Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Dubai Canal flyover to be fully open by July. Daesh-held city of Fallujah braces for assault by Iraqi forces. 17-year-old gorilla shot and killed in Cincinnati Zoo. Real Madrid celebrate historic 11th European Cup win. Johnny Depp makes no comment on abuse allegations. 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 29th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The second half of the Sheikh Zayed Road flyover for the Dubai Water Canal project will be
00:14open by July.
00:15The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority said Abu Dhabi-bound traffic will move on to the
00:19flyover from July, allowing for canal drilling work underneath.
00:24Work on the canal is on schedule and 92% of the project has been completed.
00:29The Daesh-held city of Fallujah is bracing for an assault by Iraqi forces who deployed
00:35around the city for the first time on Saturday.
00:37Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces, including the Hashid al-Shaabi Umbrella Group, will
00:43take part in the assault, prompting warnings of possible revenge killings of the city's
00:48remaining Sunni population.
00:51A special response team shot and killed a 17-year-old gorilla on Saturday that grabbed
00:57and dragged a four-year-old boy who fell into the exhibit moat in Cincinnati Zoo in
01:02the US.
01:03Authorities said the boy is expected to recover after being picked up out of the moat and
01:08dragged by the gorilla for about 10 minutes.
01:12Thousands of Real Madrid fans chanted in the Spanish capital as the team returned home
01:16after a historic 11th European Cup win.
01:20An open-top bus carried the team, who showed off the trophy to fans who had spent hours
01:25awaiting their heroes in the heart of Madrid.
01:27Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winning spot kick in a 5-3 penalties victory over Atletico
01:33Madrid at Milan's San Siro Stadium.
01:37Johnny Depp seemed the picture of rock star Kool as he played guitar on stage in Portugal
01:42with his band The Hollywood Vampires.
01:45A judge on Friday ordered Depp to stay away from estranged wife Amber Heard after she
01:51accused him of repeatedly hitting her during a recent fight and leaving her face bruised.
01:57Depp's publicist has not responded to a request for comment and the Oscar-nominated star made
02:03no mention of the allegations during his concert in Lisbon.
02:08And finally, the weather.
02:09Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
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