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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, November 2. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:11Cyclone Chapala has hit Yemen and Oman's coastline, as strong winds and heavy rains
00:15are expected to dump more than a year's worth of rainfall on the coasts. So far, one
00:19person was killed and nine injured on the Yemeni island of Socotra. Many Omani residents
00:24in the south have been evacuated to safer areas.
00:27Omani's ruling AKP party has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority
00:32it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, the AKP has won 49.4% of the vote, with the
00:38main opposition, CHP, on 25.4%. Erdogan called the vote after the AKP lost its parliamentary
00:45majority for the first time in 13 years in June, and attempts to form a coalition government
00:51failed.
00:52Dubai's pro-republic Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has scrapped knights and dames from
00:56the nation's honor system. Less than a year after a furor sparked by the award of a knighthood
01:01to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's husband, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a staunch
01:06monarchist, reintroduced the antiquated honors in 2014, provoking criticism that he was out
01:12of touch with public sentiment. Abbott was ousted by Turnbull and a party coup in September.
01:17Manny Pacquiao, Filipino world champion professional boxer, will arrive in Dubai this evening and
01:22will be received by Saeed Harib, General Secretary of Dubai's Sports Council. A number of public
01:27appearances have been lined up for the icon during the week, including launching two stores
01:32and attending a match featuring his team, Mahindra Enforcers, in the Philippine Basketball
01:37Association League on Friday evening. It was a scene right out of his 2007 film, Om Shanti
01:43Om. Shah Rukh Khan stood in the balcony of his house, Manat, in Mumbai, blew kisses to
01:48his fans and smiled at them with a gleam in his eyes. On his 50th birthday, the Bollywood
01:53superstar was humbled by the love that his fans showered on him. And finally, weather.
01:58Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 degrees at night.
02:03That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news at
02:08gulfnews.com.