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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, January the 18th.
00:10Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Egyptian actress Fatin Hamama, an Arab film icon and former wife of actor Omar Sharif,
00:19died at the age of 83 on Saturday.
00:22One of the most prominent actresses from the 1950s to the 70s, Fatin acted in about 100
00:29films and worked with masters of Egyptian film industry, including Yusuf Shaheen.
00:34She often starred with Omar Sharif and they married in 1955, becoming one of Egypt's most
00:40famous celebrity couples, before divorcing in the 70s.
00:46Millions of singing, cheering Catholics choked the streets of the Philippine capital on Sunday
00:51to hear Pope Francis celebrate Mass, ignoring blustery weather.
00:55Pope Francis made a triumphant entry into Manila's Rizal Park riding on a Popemobile
01:01and wearing the same plastic yellow rain poncho handed out to the masses during his visit
01:06to Typhoon Hitakluban a day earlier.
01:10Francis has dedicated his four-day trip to the Philippines to the poor.
01:15Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in Jordan and Palestine today, a day after he pledged
01:21$2.5 billion in humanitarian aid for the Middle East.
01:26Before departing Egypt, where he met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Abe said Japan could
01:32recognise a Palestinian state very soon.
01:36In sport, Jose Mourinho said Chelsea had produced the perfect performance after a 5-0 win away
01:42to Swansea City on Saturday.
01:45Oscar and Diego Costa both scored twice in the first half at the Liberty Stadium to leave
01:50Chelsea 4-0 up before the break and a fifth goal was added 11 minutes from time.
01:57A firestorm has erupted over the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations.
02:03All 20 of this year's acting contenders are white and there are no women in the directing
02:09or writing categories.
02:11After the nominations were announced, the hashtag OscarsSoWhite started trending on
02:16Twitter.
02:17The Film Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs says the all-white acting slate inspires her
02:23to accelerate the Academy's push for more diversity.
02:28And finally, the weather.
02:29Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius, dropping to 14 degrees at night.
02:35That's all for now.
02:36Thanks for watching.
02:37And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
02:47.