00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, May the 28th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani rights activist who was attacked by the Taliban for her determination
00:16to join school, was assured by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown
00:22Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, that the UAE will always
00:26stand with tolerance and forgiveness.
00:29Sheikh Mohammed received Malala last night along with her family members.
00:33Malala works to promote the values of forgiveness and tolerance, Sheikh Mohammed said.
00:37A coordinated wave of car bombings tore through mostly shared areas of Baghdad yesterday,
00:42killing at least 66 people and maiming nearly 200 as insurgents step up the bloodshed roiling
00:47Iraq.
00:48The attacks in markets and other areas frequented by civilians are the latest sign of a rapid
00:53deterioration in security across the country.
00:56The European Union decided last night to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
01:00while maintaining all other sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's regime after
01:04June 1, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.
01:08Meanwhile, US Senator John McCain, a strong proponent of arming the opposition, secretly
01:12slipped into Syrian territory yesterday to meet with rebels.
01:16South Korea has shut down two nuclear reactors and delayed the scheduled start of operations
01:20at two more, prompting government warnings of unprecedented power shortages.
01:25The move is part of a widening investigation into a scandal involving parts provided with
01:29fake safety certificates.
01:32In sport, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic begins his French Open campaign with a match against
01:37Belgium's David Goffin at Roland-Garros this afternoon.
01:41In the women's draw, third seed Viktoria Azarenka takes on Russian Elena Vazinina.
01:46Egyptian superstar Amr Diab, Emirati singer Hussein al-Jasmi and the Lebanese diva Elisa
01:51will kick off the first night of the Yassalam after-race concert series on October 31.
01:56The series this year is back to its fourth night format, but performers for the second
02:01and third nights are yet to be revealed.
02:03Only Grand Prix tickets holders will have access to the concerts.
02:07Finally, the weather.
02:08And today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping to 25 at night.
02:14That's all for now.
02:15Thanks for watching.
02:16As always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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