00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, May 14.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09An argument that led to arson is being pursued by Dubai authorities investigating the fire
00:15that torched 11 cars outside of Dubai Outlet Mall.
00:19Police has arrested an Asian bus driver suspected of setting the vehicles on fire.
00:24A team from the Criminal Investigation Department arrested the suspect before he could flee
00:29the country.
00:31Police said the bus driver, who transports mall employees, had an argument with another
00:35driver and set ablaze the victim's vehicle and escaped.
00:40A family of five carried out the suicide bombing of a police headquarters in Indonesia's second
00:45city on Monday, police said.
00:48The comments came a day after a deadly wave of attacks on churches staged by another family.
00:54The family of six, including two young girls, staged suicide bombings of churches during
00:59morning services in Surabaya, killing 14.
01:04Barcelona's hopes of an unbeaten La Liga season ended Sunday as the champions suffered
01:09a shock 5-4 defeat at Levante.
01:13Levante raced into a remarkable 5-1 lead against the double winners after 56 minutes, including
01:20a hat-trick from Ghanaian striker Emmanuel.
01:23Eighty-two women climbed the steps of the Palais de Festival at the Cannes Film Festival
01:28in an unprecedented protest to press for gender equality in the film industry.
01:34The number represented the women filmmakers selected to compete at Cannes during the festival's
01:39seven-decade history.
01:41In contrast, more than 1,800 films directed by men have been picked for the prestigious
01:47festival lineup.
01:49Organizers said the event was orchestrated by the Time's Up movement.
01:53And finally, the weather.
01:55Today's highs across the UAE will be 37 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:01That's all for now.
02:03Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com
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