Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. 50% completion rule for Dubai off-plan projects.
Trump supports US ban on 'bump stocks'. Alina Zagitova produced a spellbinding show to overshadow Winter Olympic rival Evgenia Medvedeva. Ricky Martin wants to get Dubai dancing.
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Trump supports US ban on 'bump stocks'. Alina Zagitova produced a spellbinding show to overshadow Winter Olympic rival Evgenia Medvedeva. Ricky Martin wants to get Dubai dancing.
See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, February 21. Here are the top
00:07stories at this hour. Dubai's developers will need their real estate projects to reach
00:13a 50% completion mark before being allowed to sell them. The Dubai Land Department move
00:18could have far-reaching consequences for developers, as they might have to wait longer to get funds
00:24flowing back into their operations. The earlier requirement was for a project to be 20% complete
00:29ready before sales could be launched. President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Justice
00:35Department to ban devices like the rapid-fire bump stocks used in last year's Las Vegas
00:41massacre. The small sign of movement on the gun violence came as a grieving Florida community
00:47demanded action on the issue. Trump said his administration was working hard to respond
00:53to the shooting in Parkland that left 17 dead. Russian teenager Alina Zagitova produced a
00:59spellbinding show to overshadow Winter Olympic rival and compatriot Eugenia Medvedeva. The
01:0615-year-old from the Western Euros captivated the judges with her flawless routine to Black
01:12Swan, earning 82.92 points to lead the figure skating pack. Grammy-winning artist Ricky
01:18Martin says he's surprised fans are feverishly eager to see his live performance in the UAE.
01:24I have been to Dubai so many times in the past, but this is the first time I will actually be
01:29performing, Martin told Gulf News tabloid in an exclusive interview. The Puerto Rican will close
01:35off the Emirates Airline Jazz Festival on Friday. The three-day event begins tonight with English
01:41synth-pop band Duran Duran and Grammy-winning singer John Legend on Thursday night. And finally,
01:47the weather today is high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 degrees at
01:53night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching. As always, you can get the latest updates on
01:58gulfnews.com.