00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, November the 12th. Here are
00:09the top stories this hour.
00:11Britain is rolling out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is
00:16due to address Parliament and have lunch with Queen Elizabeth during an official visit that
00:20starts today. Modi is being treated to full British pomp on a trip that comes amid rising
00:26troubles for him at home, where economic growth is slowing and political criticism is also
00:31growing. He will be welcomed with military ceremony, hold talks with British Prime Minister
00:35David Cameron and address Parliament today. On Friday, he'll lunch with the Queen and
00:39hold a glitzy rally, complete with fireworks, for thousands of supporters at London's Wembley
00:44Stadium.
00:45Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir voiced support for peace talks on Yemen's conflict,
00:51which the United Nations says will take place this month in Geneva.
00:54We hope they will be successful, al-Jubeir said after the Arab-South American summit.
01:00Mohamed Afi's unbeaten 102 and his unbroken fifth wicket partnership of 106 with Babar
01:06Azam made sure Pakistan provided their long-service Younis Khan a fitting farewell with a sixth
01:12wicket win in the first one-day international against England at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in
01:16Abu Dhabi last night.
01:19Salman Khan has reunited with Suraj Bajatia, the director responsible for the actor's breakout
01:24role in 1989 blockbuster Menebiyakia, for this weekend's big Bollywood release Prem
01:30Ratan Danpeo. The film sees Khan as the lovable Prem, a stand-up gentleman with strong moral
01:36values and a willingness to sacrifice his personal happiness for the greater good.
01:42And finally, the weather. After a day which saw rain forecast but never arrive, UAE residents
01:47awoke to overcast skies and light rain this morning. The Met Office said most parts of
01:52the UAE will get rain on Friday. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius,
01:57dropping to 24 degrees at night.
02:00That's all for now. Thank you for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be
02:03on Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news on golfnews.com
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