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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, March 17. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10Shamswan, the world's largest solar plant, will be inaugurated today. Located in Madinat
00:15Zayed, the plant was built at a cost of $600 million and will help Abu Dhabi achieve its
00:20goal of 7% renewable energy by 2020.
00:23In its 23rd edition, the Sharjah Theater Days will be inaugurated by Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin
00:29Mohammed al-Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council and ruler of Sharjah. Local troops
00:33and participants from Arab countries will take part in the 10-day event. A Lebanese
00:37play, The Dictator, will mark the opening at the Cultural Place Theater.
00:41The Syrian army's logistics chief, General Mohammed Khalouf, has defected along with
00:45his son, Captain Izzeddine, who headed a unit for the Syrian army.
00:49China's new leader, Xi Jinping, pledged a cleaner, more efficient government as the
00:53country's ceremonial legislator wrapped up an important session in a once-in-a-decade
00:58transfer of power. Xi Jinping said he would fight for a great renaissance of the Chinese
01:02nation in his first speech as head of state.
01:05Football and Manchester United surged 15 points clear at the Premier League summit beating
01:10Reading to close in on a 20th-league crown. And Rugby Wales thrashed England by a record-breaking
01:1533 in Cardiff last night to retain the Six Nations title and deny the visitors the Grand
01:20Slam.
01:21Little Wayne has been hospitalized, but according to his camp and his official Twitter account,
01:25he's OK. The multi-platinum rapper was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Friday. Little Wayne was
01:31admitted following a seizure. He had a history of seizures in recent years that have led
01:35to previous hospital visits.
01:37And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 37 degrees Celsius, falling to 20
01:42at night.
01:43That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
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