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Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Dubai wins Expo bid. Syria in crisis. Egypt in turmoil. Thailand no-trust. Tehelka scandal. Rugby Sevens starts. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Dubai is the first city in the Middle East and North Africa region to host the World

00:14Expo. In the near term, the Expo win is widely expected to boost sentiment and confidence

00:19in the UAE's economy. In the medium term, Dubai and the UAE will benefit from an estimated

00:2425.3 billion dirhams earmarked for infrastructure projects around the event. The centrepiece

00:30of development is a 438-hectare site at the southwestern end of Dubai, next to the Dubai

00:35World Central, close to Jebel Ali port. Tehran and Ankara will press for a ceasefire in Syria

00:41ahead of peace talks planned in January. In a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad

00:46Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Ahmed Davutoglu, both countries said they do not want to see

00:50a military solution to the Syrian crisis. A court in Egypt has sentenced 21 female

00:56supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to 11 years in prison. They were found guilty

01:01of multiple charges including belonging to a terrorist group, obstructing traffic, sabotage

01:06and using force at a protest in the city of Alexandria last month. The court also sentenced

01:12six Muslim Brotherhood leaders to 15 years in prison for inciting the protest. Thailand's

01:17embattled Prime Minister has survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote as opposition protesters

01:23kept up their fight to try to topple their government by besieging major ministries.

01:28The managing editor of Indian investigative magazine Tehelka has resigned after coming

01:32under fire over her handling of the allegations that the publication's founder, Tyrone Tejpal,

01:37sexually assaulted a young reporter. One of the jewels in Dubai's sporting crown, the

01:42three-day Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, gets underway at the Sevens Stadium today. There

01:48will be a free entry for spectators who can enjoy action in the invitation tournament

01:52at the start of the IRB Women's Seven World Series. And finally, weather. The daytime

01:57temperature will be 28 degrees Celsius, falling to 19 at night. That's all for now. Thanks

02:03for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com

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