Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. UAE marks Commemoration Day, UN envoy for Yemen criticises decision by Al Houthi rebels, UN Security Council holds emergency meeting, Donald Trump dined at Jean-Georges with Mitt Romney, Woodburn becomes Liverpool's youngest ever goal scorer, UAE Fifa World Cup film ‘Lights of Rome’ out on December 1. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, November the 30th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The UAE marked commemoration day today to honor the legacy of Emirati heroes who have
00:13given their lives for the country on battlefields and on civilian fields.
00:18At 11.30am, the entire nation stood united in a moment of silent prayer and respect and
00:25commemoration for its fallen heroes.
00:28Across the UAE, flags were flown at half-mast from 8am and raised again at 11.31am.
00:35The UN envoy for Yemen has criticized the decision by Al-Houthi rebels to set up a government
00:41in areas they control, calling it a threat to peace efforts in the country.
00:46The announcement by the Iran-backed rebels on Monday represents a new and concerning
00:52obstacle to the peace process, Ismail Oudh Sheikh Ahmed said in a statement.
00:58The Yemeni people have suffered for far too long and their leaders should commit to restore
01:03peace and security to their country without further delay, the envoy said.
01:08The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today on the dire humanitarian crisis
01:14unfolding in Aleppo, diplomats said.
01:17The 15 ambassadors of the Security Council will get a briefing on the situation in Aleppo
01:22by the UN mediator in Syria, Staffan de Mistura.
01:27In East Aleppo, thousands of civilians have fled the fighting and bombings as the Syrian
01:31government forces advanced against parts of the rebel-held areas.
01:36Donald Trump dined Tuesday at Jean Georges, one of New York's swankiest restaurants, with
01:42Mitt Romney.
01:43The choice of the restaurant, popular with New York high society, was the clearest indication
01:48yet that Trump may select once-bitter foe Romney as his chief diplomat.
01:54After the dinner, Romney offered words of praise for Trump that contrasted sharply with
02:00his past criticisms.
02:02Liverpool starlet Ben Woodburn made history as the teenage striker became the club's youngest
02:08ever goal-scorer in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Leeds in the League Cup quarter-finals.
02:14Aged 17 years and 45 days, Woodburn fired in the 81st minute at Anfield to eclipse the
02:21previous record set by Michael Owen, who was 17 years and 143 days old when he scored
02:28against Wimbledon in May 1997.
02:32Woodburn only made his senior debut for Liverpool on Saturday as a late substitute in a Premier
02:38League win over Sunderland.
02:40A film about the first and only time the UAE qualified for the FIFA World Cup will release
02:46in time for National Day on December 1 across the Emirates.
02:50Called Lights of Rome, the documentary first screened at New York's DOC NYC festival last
02:57week.
02:58The film features current coach Mahadi Ali and his 25-year-old star player Omar Abdulrahman.
03:06And finally, the weather.
03:07Today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius, dropping to 21 degrees at night.
03:12That's all for now.
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