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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, January the 29th.
00:16Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:19Egyptian protesters defied a nighttime curfew in restive towns along the Suez Canal.
00:23They attacked police stations and ignored the emergency imposed by President Mohamed
00:28Morsi to end days of clashes that have killed 52 people.
00:31At least two men died in overnight fighting in Port Said.
00:35As the amnesty declared by the UAE for illegal workers ends Sunday, fewer number of Asian
00:39workers have sought outpasses from their embassies.
00:42Compared to previous amnesty in 2007, the Pakistan embassy in Abu Dhabi issued the highest
00:47number of outpasses, followed by the Bangladeshi and Indian embassies.
00:52The United Nations envoy to Syria plans to tell the Security Council today that he has
00:56no plan to offer for ending the bloody civil war.
00:59This will be the latest flow to prospects for a peaceful settlement to a conflict that
01:03has claimed more than 60,000 lives.
01:06French and Malian forces are patrolling Timbuktu after a hero's welcome following their lightning
01:10advance north.
01:12But the city's mayor denounced what he calls a crime against culture as fleeing Islamists
01:16torched a building housing priceless ancient manuscripts.
01:20India's central bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 7.75%.
01:26The move aims to boost flagging growth in Asia's third largest economy.
01:31The Reserve Bank of India also slashed the cash reserve ratio by a quarter point, which
01:35means banks can lend more.
01:37In sport, Manchester City are in talks with Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus to sell
01:42their controversial striker Mario Balotelli.
01:45Reports claim City want £21 million plus add-ons for the Italian star.
01:51In entertainment, Chris Brown may face charges over a car park fight he had with singer Frank
01:55Ocean on Sunday.
01:57Rising star Ocean wants Brown prosecuted following the brawl over a parking space at a Los Angeles
02:02area recording studio.
02:04Finally, weather.
02:05Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping to 12 degrees at night.
02:10That's all for now.
02:11Thanks for watching.
02:12And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.