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World's biggest Ferris Wheel in Dubai. Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander killed in Lebanon. Paralympic star shoots girlfriend. Mourinho, Ferguson happy with draw. Die Hard 5, Mama release in Dubai cinemas. OneRepublic, 3Doors Down open Dubai Jazz Festival.
World's biggest Ferris Wheel in Dubai. Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander killed in Lebanon. Paralympic star shoots girlfriend. Mourinho, Ferguson happy with draw. Die Hard 5, Mama release in Dubai cinemas. OneRepublic, 3Doors Down open Dubai Jazz Festival.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, February the 14th.
00:14Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:16The world's largest Ferris wheel will grace Dubai's skyline in a new 6 billion dirham
00:20development called Blue Waters by Miras Holding that will add a mega mixed-use touristic island
00:26off Shumera Beach.
00:28His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:32of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, was briefed on the project, which is slated to begin in
00:37April.
00:38According to the developer, the project could attract over 3 million tourists annually.
00:43A woman has been found dead at the home of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius.
00:47Reports in South Africa say the woman was understood to be Pistorius' girlfriend.
00:52He may have shot her after mistaking her for an intruder.
00:55A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been killed in Lebanon upon arrival
00:59from Damascus.
01:01The commander, General Hassan Chateri, headed Iran's efforts to help southern Lebanon rebuild
01:06after the 2006 war with Israel.
01:09Managers Jose Marino and Alex Ferguson said they are pleased with the one-to-one draw
01:13between Real Madrid and Manchester United in last night's Champions League round of
01:1716 first-leg match in Spain.
01:20The tie will be decided in the return leg at Old Trafford on March 5.
01:24If you're out and about, head to the movies this weekend to see if Bruce Willis can still
01:28pull off the white vest look in the return of the Die Hard franchise.
01:32Also showing is horror movie Mama, starring Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain.
01:36There's music too as US band OneRepublic kick off the 11th Dubai Jazz Festival with three
01:41doors down on Friday.
01:43And finally, weather.
01:44The daytime temperature will be 28 degrees Celsius falling to 12 degrees at night.
01:48That's all for now.
01:49Thanks for watching.
01:50A reminder that our next bulletin will be on Sunday, but make sure you catch the latest
01:54roundup of news from the entertainment world in Tabloid's The Weekly Wrap on gulfnews.com
01:58tomorrow from 9am.
02:00And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.