00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 23rd.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Gunmen stormed a camping site in a remote part of northern Pakistan today and killed
00:16nine foreign tourists and a Pakistani guide near the foot of one of the world's tallest
00:20mountains.
00:21Five Ukrainians, three Chinese, a Russian and their guide were killed in the attack
00:25near the base camp for the Nanga Parbat Peak.
00:29And militant group Jandala has claimed responsibility.
00:33Palestinian cities erupted in joy after Gazan singer Mohammed Asaf won the Arab Idol contest
00:37final in Beirut last night.
00:40The 22-year-old from humble roots in a refugee camp endeared millions of voting television
00:45viewers with his Palestinian patriotic anthems and folk songs.
00:49Tens of thousands of Palestinians set off fireworks and danced in the streets of the
00:53Gaza Strip and Israeli-occupied West Bank following Asaf's victory.
00:58Outsourced transport companies in private schools cannot hike their fees without justification,
01:03according to Dubai's Department of Economic Development.
01:07The DED will step in to handle issues related to increased fees if parents submit their
01:11complaints to the department.
01:13US Secretary of State John Kerry has vowed new support for Syria's rebels.
01:19But after the Friends of Syria meeting in Qatar yesterday, Kerry declined to lay out
01:23specifics.
01:24The UAE has 15 brands out of the top 50 brands in the Middle East and North Africa in 2013,
01:31with a brand value touching $14.48 billion.
01:35Emirates Airline, with a brand value of $4.1 billion, leads the list, followed by Etesalat
01:40at $3.4 billion.
01:43In sport, Brazil scored an impressive 4-2 victory over Italy with goals from Dante,
01:48Neymar and a brace from Fred in the Confederations Cup last night.
01:53Entertainment and Brad Pitt's zombie apocalypse World War Z is coming back to life.
01:58The film, which was tipped to be the biggest bomb of the summer, is now forecast to open
02:02with $45 million in the United States this weekend and collect $105 million in total
02:09in the first week.
02:11And finally, the weather.
02:12And today's high across the UAE will be 46 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 at night.
02:17That's all for now.
02:18Thanks for watching.
02:19And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
02:23Thanks for watching.
02:24Bye for now.
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