Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Apple CEO Tim Cook hints at another Dubai store. Yemen’s government will give UN-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait a last chance. US carries out an air strike on the leader of the Afghan Taliban. Jose Mourinho will be appointed Manchester United manager. Indian lawmaker Anurag Thakur elected as the youngest head of India's cricket board. Calvin Harris sustains minor injuries in car accident. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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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