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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, July 24. Here are the top stories

00:07at this hour.

00:08Dubai's economy is expected to continue expanding over the next two years, according to the

00:14Chairman of Dubai's Economic Development Committee. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said the

00:19emirate had outperformed global economic growth and defied downward trends that prevailed

00:25worldwide in 2016. The oil sector now makes up for less than 1% of Dubai's GDP, while

00:32trade accounted for 28% of it in 2016.

00:36A Taliban bombing early this morning killed dozens of people in Kabul. The Afghan Interior

00:42Ministry said the bombing killed at least 24 people and wounded 42, and the toll was

00:48expected to rise.

00:49A commuter bus carrying employees of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum was in the area at

00:55the time of the attack.

00:57England women's cricket team's captain Heather Knight said a heartbreaking defeat by Australia

01:02last year had been the making of the team after the dramatic World Cup final win over

01:07India on Sunday. India looked on course for a maiden World Cup title on the same ground

01:13where their men's side, led by Kapil Dev, won a first World Cup trophy back in 1983.

01:20But from 191 for 3, chasing 229 to win, they lost their last 7 wickets for 28 runs, as

01:27England won by 9 runs.

01:30This summer promises to be a scorcher for UAE fans of Shahrukh Khan, as the actor is

01:35scheduled to fly into the country for a promotional blitzkrieg for his film Jab Harry Met Sejal.

01:41The actor will be in Dubai on July 29 and 30, with a scheduled stopover in Abu Dhabi

01:46to meet fans at a mall event.

01:48Joining Khan on his UAE adventure will be his film co-star Anushka Sharma and director

01:54Imtiaz Ali.

01:56And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping

02:01to 34 degrees at night.

02:03That's all for now. Thanks for watching.

02:05And as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com

02:16by following the link in the description.

Oil accounts for less than 1% of Dubai GDP - GN Headlines

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