00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, May the 20th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11The Dubai Health Authority has unveiled ambitious plans to boost the Emirates' healthcare facilities
00:15in line with its 2025 strategy.
00:18Rashid Hospital is to be rebuilt at a cost of 3 billion dirhams, while three hospitals
00:23will be constructed along with two five-star hotels for people accompanying patients.
00:27During a visit to the DHA headquarters, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
00:33Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, was briefed on the Authority's
00:38expansion plans.
00:39Fierce fighting has been raging in the Syrian town of Qusayr a day after regime forces backed
00:44by Hezbollah fighters stormed the rebel stronghold.
00:48The escalation threatens US-Russian efforts for a peace conference.
00:51One protester was killed and 15 policemen wounded in a clash between police and supporters
00:56of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia.
00:58The Salafist movement called on followers to gather near Tunis for its annual congress,
01:03defying a government ban.
01:05Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to build trust with India and declared that ties
01:10between the Asian giants were key to world peace.
01:13Speaking alongside his counterpart, Manu Mhenteng, Li said China wanted to increase cooperation
01:19with India.
01:20In business, the board of Yahoo has reportedly approved a deal to buy popular blocking site
01:25Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, according to reports.
01:30If confirmed, the deal would be the largest for the internet pioneer since Marissa Mayer
01:34took over as chief executive last year.
01:37Sport and Sunrisers Hyderabad became the final team to qualify for the Indian Premier League
01:42playoffs when they beat Kolkata Knight Riders last night.
01:46They will face Rajasthan Royals in an eliminator match on Wednesday.
01:50India's new generation of filmmakers was at the forefront at Cannes as the film festival
01:55celebrated the century of the nation's cinema industry with a star-studded gala.
02:00Four Indian filmmakers appeared on the red carpet for a gala screening of their film,
02:04Bombay Talkies, an anthology to which each contributed one short film.
02:09Debakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar were joined by Aishwarya Rai
02:15Bachchan.
02:16Finally, the weather, and today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:21to 22 at night.
02:23That's all for now.
02:24Thanks for watching.
02:25As always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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