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Rain hits the UAE - GN Headlines
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2/11/2025
Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Rain hits the UAE. Clashes erupt in Sana'a. Europe on high alert. Oprah leads harmony march in USA. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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Good day.
00:06
Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, January the 19th.
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Here are the top stories at this hour.
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Strong gusty winds and moderate showers lashed the UAE early this morning, bringing rush
00:16
hour traffic to a grinding halt.
00:19
Roads linking Sharjah and Dubai, including Al-Ittihad Road, Beirut Street, and Mohammed
00:23
bin Zayed Road, were badly affected.
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Over-to-bumper traffic could be seen for at least five hours since 6 a.m., causing
00:30
major delays for office-goers.
00:33
Sheikh Zayed Road also saw heavy tailbacks on both directions.
00:37
In Abu Dhabi, a hailstorm hit the main highway, while heavy rain fell across the emirate.
00:41
According to the UAE Met Office, the temperature dropped to 8 degrees at Jabal Jais in Ras al-Khaimah.
00:48
Fierce clashes erupted in the Yemeni capital between the Presidential Guard and Al-Houthi
00:52
militants.
00:53
Tensions have been running high in Sana'a since Al-Houthis abducted the Yemeni President's
00:57
Chief of Staff Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak on Saturday, in a bid to extract changes to a draft constitution
01:03
he's been overseeing.
01:05
Europe was on high alert today as a suspected mastermind of a jihadist cell in Belgium remained
01:10
at large.
01:11
EU foreign ministers are to meet in Brussels to discuss ways to combat the threat posed
01:16
by radicalized Europeans returning home after fighting in Iraq and Syria.
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The meeting Monday comes as the bloc prepares for a special leaders summit on February 12th
01:24
dedicated to fighting terrorism.
01:27
Oprah Winfrey and the cast of the movie Selma marched with hundreds of people on Sunday
01:31
in Alabama to recall one of the bloodiest chapters of the American civil rights movement.
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Winfrey helped lead the march with Selma director Ava DuVernay, actor David Oyelowo, who portrayed
01:41
Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie, and the rapper Common.
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And finally, weather.
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Today's high across the UAE will be 19 degrees Celsius, dropping to 16 degrees at night.
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That's all for now.
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Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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