Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. District 2020 to be launched at Cityscape Global. Saudi Arabia suspends dialogue with Qatar. Hurricane Irma began pummeling Florida today. Chris Rock will bring his Total Blackout Tour to the DWTC. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, September the 10th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11What will happen to the Export 2020 site after the big event is over?
00:16The UAE will find out on Monday when District 2020 is launched at Cityscape Global.
00:22The residential and commercial project will be home to world-class educational, cultural
00:27and entertainment facilities as well as a conference centre.
00:32Saudi Arabia has announced the suspension of any dialogue or communication with the
00:36Authority of Qatar.
00:38The move comes after Doha twisted facts related to the phone conversation between the leaders
00:43of the two countries.
00:45A Saudi official said the suspension would continue until a clear statement from Qatar
00:50explaining its position is made that its public statements are in conformity with its obligations.
00:57Hurricane Irma regained strength today as it began pummeling Florida.
01:02The storm, packing winds of 210 km per hour, threatens the entire southeastern US state
01:08after cutting a deadly path of destruction through the Caribbean.
01:13More than 6.3 million people were ordered to evacuate.
01:18Comedian and actor Chris Rock will bring his total blackout tour on January 5 and 6 at
01:24the Dubai World Trade Centre.
01:26The stand-up tour, his first in more than nine years, has already sold out across multiple
01:31cities in the US and received rave reviews.
01:35Tickets for the Dubai show go on sale this week.
01:38And finally, the weather.
01:39Today's high across the UAE will be 37 degrees Celsius dropping to 27 degrees at night.
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