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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, December the 3rd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08U.S. President Donald Trump said actions by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn
00:13during the presidential transition were lawful and that he had to fire him because Flynn
00:19had lied to the FBI and the Vice President.
00:23The President's comment suggested he may have known Flynn lied to the FBI before he urged
00:28the FBI director not to investigate his former advisor, legal experts said.
00:34Flynn is the first member of Trump's administration to plead guilty to a crime uncovered by special
00:40counsel Robert Mueller's wide-ranging investigation into Russian attempts to influence last year's
00:47U.S. presidential election and possible collusion by Trump aides.
00:51Brokers legally appointed to manage property of landlords based abroad are no longer allowed
00:57to sign unified lease contracts to get an ijari in Dubai.
01:02Now the signatures of the leaser and the tenant along with two witnesses are required for
01:07the new contract.
01:09Previously if the property owner was based abroad, he or she could appoint a legal representative
01:15through a power of attorney to manage properties here.
01:18Virat Kohli broke the record of West Indian legendary batsman Brian Lara in registering
01:24scores of more than 206 times, most as a captain in the five-day format.
01:30The Indian captain also equaled Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag in sharing the record
01:36of most number of double centuries for India in Test cricket as he continued to plunder
01:41the Sri Lankans during their third and final test at Feroze Shakotla Stadium.
01:46Academy Award winning actor Geoffrey Rush resigned as head of an Austrian film industry
01:52body after allegations surfaced against him of inappropriate behavior.
01:57Rush who has denied any wrongdoing stepped down as president of the Australian Academy
02:02of Cinema and Television Arts.
02:05And finally the weather.
02:06Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius dropping to 18 degrees at night.
02:11That's all for now.
02:12Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com