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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April the 20th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Dubai issued more than 206,000 new work visas in the first quarter of 2015, according to
00:18the Dubai Health Authority.
00:20Maisa Al-Bustani, Director of Medical Fitness at DHA, said the department conducted medical
00:26tests for 496,721 fitness procedures, of which 206,770 tests were for new visas.
00:37An Iraqi militia group said it had conducted DNA tests to confirm the death of Izzat Al-Duri,
00:43former right-hand man to the late President Saddam Hussein.
00:46The Kataib Hezbollah group published a video showing its fighters snipping off a piece
00:52of beard from the body of the man believed to be Al-Duri.
00:56European Union ministers headed into crisis talks today as Italian and Maltese authorities
01:01grappled with the grim aftermath of the Mediterranean's deadliest migrant disaster.
01:07More than 700 people are feared dead following Sunday's capsize of a fishing boat off Libya
01:13that had been crammed with migrants trying to reach Europe.
01:17In sport, Mumbai Indians chalked up their first win in five matches of the Indian Premier
01:22League as they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 18 runs last night.
01:27Dropped up by half-centuries from Lendl Simmons and Unmukht Chand, Mumbai scored 209 for seven
01:34while RCB were restricted to 191.
01:40Bobby Brown has told concert goers that his daughter, Bobby Christina Brown, is awake
01:45nearly three months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a tub at her Georgia home.
01:53Brown's family has said she is fighting for her life since she was found unresponsive
01:58on January 31.
02:01The Jedis are all but extinct, the Old Republic is in turmoil and the threat of the Death
02:06Star is looming in Rogue One, fans learned at Star Wars Celebration on Sunday.
02:12Director Gareth Edwards debuted a tantalizing concept reel to preview the mysterious film
02:18which is part of a series of films exploring other stories outside of the core Star Wars saga.
02:24The film will shoot in London this summer for a December 16, 2016 release.
02:30And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius dropping
02:35to 23 degrees at night.
02:37That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at
02:41gulfnews.com