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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, January 5. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour.
00:12The UN Security Council has strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by
00:18protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. The statement by
00:24the 15-member council made no mention of the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and called
00:30on Iran to protect diplomatic personnel and property. It also defended Riyadh over the
00:35executions.
00:36Indian forces searched for the last suspected gunman in an attack at air force base near
00:42the Pakistan border that has lasted for four days and left seven government troops dead.
00:48Air Force spokeswoman Rochelle Da Silva said there has been no firing since Monday night
00:53at the base. Indian security forces say they have killed five attackers with the last one
00:58shot dead on Monday. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but Sharath Kumar, chief of
01:05India's National Investigation Agency, said a preliminary investigation based on telephone
01:10intercepts suggested the attackers were from Pakistan.
01:15Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane promised to put his heart and soul into managing the
01:20Spanish giants after he was named as coach following Rafael Benitez's sacking last night.
01:26We have the best club in the world, the best fans and I will try my best to ensure the
01:31team wins at the end of the season, said the three-time FIFA player of the year.
01:37Guns and roses will both get back together for the Coachella music festival in April.
01:42Coachella, which takes place over two consecutive weekends in the California desert, confirmed
01:47the long-rumoured reunion as it announced its line-up. The concerts are expected to
01:52mark the first time that the original line-up of Guns and Roses, including singer Axel Rose
01:58and guitarist Slash, have performed together since July 1993 in Buenos Aires.
02:04Guns and Roses have kept playing in name in recent years but without Slash, who has long
02:09said it was too difficult to work with Rose.
02:13And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 22 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:18to 16 degrees at night.
02:20That's all for now. Thanks for watching. But as always you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com