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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, April the 22nd. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour. Ground fighting between Al-Houthi militia
00:13rebels and pro-government forces raged on in Yemen's Aden and other towns today, despite
00:19the end of a Saudi-led air campaign, according to witnesses. Militia men in southern Yemen
00:24said last night they would continue fighting Al-Houthi rebels until they drove them out
00:28of the region. The Saudi-led coalition command announced last night the end of its military
00:33campaign against Al-Houthi at the request of exiled President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi,
00:39evoking welcomes from several countries. Individuals and organizations who wish to
00:44carry out any fundraising event for a specific cause must coordinate with a non-profit charity
00:50approved under the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department, or risk being penalized.
00:56Following a decree issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice
01:00President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, all fundraising activities
01:04will be strictly regulated in order to ensure the money reaches the right people.
01:10A storm-tossed ship stuck outside Sydney Harbor with 2,500 passengers was today finally able
01:16to dock as the city endured a third day of chaos wreaked by heavy rain. Australia's biggest
01:22city and regions to the north and south have been battling cyclonic wind gusts and non-stop
01:27downpours since Monday. In sport, double strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Neymar inspired
01:33Bayern Munich and Barcelona, respectively, into the Champions League semi-finals last
01:37night. Bayern hammered Porto 6-1 for a 7-4 aggregate win, while Barca eased to a 2-0
01:43win over Paris Saint-Germain and an aggregate of 5-1. Cricket in King's XI Punjab came from
01:50behind to beat tabletoppers Rajasthan Royals via the super over in the Indian Premier League
01:55last night. With the scores tied at 191 at the end of the regulation period, the match
02:00went into the super over, where King's XI scored 15-1. In reply, the Royals lost both
02:06their available wickets to end at 6-2.
02:10Netflix has confirmed long-standing rumors that hit TV show Full House is returning to
02:15the small screen. The streaming giant has commissioned 13 episodes of a reboot called
02:20Fuller House, which will air in 2016 and center on the family of DJ Tanner, one of the children
02:26in the original series. And finally, today's weather highs across the UAE will be 32 degrees
02:32Celsius dropping to 24 tonight.