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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, May 30. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10The UAE has jumped eight places to become the eighth most competitive nation in the
00:14world in 2013 from the 16th position. The latest world competitiveness ranking has been
00:20published by Switzerland-based the International Institute of Management Development. This
00:25is the biggest jump by any country among the 60 most competitive nations this year. The
00:29country has ranked No. 1 in government efficiency, making the UAE government the most efficient
00:34in the world.
00:35Syria has already received the first shipment of an advanced Russian air defense system
00:40and will soon get the rest of the S-300 missiles, President Bashar al-Assad said. He will give
00:45an interview with Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV station tonight. Free Syrian Army military
00:50chief Salim Idris says Hezbollah has invaded Syria with over 7,000 men currently fighting
00:55in Qusayr.
00:56Two of English football's biggest stars, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez, are reportedly
01:01open to moves to Real Madrid. Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett told a Spanish television
01:06show that the Tottenham winger would listen to an offer from Real. Liverpool striker Suarez
01:12said on a Uruguayan radio station that it would be difficult to say no to the Madrid
01:16club.
01:17Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh passed away early this morning in Calcutta.
01:23It is reported that the 49-year-old multiple national award winner was suffering from pancreatitis.
01:29If you are out and about, this week sees the opening of Yeh Jewani Hey Dewani. Hangover
01:343 is also playing.
01:36On Friday, Indian Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas will be performing at Raffles Dubai. The glow-in-the-dark
01:41season closing party will be taking place at Ex Beach, Rixos Hotel, The Palm.
01:46And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius, falling to 23
01:51at night.
01:52That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be
01:55on Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.