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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, January 29.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12A new law providing mandatory health insurance cover for all Dubai residents is now in force,
00:17with Rashid Hospital beginning to accept insurance cards from expatriates.
00:21A senior Dubai Health Authority official said that the cards are accepted at the hospital's
00:25emergency section as a part of the first phase of the insurance scheme rollout.
00:30He said over the next six months, insurance cards from expats will be accepted at all
00:34DHA facilities.
00:36Expats will also soon be free to choose whether they wish to be treated at a government or
00:40a private medical facility.
00:43Cricket's Big Three of India, England and Australia are set to rule the sport following
00:47an International Cricket Council meeting in Dubai last night.
00:51The six-hour meeting recognized the need for strong leadership of the governing body,
00:55with the Board of Control for Cricket in India taking a central role.
00:59Syrian peace talks in Geneva have broken up early amid opposition demands that the government
01:04address the question of a transition of power.
01:08Opposition spokesmen said that they want Bashar al-Assad government to have time to come up
01:11with a proposal on the issue.
01:15Palestinians can accept a limited Israeli presence in the West Bank for up to three
01:18years after a peace deal.
01:20However, they have rejected demands for a transition period of more than 10 years, Palestinian
01:25President Mahmoud Abbas said.
01:27Tunisia's parliament has approved a technocratic caretaker government tasked with leading the
01:31country out of a bruising political crisis.
01:35After a marathon session, the lineup proposed by Prime Minister-designate Mehdi Juma was
01:39approved by 149 lawmakers.
01:43President Barack Obama vowed to reverse a tide of economic inequality threatening the
01:47American dream, seeking to outflank Republicans and revive a second term blighted by partisan
01:52warfare.
01:54In his annual State of the Union address last night, Obama promised to wield his executive
01:58powers in a year of action, to lift up workers, improve education, and clean the environment.
02:04The World Expo 2020 will boost infrastructure in Dubai and help the growth of the Emirate
02:09in the long term.
02:10According to experts speaking at the Destination Dubai 2020 conference yesterday, the Emirate
02:15is enhancing tourism and trade marketing efforts as it prepares to welcome 20 million
02:20visitors annually by 2020.
02:23Sport and English Premier League leaders Arsenal's wings were clipped in a 2-2 draw at Southampton
02:28last night.
02:29Liverpool, meanwhile, thrashed Everton 4-0 in the Maryside Derby, while Juan Mata made
02:34his Manchester United debut in a 2-0 win over Cardiff.
02:39And finally, weather.
02:40Today's high across the UAE will be 26 degrees Celsius, dropping to 16 degrees at night.
02:45That's all for now.
02:46Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.