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UAE marks Commemoration Day - GN Headlines

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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, November the 30th.

00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:09The UAE marked commemoration day today to honor the legacy of Emirati heroes who have

00:13given their lives for the country on battlefields and on civilian fields.

00:18At 11.30 AM, the entire nation stood united in a moment of silent prayer and respect and

00:25commemoration for its fallen heroes.

00:28Across the UAE, flags were flown at half-mast from 8 AM and raised again at 11.31 AM.

00:35The UN envoy for Yemen has criticized the decision by Al-Houthi rebels to set up a government

00:41in areas they control, calling it a threat to peace efforts in the country.

00:46The announcement by the Iran-backed rebels on Monday represents a new and concerning

00:52obstacle to the peace process, Ismail Oudh Sheikh Ahmed said in a statement.

00:58The Yemeni people have suffered for far too long and their leaders should commit to restore

01:03peace and security to their country without further delay, the envoy said.

01:08The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today on the dire humanitarian crisis

01:14unfolding in Aleppo, diplomats said.

01:17The 15 ambassadors of the Security Council will get a briefing on the situation in Aleppo

01:22by the UN mediator in Syria, Staffan de Mistura.

01:27In East Aleppo, thousands of civilians have fled the fighting and bombings as the Syrian

01:31government forces advanced against parts of the rebel-held areas.

01:36Donald Trump dined Tuesday at Jean Georges, one of New York's swankiest restaurants,

01:42with Mitt Romney.

01:43The choice of the restaurant, popular with New York high society, was the clearest indication

01:48yet that Trump may select once-bitter foe Romney as his chief diplomat.

01:55After the dinner, Romney offered words of praise for Trump that contrasted sharply with

02:00his past criticisms.

02:02Liverpool starlet Ben Woodburn made history as the teenage striker became the club's

02:07youngest-ever goalscorer in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Leeds in the League Cup quarter-finals.

02:14Aged 17 years and 45 days, Woodburn fired in the 81st minute at Anfield to eclipse the

02:21previous record set by Michael Owen, who was 17 years and 143 days old when he scored

02:28against Wimbledon in May 1997.

02:32Woodburn only made his senior debut for Liverpool on Saturday as a late substitute in a Premier

02:38League win over Sunderland.

02:40A film about the first and only time the UAE qualified for the FIFA World Cup will release

02:46in time for National Day on December 1 across the Emirates.

02:50Called Lights of Rome, the documentary first screened at New York's DOC NYC Festival last

02:57week.

02:58The film features current coach Mahadi Ali and his 25-year-old star player Omar Abdul

03:04Rahman.

03:05And finally, the weather.

03:07Today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius, dropping to 21 degrees at night.

03:12That's all for now.

03:13Thanks for watching.

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