a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 to Bradford, while Manchester City lost
02:002-0 to second-tier Middlesbrough.
02:04Birdman has received a welcome lift on its flight to the Oscars after winning the Producers
02:10Guild of America's Highest Film Award at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
02:16Saturday's win for Alejandro Iñárritu's showbiz rom gives the film new momentum following
02:22its upset loss to the Grand Budapest Hotel in the Golden Globes' comedy category earlier
02:28this month.
02:29And finally, the weather.
02:31Today's high across the UAE will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping to 16 degrees at night.
02:37That's all for now.
02:38Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com