00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, April 7. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:07A new visa system now allows UAE residents to carry out all visa and residency transactions
00:13at approved typing services centers without having to visit the General Directorate of
00:18Residency and Foreign Affairs Headquarters or any of its branches. This includes applying
00:23for visas, renewing residency, applying for new residency or cancellation, in addition
00:28to any other related services.
00:31A visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz to Egypt, due to begin today, will mark a
00:36milestone in relations between the two Arab heavyweights and bolster security in a strife-wracked
00:41region. This visit is the first by the Saudi King to Egypt since he came to the throne
00:46in January 2015. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has since visited Saudi Arabia
00:52several times.
00:54Three motorcycle-riding assailants hacked and shot a student activist to death as he
00:59was walking with a friend in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka. The killing on Wednesday
01:03night follows a string of similar attacks last year when at least five secular bloggers
01:08and publishers were killed, allegedly by radical Islamists.
01:13Pop star Keisha's claims that producer Dr. Luke violated human rights and hate crime
01:18laws by drugging, sexually abusing and emotionally tormenting her were dismissed, with the judge
01:23saying that rape isn't necessarily an act of gender hatred.
01:28And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:32to 23 degrees at night.
01:35That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on
01:38Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com
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