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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News update for Sunday, September the 15th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Gulf News travelled to a Yemeni town where an 8-year-old girl allegedly died on her wedding
00:16night after being married off to an older man.
00:19Gulf News met the father and a girl the man claims to be 8-year-old Rawan.
00:24Both said the tragedy never happened and the reported death was a rumour.
00:28Neighbours said the girl is not the same one who allegedly died and believed there
00:33is a cover-up to hide Rawan's death.
00:36Sharjah residents have complained of rising electricity and water bills over summer.
00:41But the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority insists that there is no hike in charges and
00:47the rise in bills is common due to high consumption during summer.
00:51Russia and the United States put aside bitter differences over Syria to strike a deal which
00:56aims to remove President Bashar al-Assad's chemical arsenal and avert potential US military
01:02action against him.
01:04After three days of talks in Geneva, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister
01:09Sergei Lavrov demanded al-Assad account for his secret stockpile within a week and let
01:15international inspectors eliminate all the weapons by the middle of next year.
01:20Philippine troops have closed in on rebel positions and cut off escape routes to end
01:24a week-long standoff that has left more than 60 people dead in the southern city of Zamboanga.
01:30Sporadic clashes continued as soldiers moved to clear Moro National Liberation Front gunmen
01:36from coastal neighbourhoods after a ceasefire plan collapsed.
01:40In sport, world record signing Gareth Bale scored on his debut in a Real Madrid shirt
01:45but his new side were held to a 2-2 draw by Villarreal in La Liga last night.
01:51In English Premier League, Everton shocked Jose Mourinho's Chelsea 1-0 in a late game.
01:58Folk rock band The Lumineers will headline a new music festival in Dubai next year.
02:04Red Fest DXB will take place at Dubai Media City on February 13 and 14 with a second stage
02:10dedicated to local DJ talent.
02:13And finally, the weather.
02:14Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 at night.
02:20That's all for now.
02:21Thank you for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com