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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, September the 18th. Here are
00:09the top stories at this hour. Dubai police arrested 6,840 people between January and
00:14August this year who were wanted locally. Most of the wanted people were incriminated
00:19in money-related crimes such as bounced cheques and breach of trust, while some were involved
00:23in serious criminal cases. In total, those arrested owed more than 1.79 billion dirhams
00:29police said. Polls have opened across Scotland in a referendum that will decide whether the
00:34country leaves its 370-year-old union with England and becomes an independent state.
00:40More than 2,600 polling places opened at 10 a.m. UAE time Thursday and will close at 1
00:45a.m. Friday morning. Turnout is expected to be high with more than 4.2 million people
00:51registered to vote. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the U.S. for its refusal
00:56to send troops into combat in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the
01:01Levant. He questioned whether the U.S. could achieve victory over ISIL without putting
01:05boots on the ground. His Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Zarif, meanwhile, ruled out
01:10cooperating with the U.S. in helping Iraq fight ISIL militants. In sport, Jerome Boateng's
01:15late goal and second-half equalizer from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar last night completed a good week
01:20for German clubs against their counterparts from England in the opening round of Champions
01:25League group games. Boateng sealed a 1-0 win for Bayern Munich against Manchester City.
01:30Meanwhile, Huntelaar's strike allowed Schalke to earn a deserved 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
01:35Gibson Guitars is turning 120 with two celebratory exhibitions in the UAE. GuitarArt will see
01:4218 original Gibson guitars customized by UAE-based artists under the theme of peace. An accompanying
01:49exhibition, Gibson Through the Lens, is a touring photographic journey of the guitars'
01:53rock-and-roll-laden history. A Mexican state legislator has asked the country's federal
01:59government to fine Miley Cyrus after one of her dancers spanked Cyrus's backside with
02:03a Mexican flag as she twerked during an Independence Day performance. Cyrus, 21, was performing
02:10in Monterrey in the northern state of Nueva Leon. And finally, the weather today is high
02:15across the UAE, with 37 degrees Celsius dropping to 29 at night. That's all for now. Thank
02:21you for watching. We will return with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get
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