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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, November 5. Here are the top

00:09stories at this hour.

00:11India launches its first mission to Mars today, aiming to become only the fourth nation to

00:15reach the Red Planet. A rocket carrying a 1.35-ton unmanned probe will blast off at

00:212.38 PM from the Sriharikota spaceport off the southeast coast, beginning a 300-day journey

00:27to study the Martian atmosphere. Mangalayan, which means Mars craft in Hindi, will ride

00:33a powerful rocket first into an elliptical orbit around Earth. There, it will perform

00:39a series of technical maneuvers and short burns to raise its orbit before it slingshots

00:44towards Mars.

00:45The State Security Court of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi has started a trial of

00:50the clandestine Emirati Egyptian group accused of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood's

00:54international organization. The group comprises 20 Egyptians and 10 Emiratis.

01:00US Secretary of State John Kerry has reassured Saudi King Abdullah in a rare and lengthy

01:05meeting that the US considers the kingdom a major partner and regional power, and that

01:10the Obama administration will step up its consultation on issues important to both nations.

01:17Race favorite Fiorentina held off red cadeau in a close finish to win the $6 million Melbourne

01:22Cup this morning, giving jockey Damien Oliver his third victory in the two-mile classic

01:27and trainer Guy Waterhouse her first triumph in Australia's most prestigious horse race.

01:32Football in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup reaches the semi-final stage today, with defending

01:37champions Mexico taking on Argentina from 5pm at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu

01:43Dhabi. Meanwhile, three-time winners Nigeria face Sweden at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai.

01:48That starts at 8pm.

01:50Stone Temple Pilots with their new frontman Lincoln Park's Chester Bennington will open

01:55the Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival on February 13, 2014. The alt-rock band are the

02:00latest act to join the lineup, which includes The Wanted, Jamie Cullum and Olly Murs.

02:06And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 33 degrees Celsius, falling to 23

02:11at night.

02:12That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news

02:15at gulfnews.com

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