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Diversions for Dubai Canal project - GN Midday

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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, August 11. Here are the top stories

00:10at this hour. Diversion work for the construction of flyovers

00:14on Al-Wasl Road and Jumeirah Beach Road will begin soon. The announcement comes as the

00:18work on all three phases of the Dubai Canal project is ongoing. A senior official said

00:23that the RTA will make sure that there is no disturbance to the flow of traffic during

00:27the diversions. The U.S. has thrown its weight behind Iraqi

00:31President Fouad Massoum after he was accused by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of violating

00:36the constitution. Al-Maliki later gave a speech saying he will file a complaint against Iraq's

00:41new Kurdish president. Al-Maliki has been under intense pressure from the international

00:45community to step down over his divisive policies. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

00:51promised the start of a new era after winning presidential elections in an easy triumph,

00:56despite fears the country is creeping towards one-man rule. The polls were the first time

01:01Turkey has directly elected its president, who was previously chosen by Parliament.

01:06In sport, Rory McIlroy put himself among golf's greatest legends last night by winning his

01:11fourth major title in dramatic fashion. Three weeks after winning the British Open, the

01:1625-year-old from Northern Ireland captured the PGA Championships in a shot-maker showdown

01:21at Rainsoft in Valhalla. Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort of The Fault of Our Stars

01:27rode a victorious wave at the Teen Choice Awards. The pair picked up several prizes

01:32at Sunday's fan-favorite extravaganza, including Choice Drama Movie Actor and Breakout Movie

01:37Star for Elgort and Choice Drama and Action Movie Actress for Divergent star Woodley.

01:43The pair was also awarded the surfboard-shaped trophy for Choice Lip Lock for their Fault

01:48in Our Stars smooch.

01:50And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping

01:54to 32 degrees at night.

01:56That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news

02:00at gulfnews.com.