00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, August 11. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour.
00:11A majority of low- and middle-income Indian expatriates in the UAE and other Gulf nations
00:16are living in debt or with a financially uncertain future, according to a recent survey. Many
00:22respondents to the survey said either they or their relatives who worked in the Gulf
00:26for many years returned home without any savings. Among the 10,100 respondents, about
00:3234% say they do not save money at all from their income. The remaining two-thirds claim
00:38they regularly save money but do not secure their future.
00:42The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Egypt's top Islamic institution, has begun inviting different
00:47political forces to talks on ending the country's political crisis. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb hopes
00:53to oversee a national reconciliation meeting. Over the past three days, numbers have swelled
00:58at two protest camps where people are demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed
01:03Morsi.
01:04Sri Lankan police lifted a curfew on a Colombo neighborhood today after a Buddhist-led mob
01:10attack on a mosque raised religious tensions and left Muslims fearing further violence.
01:16Hundreds of police, including anti-riot squads and elite special task force commandos, remained
01:21on alert in the Grand Pass district following overnight violence which wounded at least
01:26four people. There was no immediate reaction from the government to the violence, which
01:30followed Buddhist objections to the opening of the new mosque.
01:35In sport, Usain Bolt will look to recapture the 100-meter sprint title at the World Championships
01:40in Moscow, having breezed into the semifinals of the showpiece event last night. The race
01:46is scheduled for 9.50 p.m. UAE time.
01:49In football, David Moyes takes charge of his first competitive game as Sir Alex Ferguson's
01:54successor today when Manchester United takes on FA Cup winners Wigan in Community Shield.
02:00The match kicks off at 5 p.m. UAE time.
02:03Pop star Chris Brown suffered a non-epileptic seizure over the weekend, his publicist has
02:08revealed. The singer was working in a Los Angeles studio when the incident occurred.
02:12He was not hospitalized, but doctors said the seizure was brought on by intense fatigue
02:17and emotional stress.
02:18Bollywood fans in Dubai can do a bit of star-spotting today, as the cast of Once Upon a Time in
02:24Mumbai Dubara arrive in the city to promote the film. Stars Akshay Kumar, Sonak Shesina
02:30and Imran Khan will be joined by producer Ekta Kapoor as they interact with fans at
02:35Medan IMAX at 6.30 p.m. today. The film releases in the UAE on August 15.
02:41And finally, weather. Today's daytime temperature will be 40 degrees Celsius, falling to 26
02:46at night.
02:47That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:51at gulfnews.com.
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