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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, September the 28th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan have joined India in boycotting the annual Sark Summit,
00:13scheduled to be hosted by Islamabad in November.
00:15Sri Lanka, it is learned, has said the event would not be possible without India's participation.
00:21India announced that it was pulling out of the Islamabad summit after the September 18th
00:25air attack on an Indian army base in Uri town that claimed the lives of 18 soldiers.
00:31Syria's army has taken control of a rebel-held district in central Aleppo after days of heavy
00:35airstrikes that have killed hundreds and sparked allegations of war crimes.
00:40In the first advance since announcing plans last week to retake all of the divided city,
00:44pro-government troops seized the Farafira district northwest of Aleppo's historical
00:49citadel.
00:50Sacked England manager Sam Allardyce has tendered a wholehearted apology to the Football
00:54Association for embarrassing the governing body and is deeply disappointed at his shock
00:59exit following a newspaper sting.
01:01The 61-year-old was sacked on Tuesday for seeking a lucrative sideline role while talking
01:06to undercover reporters from Britain's Daily Telegraph.
01:09The paper said it had hundreds of pages of transcripts from the meeting, in which Allardyce
01:13was negotiating a deal worth £400,000 to represent a Far East firm seeking advice on
01:20the transfer market.
01:22Pop chart toppers Beyonce and Justin Bieber led nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards,
01:28with Danish newcomers Lukas Gramm also among top contenders.
01:32The Europe Music Awards, which will take place on November 6 in Rotterdam, are held each
01:37year in a different location, as the entertainment network highlights international acts and
01:41fans.
01:43And finally, weather.
01:44Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
01:50That's all for now.
01:51Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com