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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, April the 3rd.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Café diplomacy was the latest sign of towing of relations between Canada and the UAE.
00:16Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Canadian counterpart John
00:20Byrd had informal talks over Tim Hortons coffee at Abu Dhabi Mall.
00:24A joint statement said the UAE will restore its previous visa regime with Canada allowing
00:29visitors to get visas on arrival.
00:31Around 3,000 school seats will be made available in Abu Dhabi.
00:34The Education Council has offered four vacant government buildings to be used as schools
00:39in the next academic year.
00:40Egypt's ruling Freedom and Justice Party has accused the US of interference after it criticised
00:46legal action against TV satires.
00:48Bassem Youssef was questioned over allegations that he insulted President Mohamed Morsi and
00:53Islam.
00:54North Korea has blocked South Korean entry to a key joint industrial zone.
00:58Neither of the Koreas has allowed previous crisis to affect Kaesong, the only surviving
01:03example of inter-Korean cooperation.
01:06Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport will kick off passenger flight operations
01:11in October with two budget carriers, Saudi's Nasair and European Wazir.
01:17Lionel Messi is due to have tests on his injured hamstring to determine the extent of an injury
01:22he picked up last night.
01:24Messi scored the opening goal in Barcelona 2-2 draw at Paris Saint-Germain in the first
01:28leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
01:31He came off at half-time.
01:33In cricket, IPL 6 gets underway tonight when defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders
01:38take on Delhi Daredevils from 6.30pm UAA time.
01:43We don't know if the world is ready for this yet.
01:45Malayalam cinema's top actor, Mohanlal, will dance to South Korean's pop idol, Psy's
01:50Gangnam Style, this Friday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
01:53Yes, you heard that right.
01:55And finally, weather.
01:56The daytime temperature will be 37 degrees Celsius falling to 22 at night.
02:02That's all for now.
02:03Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com