00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, April 26. Here are the top stories
00:07at this hour.
00:08The UAE Federal Tax Authority has formally approved a tourist refund scheme for VAT.
00:12The scheme includes procedures to connect outlets and points of sale across the UAE
00:17with the refund system.
00:18Earlier this month, top FTA official Khalid Al-Bustani said that tax refunds for tourists
00:24would be finalized soon.
00:25Dubai Municipality's Food Safety Department has inspected various stores and a warehouse
00:30of a prominent supermarket chain.
00:32The move follows a WhatsApp message claiming the chain was selling cow urine in Dubai.
00:37However, inspectors did not find any evidence of the company selling cow urine, which is
00:41illegal here.
00:42A senior civic official confirmed that the viral message turned out to be fake.
00:47North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and South's president Moon Jae-in will meet at the military
00:51demarcation line that divides the peninsula before their summit Friday.
00:56Moon will greet his visitor at the concrete blocks that mark the border between the two
01:00Koreas in the demilitarized zone.
01:02When Kim steps over the line, he will become the first North Korean leader to set foot
01:06in the South since the Korean War ended 65 years ago.
01:10All roads leading to Bardabai today will be filled with fans of Bollywood superstar Shah
01:14Rukh Khan.
01:15The superstar heads to Dubai to add a bit of sparkle to the weekend proceedings, launching
01:20a gold jewelry store in Mina Bazaar.
01:22The actor will make an appearance at a new Kalyan Jewelers store at 2.30 pm.
01:27And finally, the weather.
01:28Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
01:33That's all for now.
01:34Thanks for watching.
01:35We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest updates
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