00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 30th, here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Egypt's opposition is set for massive rallies across the country today on the anniversary
00:15of Mohamed Morsi taking office as Egypt's first freely elected president.
00:19The opposition is demanding that he resign amid fears of more deadly clashes with his
00:23Muslim Brotherhood supporters.
00:26Meanwhile, Tamarud, the group that collected more than 22 million signatures in an anti-Morsi
00:30petition blamed the US for having united with the Brotherhood to bring down the Egyptian
00:35people.
00:36More than 850 kilometers of cycling tracks will be built across Dubai over the next few
00:41years.
00:42As part of the move, the Roads and Transport Authority has revised and expanded the Dubai
00:46Bicycle Master Plan to incorporate more central business district areas and new neighborhoods.
00:52US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to wind up his latest round of shuttle diplomacy
00:56aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
01:00US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle yesterday spoke to Nelson Mandela's wife and
01:05then privately visited several daughters and grandchildren of the anti-apartheid icon to
01:10offer support and prayers.
01:12He urged the youth of Africa to follow the footsteps of Mandela in building a bright
01:17future for their countries.
01:19In sport, it's double bonanza for Indian cricket fans as they will host the World 2020
01:24for the first time in 2016 and their fourth 50-over World Cup in 2023.
01:31In football, Brazil and Spain will play out the climax of the Confederations Cup at Rio's
01:36Maracana Stadium tonight.
01:39He came, they saw and he charmed.
01:42Arab Idol winner Mohamed Asaf was in Dubai yesterday and surprised thousands of fans
01:46with an impromptu performance.
01:48Asaf is in town to record a single for Ramadan.
01:52The lineup for the Yassalam after-race concert series on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Grand
01:56Prix is almost complete.
01:58Organizers announced today English band Muse will be playing the third night of the four-night
02:03concert series on November 2nd.
02:06And finally, the weather.
02:07Today's high across the UAE will be 47 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching.
02:15And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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