00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News update for Sunday, May the 22nd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Saturday that his company will continue to grow its presence
00:14in the Middle East, opening more retail stores and also looking to help governments adopt
00:19technology-based services.
00:21Apple will have more stores in Dubai and the region over time, Cook told Gulf News in an
00:26exclusive interview.
00:27The CEO of the world's largest IT company strolled unannounced into Apple's Dubai store,
00:33where he shook hands and took selfies with customers and employees.
00:38Yemen's government will give UN-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait a last chance, the country's
00:43foreign minister said on Saturday.
00:46Representatives from the Saudi-backed government of President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi and
00:51its Iran-allied Houthi rebel militias have been meeting for nearly a month in Kuwait.
00:57The US carried out an airstrike on the leader of the Afghan Taliban, probably killing him
01:02in a remote area just inside the Pakistan border.
01:05If confirmed, the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour may open up a battle for succession and deepen
01:10fractures that emerged in the insurgent movement after the death of its founder, Mullah Mohammad
01:16Omar, was confirmed last year.
01:18Jose Mourinho will be appointed Manchester United manager next week to replace Louis
01:23Van Gaal despite the FA Cup final victory over Crystal Palace.
01:27The 53-year-old Portuguese will take over at United even though Van Gaal has a year
01:32left on his contract.
01:34Indian lawmaker Anurag Thakur was elected as the youngest head of India's cricket board,
01:39charged with reforming one of the most powerful organizations in world sport.
01:44Thakur, who is a member of parliament for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and a close
01:48ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, succeeds Shashank Manohar.
01:53Popular DJ producer Calvin Harris is resting after he was involved in a car accident and
01:59sustained minor injuries.
02:00His publicist said Harris was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck in a collision
02:06in Los Angeles.
02:07He was examined by doctors at a hospital and released.
02:11And finally, the weather.
02:12Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:19That's all for now.
02:20Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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