00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Sunday, May 8. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:07Saudi Arabia has replaced its long-serving oil minister as part of a major government
00:12overhaul.
00:13Ali Al-Noemi, who has been oil minister since 1995, was replaced by Khalid Al-Fali, chairman
00:19of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company.
00:21The revamp follows the announcement of Vision 2030 reform plan by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed
00:27bin Salman last month to transform Saudi Arabia's economy and reduce its dependence on oil.
00:33King Salman bin Abdulaziz also made several other sweeping changes.
00:37Tawfiq Al-Rabiya will replace Al-Fali as Minister of Health, while the Ministry of Water and
00:42Electricity has been abolished.
00:45Leicester City celebrated their Premier League Championship victory and the first title in
00:49their 132-year history, with victory over Everton on Saturday.
00:54Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli was accompanied by fellow countryman coach Claudio Ranieri
00:59as he walked out 30 minutes before kick-off to fulfil a promise to perform at the King
01:04Power Stadium if Leicester became champions.
01:08Lawyers charged with untangling the multimillion-dollar estate of late pop star Prince can get a sample
01:14of his blood from the coroner in case of a paternity claim.
01:17Prince, who died on April 21, is not known to have had any children, but a Minnesota
01:23judge said that parentage issues might arise as the probate case goes forward.
01:28The exact value of Prince's estate has not yet been disclosed, but his music catalogue
01:32alone has been estimated at more than $500 million.
01:36Bollywood actor Imran Hashmi and former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin were in
01:41fine form as they answered sticky questions about the cricketer's controversial life.
01:46Hashmi chronicles the life of the fallen cricketing hero in the film Azhar, releasing in the UAE
01:51on May 12.
01:53He was trained in cricket by Azharuddin and the film is directed by Tony D'Souza.
01:58And finally, the weather.
01:59Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:04That's all for now.
02:05Thanks for watching.
02:06As always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com
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