00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gawthni's update for Thursday, June 9. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:07The UAE Cabinet has approved a national tolerance programme based on seven key pillars. His
00:12Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE
00:16and Ruler of Dubai, said that Ramadan is a great opportunity to spread the spirit of
00:21tolerance and show the real image of moderation and respect for others.
00:25The key pillars of the programme include Islam, constitution, Sheikh Zayed's legacy
00:30and ethics of the UAE, archaeology and history. As part of the programme, members of various
00:35segments of the society will be selected as the voice of tolerance to promote tolerance
00:39and reject attitudes of racism and hatred.
00:43The Israeli regime today suspended 83,000 special permits for Palestinians to visit
00:48territories it claims during Ramadan. The move came after two Palestinians carried out
00:53a shooting in Tel Aviv last night that killed four Israelis. More than 22 people were killed
00:58and 70 wounded in two separate bombings today in Baghdad, Iraqi police said. The attacks
01:04come as Iraqi forces are trying to dislodge Daesh militants from Fallujah, the stronghold
01:09just west of Baghdad.
01:10Mexico supports India's efforts to join the nuclear suppliers group, President Enrique
01:15Pena Nieto told visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India is also poised to join
01:20the mistyled technology control regime after talks this week between Modi and US President
01:25Barack Obama in Washington.
01:27A biopic of 13th-century Persian poet Jalal al-Din Rumi is in the middle of a new whitewashing
01:33row. Screenwriter David Franzoni is working on a film where he hopes to cast Leonardo
01:38DiCaprio in the lead role, with Robert Downey Jr. alongside. But the casting suggestion
01:43has led to a pror with the petition, hashtag Rumi wasn't white, on Twitter and comedian
01:48Aamir Rehman and actor Constance Wu expressing their dismay.
01:52And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:57to 27 degrees at night.
01:59That's all for now. Thanks for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday,
02:03but you can always get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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