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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, April 23. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:10In the second armed robbery of its kind, a seven-member gang attacked a UAE citizen and
00:15his wife in their apartment in London, but they are unharmed. That's according to the
00:20UAE Ambassador to the UK, Abdulrahman Khanim al-Mutawi. The masked robbers, who carried
00:25hammers, knives and guns, broke the door and entered the apartment, threatened the family
00:29and stole their money, jewelry and credit cards.
00:32Rival Palestinian leaders from the West Bank and Gaza Strip have decided to form a government
00:37of national unity within the next five weeks. That's according to officials. The agreement
00:42between members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Hamas was reached following
00:46talks in Gaza City, which began on Tuesday evening.
00:50Lebanon's parliament will meet today to try and elect the new president, kicking off what's
00:54expected to be a lengthy and fiercely contested vote for the country's top Christian post
00:59amid regional unrest.
01:01Tech-savvy shoppers are gearing up for a four-day extravaganza of buzz, bargains and high energy
01:07as the second Gitex Shopper Spring Edition 2014 opens its doors today at the Dubai World
01:12Trade Center.
01:14Football and Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss the rest of the season, delivering a
01:17huge blow to Chelsea's Premier League and Champions League title aspirations after he
01:22was injured during his club's nil-nil draw with Atletico Madrid in their Champions League
01:26semi-final first leg match last night.
01:29In the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals face off in the
01:33day's only match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium from 6.30 p.m. this evening.
01:38And the first Star Wars movie to be made under Walt Disney Company has started filming in
01:43Abu Dhabi. Alan Horn, chairman of Disney's film unit, confirmed Abu Dhabi as the location
01:48and revealed some secondary scenes have already been shot.
01:51And finally, the weather. The daytime temperature will be 37 degrees Celsius, falling to 25
01:56tonight.
01:57That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:00at gulfnews.com.