00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, April the 24th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Hezbollah's decision to fight openly alongside the Syrian regime has increased fears amongst
00:16Lebanese citizens of getting dragged into the Syria conflict.
00:20This week, the group defended its actions by saying they were carrying out a national
00:24and moral duty to defend Lebanese citizens living in border villages inside Syria, in
00:30response to Salafist Lebanese clerics' declared jihad against Hezbollah and the Syrian regime.
00:35Dubai municipality officials believe they can slash 500 million plastic bags for being
00:40circulated before the year's end, through an extensive six-month campaign beginning
00:45in May.
00:46The focus of its Say No to Plastic Bags campaign is a 20% reduction in the estimated 2.9 billion
00:52plastic bags used in the emirate every year.
00:55Two men charged with an alleged al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a Canadian passenger train
01:00made their first court appearances yesterday.
01:02Raed Jasser and Shehab Saghir were arrested in separate raids after a joint Canada-US
01:08investigation.
01:09The Dubai benchmark measure rose for the fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, breaching
01:14a key psychological barrier at 2,000, the first time since November 2009.
01:20Samsung launched its much-awaited S4 model in the UAE last night.
01:24The device houses a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
01:31Bayern Munich stunned Barcelona and a half-fit Lionel Messi last night by thrashing the Spanish
01:36giants 4-0 in their Champions League semi-final, first leg in Germany.
01:41In the other semi-final tonight, Borussia Dortmund host Real Madrid at 10.45pm UAE time.
01:48Mumbai Indians take on Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League game tonight.
01:53Indian actress Vidya Balan will join Hollywood A-listers actress Nicole Kidman and director
01:59Ang Lee next month on the Cannes Film Festival jury.
02:03Steven Spielberg is the president of the jury at the annual film festival.
02:07And finally, weather.
02:08The daytime temperature will be 37 degrees Celsius, falling to 21 at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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