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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, August 16. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives
00:13in the UAE today on a two-day official visit. Modi's visit will be his first to the Arabian
00:18Gulf and Middle East region since his election in May 2014. Apart from official meetings,
00:24he is expected to visit Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi and Masdar City. He will also
00:29address a massive gathering of Indian expats at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, where more than
00:3350,000 people are expected to turn up. An Emirati woman is the first to sign up for
00:38the Federal National Council's candidacy as the registration for the FNC elections
00:42opened today. Nominations will continue until Thursday. Dr. Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister
00:48of State and Foreign Affairs and FNC Affairs, has called for broad and active participation
00:53in elections scheduled to be held on October 3.
00:57Forces loyal to Yemen's exiled government have retaken a fifth southern province, extending
01:01recent gains against Iran-backed Shia militias, who still control the capital. Loyalist forces
01:07in the south launched an offensive last month against Al-Houthi militants, forcing them
01:11out of the main southern city, Aden. The advance is heading towards Ta'as, which analysts
01:16regard as the gateway to Sana'a. The force will awaken in just 125 days, but
01:21Star Wars fans didn't learn anything new about the film at Disney's D23 convention
01:25on Saturday. Audiences at the biannual Fan Expo were however informed that Jurassic World
01:31director Colin Trevorrow is set to direct Star Wars Episode IX and saw a first glimpse
01:36of the cast of Star Wars Rogue One. And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will
01:42be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks for
01:46watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com