00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 22nd.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12The Ministry of Economy has made an elaborate plan to monitor the food market in the UAE
00:17during Ramadan to control prices.
00:19The Ministry has fixed prices of many food products and a mechanism is in place to ensure
00:25that retailers strictly follow the instructions.
00:28Dr. Hashim Al-Noemi, Head of Consumer Protection Unit at the Ministry, said those found violating
00:34the instructions will be fined up to 1 million dirhams.
00:38Hotels across the UAE, meanwhile, are rolling out their offers for Ramadan.
00:43Hotel occupancy during July is likely to stand at around 48% in Dubai, according to Philip
00:49Wuller, Middle East Area Director at STR Global.
00:55Motorists who drive slow in the fast lane of any highway can be fined even if they are
01:00driving above the minimum speed limit, the Director of Dubai Traffic Police has warned.
01:06People wanting to drive at lower speeds should keep to the slower lanes, but most do not
01:11follow this rule, said Colonel Saif Moher Al-Mazroui.
01:16South Korean troops were engaged in a fierce gun battle this morning near an elementary
01:21school with a runaway soldier who had shot and killed five members of his unit on the
01:26border with North Korea.
01:28The 23-year-old army sergeant opened fire on fellow soldiers at a guard post on Saturday
01:33night.
01:35In football, Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Miroslav Klose of Germany rode to the
01:41rescue of their teams with trademark goals at the World Cup last night.
01:46Messi snatched a 1-0 win for Argentina against plucky Iran that put them in the last 16.
01:53Klose equaled the record for World Cup goals of 15 to salvage a 2-2 draw against Ghana.
02:01And finally, the weather.
02:02Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
02:08That's all for now.
02:09Thanks for watching.
02:10And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
02:16Thanks for watching.
02:17See you next time.
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