Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. UAE, China sign 9 agreements. Women elected in Saudi Arabia municipal elections. Swedish deal with Ecuador paves way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned over rape allegation. English Premier League updates. Russell Peters to perform in Dubai. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, December the 14th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour.
00:11The UAE and China today signed nine agreements during an official reception in Beijing for
00:16His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy
00:21Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, who was on a three-day visit to China.
00:26On Sunday, Sheikh Mohammed and his delegation visited the Great Wall of China and also met
00:30Emirati students studying in Chinese universities. Sheikh Mohammed pointed out that relations
00:36between the UAE and China have developed rapidly since the establishment of diplomatic ties
00:41and have seen great qualitative leaps on the political, economic, and cultural levels.
00:47Saudi voters have elected 20 women for local government seats, a day after women voted
00:52and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history. The 20 candidates
00:56represent just 1% of the roughly 2,100 municipal council seats up for grabs, but even limited
01:03gains are seen as a step forward for women who had previously been shut out of elections.
01:09Sweden has reached a preliminary legal agreement with Ecuador that would pave the way for WikiLeaks
01:14founder Julian Assange to be questioned over a rape allegation. When the deal is finalized,
01:19it will open the door for the Swedish state prosecutor to question Assange, a Swedish
01:23Justice Ministry official said, adding that the agreement was not specifically linked
01:28to the Assange case. In sport, Arsene Wenger said Arsenal had enjoyed a perfect week after
01:34they won 2-0 at Aston Villa last night to topple Manchester City at the Premier League
01:39summit. Meanwhile, substitute Divock Origi scored a 96-minute equalizer as Liverpool
01:45drew 2-2 at home to West Bromwich Albion. In Spain, Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes
01:50were dealt another blow as they suffered a third league defeat in five games to Roberto
01:55Soldado's solitary goal at Villarreal. Comedian Russell Peters is returning to Dubai next
02:01year. The superstar funnyman, whose tickets sell out in record time, will perform on January
02:0519 and 20 at the Dubai World Trade Center on his almost-famous world tour. Organisers
02:11say the show features all-new material. And finally, weather. Today's high across the
02:16UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks
02:21for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com.