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00:00Good day! Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, May 1. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:08The National Media Council has selected the winning design for the UAE's Pavilion at Expo
00:132020 in Dubai. Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's falcon-inspired concept was chosen
00:20following an international competition. Sultan Al-Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of
00:25the Board of Directors of NMC, said the design captures the story we want to tell the world
00:31about our nation.
00:33A pilot project to revamp Al-Safa Public Library will serve as a benchmark for the restructuring
00:38of Dubai's other public libraries. The facility is set to be completed during the first quarter
00:43of 2017 in a bid to introduce new experiences for reading and literature across the city.
00:51The situation in Syria's divided city of Aleppo has reached catastrophic proportions as terrified
00:56residents flee a new wave of regime airstrikes on rebel-held areas. Nearly 300 people, mostly
01:02civilians, were killed last week in attacks that have drawn international condemnation.
01:07US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged a return to a nationwide ceasefire in Syria.
01:13England's Miracle Club, Leicester City are 90 minutes from sporting immortality as they
01:19prepare for a showdown at Old Trafford with Manchester United tonight. The 5,000-to-1
01:25outsiders need just three points to become champions for the first time in their 132-year
01:30history.
01:32In his final performance as stand-up comedy's commander-in-chief, President Barack Obama
01:36cracked wise about the election, his waning days as president, and Donald Trump. Trump
01:42would succeed in closing the US prison in Guantanamo because he knows a thing or two
01:46about running waterfront properties into the ground, Obama told 2,600 attendees at the
01:52annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.
01:55And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:00to 24 degrees at night.
02:02That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news at
02:07gulfnews.com.