Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. US Justice Department has filed an emergency appeal of a judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions. A bomb exploded on a main thoroughfare on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama this morning. Equity investor Abraaj continuing to focus on micro trends. Olly Murs is coming to Abu Dhabi on April 28th. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, February the 5th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08The U.S. Justice Department has filed an emergency appeal of a judge's order blocking President
00:14Donald Trump's immigration restrictions.
00:17The appeal came after a day in which visa holders and refugees from seven predominantly
00:22Muslim nations were able to resume travel to the U.S.
00:26The appeal asserts Trump's constitutional authority to order a temporary ban on immigration
00:32and says the judge's ruling second-guesses the President's national security judgment.
00:37A bomb exploded on a main tarafeh on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama this morning,
00:42damaging several cars but causing no injuries.
00:45The Interior Ministry described it as a terrorist act.
00:49While most investors around the world are nervous about the new Trump administration
00:54or Brexit, private equity investor Abhraj is undeterred.
00:58Instead, it is continuing to focus on micro-trends which are seeing exponential growth far more
01:04than what their respective countries' GDP growth numbers suggest.
01:08Abhraj, which manages $10 billion across investment strategies, is betting on specific, indispensable
01:15themes like health care, education and other local consumption factors.
01:20Olly Murs is coming to Abu Dhabi on April 28.
01:24He will perform at Dew Forum in Yass Island, Flash Entertainment announced.
01:29The English pop star, behind 24 Hours and Never Been Better, will play 23 shows across
01:35the UK as part of his 2017 spring tour, in addition to his Abu Dhabi show.
01:41Tickets to see him in the UAE will go on pre-sale on February 6 at noon.
01:46And finally, the weather.
01:47Today's high across the UAE will be 21 degrees Celsius, dropping to 14 degrees at night.