Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Dubai Metro to get Route 2020 extension. Game of Thrones leaked. Yemen in turmoil. Barack Obama and Raul Castro hold face-to-face talks. Chris Gayle dedicates Man of the Match award to mom's birthday. English Premier League update. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April the 12th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Dubai Metro will be extended for 14.5 km, branching out from Nakhil Harbour and Tower
00:18Station to the Expo 2020 site near Al Maktoum International Airport.
00:24The much-anticipated extension of the Red Line has been approved by His Highness Sheikh
00:28Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of
00:33Dubai, and has been termed Route 2020.
00:38The first four episodes from the much-anticipated fifth season of TV show Game of Thrones leaked
00:45hours before the global premiere today.
00:48The fantasy series is the world's most pirated show, and producers have taken the step of
00:53screening the show simultaneously in 170 countries, including the UAE, on Sunday.
00:59The show will screen at 5 a.m. on Monday in the UAE.
01:05Popular committee fighters backing Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi said they
01:10have captured two Iranian military officers advising Al-Houthi militiamen in Aden.
01:16If confirmed, tensions between Tehran and Riyadh are expected to escalate.
01:21The committee sources say the captured men were from the elite unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
01:29Barack Obama and Raul Castro held the first face-to-face talks between U.S. and Cuban
01:34leaders since 1956 in Panama on Saturday, vowing to pursue the historic effort to bury
01:41Cold War-era enmity.
01:44Sitting together in a blue-carpeted room, Obama thanked Castro for his spirit of openness
01:49and courtesy during their interactions.
01:52The communist leader stressed that the negotiations will require patience.
01:58Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Chris Gayle last night dedicated his Man of the Match
02:02award in the Indian Premier League match against Kolkata Knight Riders to his mother on her birthday.
02:09Happy birthday to Mom, Gayle said after his blistering 56-ball 96 at the Eden Gardens.
02:17In football, Arsenal's improbable late run at the Premier League title gained momentum
02:23with a 1-0 victory at Burnley on Saturday.
02:26Their eighth straight triumph moved Arsenal within four points of leaders Chelsea.
02:32And finally, the weather.
02:33Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:39That's all for now.
02:40Thanks for watching.
02:41And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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