00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, June 20. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10Thirty people accused of running a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United Arab
00:14Emirates have been referred to the Federal Supreme Court. The Advocate General of the
00:18UAE State Security Public Prosecution said the 30 Emiratis and Egyptians face charges
00:24of attempting to find new Brotherhood members, collecting donations without permits and obtaining
00:29financial support from the organization.
00:32The Sopranos star James Gandolfini passed away last night while holidaying in Rome.
00:36The 51-year-old, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally fragile mob boss in the HBO series
00:42not only helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype
00:46on its head, but won him three Emmys.
00:49UNESCO has added six ancient sites in Syria to the Endangered World Heritage List, warning
00:54that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy damage. The new additions
00:58include a fortress of Salah al-Din and a crusader castle.
01:03Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between the U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely
01:08to take place today as originally expected.
01:11India's rupee hit a new low against the dollar today after the U.S. Federal Reserve said
01:15it could start to reduce stimulus measures for the U.S. economy. The rupee hit 59.94
01:21to the dollar in morning trade. Indian shares also fell more than 2 percent on concerns
01:26of a slowdown in flows of overseas funds into emerging markets such as India.
01:31In sport, India and Sri Lanka meet in Cardiff today to decide who will take on host England
01:36in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy. Brazil and Italy booked their places in the
01:41Confederations Cup semifinals with victories overnight.
01:45In the movie theaters this week, Sanam Kapoor and Anush's Ranjana is the new Bollywood
01:50offering. From Hollywood, the lovable Sully and Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. find
01:54themselves in a comedy of terrors when they go to Monster University.
01:58Elsewhere in the UAE, the Weyand brothers bring their bag full of laughs to Dubai on
02:02Friday and Saturday, while Dubai Summer Surprises offers varied activities and entertainment
02:07for adults and children around town.
02:10Finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 47 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:15to 27 at night.
02:17That's all for now, thanks for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday,
02:21but you can always get the latest news at golfnews.com
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