Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Donald Trump picks Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Fire breaks out at Oceanic Complex on Palm Jumeirah. Ras Al Khaimah police arrest man accused of killing parents by setting family home on fire. Jakarta’s governor Basuki Purnama gives impassioned defence against blasphemy charges. Sir Tom Jones to perform at Dubai Jazz Festival.
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, December 13. Here are the top
00:07stories at this hour.
00:09Dubai Police and Civil Defence are investigating a fire which broke out last night at a 14-storey
00:15building at the Oceanic Complex on Palm Jumeirah. The fire was put out early this morning with
00:20no reports of injuries. It broke out late on Monday at the Adriatic building and residents
00:26were immediately asked to evacuate. Several teams of fire crews battled the blaze which
00:31engulfed a section of the middle and upper floors.
00:35Ras al-Khaimah Police have arrested a man accused of intentionally killing his parents
00:39by setting their family home on fire. Police arrested the 38-year-old Emirati in Jalfahr
00:45district. The police said the suspect suffers from psychological problems and has been charged
00:51with arson.
00:52US President-elect Donald Trump has selected ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State
00:59Department. The appointment caps a lengthy process that often played out in public and
01:04exposed rifts within his transition team. It also sets Trump up for a potential fight
01:10with Congress over confirming Tillerson, who has connections with Russian President Vladimir
01:15Putin.
01:16Jakarta's governor choked back tears as he gave an impassioned defence against blasphemy
01:22charges today. Basuki Purnama, the first Christian to govern the capital in more than 50 years,
01:27is standing trial accused of insulting the Quran, an offence that carries a five-year
01:32jail term. The governor has apologised for his controversial remarks, which drew hundreds
01:38of thousands to the streets of Jakarta in protests.
01:42Eight months after he cancelled a planned UAE trip due to a family emergency, Sir Tom
01:47Jones has decided he is going to come back roaring. This time, he is performing at the
01:52Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival on February 22 at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. The
01:59Welsh music icon will open the 15th year of the annual music event, which will also feature
02:04Mariah Carey on February 23 and Enrique Iglesias on February 24.
02:10And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:16to 17 degrees at night.
02:18That's all for now. Thanks for watching. As always, you can get the latest news on
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