00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April the 7th, here are the top
00:08stories at the ZAR.
00:10Civic authorities across the UAE are working hard to clean up the damage and rescue people
00:14trapped in rainstorms last night. Heavy rains lashed parts of the UAE last night following
00:19a severe dust storm forcing residents indoors. Sharjah was badly affected with winds reaching
00:25speeds of up to 70 km per hour. Forecasters have warned of more rain today. The maximum
00:32temperature will be 37 degrees Celsius, dropping to 19 at night.
00:36US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Turkey today. He is expected to press the country
00:41to normalise relations with Israel and help get involved in the peace process. Kerry will
00:47also press Turkey to keep its border open to Syrian refugees and improve their ties
00:52with Iraq.
00:54Saudi Arabia's King has called for giving foreigners staying illegally in the country
00:58a three-month grace period to regularise their situation. Authorities last week launched
01:03a massive campaign to deport thousands of foreigners who overstayed their residence
01:08permits or worked illegally.
01:11Qatar is hosting a two-day conference today on reconstruction in Sudan's Darfur region.
01:17The conference is seeking $7.2 billion in aid aimed at making Darfur more self-dependent.
01:23The US has delayed a ballistic missile test to avoid stoking tensions with North Korea.
01:29The move to reschedule the test comes as the international community grows increasingly
01:33nervous that the situation could spiral out of control.
01:37South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela has left hospital after a 10-day stay during
01:41which he was treated for pneumonia. He will now receive high care at home.
01:47In sport, Barcelona took another step towards their fourth La Liga title in five years as
01:52a hat-trick from Cesc Fabregas guided them to a 5-0 win over Mallorca last night.
01:58In Indian Premier League today, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to build on their winning
02:03start against Royal Challengers Bangalore at home. Pune Warriors, meanwhile, take on
02:07Kings XI Punjab in Pune.
02:10That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:13at gulfnews.com.
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