00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, May the 14th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Expatriates who reside in GCC countries can now apply online for entry permits to visit
00:16the UAE.
00:17The service aims to speed up passenger movement at airports and relieve GCC residents of the
00:22hassle of waiting in queues for their visit visas, the General Director of Residency and
00:27Foreign Affairs has announced.
00:30US President Barack Obama is meeting six Gulf leaders today at Camp David in an attempt
00:34to mend fences with its historical allies.
00:37Gulf states are deeply concerned that nuclear negotiations between Iran and Western powers
00:41will come at their expense, at a time where Iran is blatantly interfering in Arab states'
00:47affairs.
00:48Obama said the meeting comes at a very challenging time, but assured that the US has an extraordinary
00:53friendship with Saudi Arabia.
00:55Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking to clinch $10 billion worth of deals as he
01:00begins his three-day visit to China today.
01:04Modi arrived in Jian, capital of China's Shanxi province, this morning on the first leg of
01:09his three-nation tour that will also take him to Mongolia and South Korea.
01:14Two Indians and an American were among five people killed when gunmen stormed a downtown
01:19Kabul guesthouse.
01:20The attack trapped dozens of people attending a concert and triggered an hours-long standoff
01:25with Afghan security forces.
01:27The Taliban claimed responsibility for the overnight siege on the Park Palace.
01:32In sport, Juventus ended the prospect of a first El Clasico Championships League final
01:37by shocking Real Madrid with a 3-2 aggregate victory in their semifinal last night.
01:43Former Real striker Alvaro Morata scored the decisive goal for the Italian champions, who
01:48will meet Barcelona in the June 6th final.
01:51The Cannes Film Festival unrolled its red carpet with a French drama as the glitzy
01:55festival began on a serious note after January's terror attacks in Paris.
02:01Standing Tall, a film about a juvenile delinquent co-starring Catherine Deneuve, premiered as
02:06the festival got underway.
02:07The opening ceremony featured a ballet that was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.
02:12A company helping British soprano Sarah Brightman prepare a flight to the International Space
02:17Station says she has put off the mission.
02:20Space Adventures said in a statement the 54-year-old singer announced that, for personal
02:24family reasons, her intentions have had to change.
02:27Brightman was to blast off to the station in a Russian Soyuz rocket on September 1st.
02:33And finally, weather.
02:34Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
02:40That's all for now.
02:41Thanks for watching.
02:42We'll be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news on
02:46gulfnews.com.
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