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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, July the 1st. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11The Egyptian government estimated that 17 million people thronged the streets of Cairo
00:15and the cities around the country on Sunday in demonstrations for and against Islamist
00:20President Mohamed Morsi. Anti-Morsi protesters marched on the presidential palace in an attempt
00:27to force him out. These are the biggest protests Egypt has seen in two years of turmoil. Security
00:33officials said six Egyptians were killed. The opposition has set Tuesday as the deadline
00:38for Morsi to go.
00:40The daily Salih cap of 24 dirhams, or six trips, which has been in place since the introduction
00:45of the toll system in Dubai in 2007, will be abolished with effect from July 15, the
00:51RTA said. The decision means motorists who use Salih more than six times per day will
00:56be charged for all of their trips, unlike now.
00:59Nineteen firefighters from an elite team in Arizona were killed on Sunday while battling
01:04a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed scores of homes and forced the evacuation of two
01:09small towns northwest of Phoenix.
01:13U.S. President Barack Obama warned that Africa could only fulfill its rising potential with
01:17leaders who strive to improve the lives of their people. Earlier, he spoke of how he
01:22and his family had been deeply humbled to stand in the cell where Nelson Mandela was
01:26held for 18 years as a South African political prisoner.
01:30Samsung is set to launch its Camera Plus phone hybrid today in the UAE. The 4.3-inch device
01:35is equipped with a 16-megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom.
01:40Brazil thrashed Spain 3-0 to retain the Confederations Cup at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
01:46last night.
01:48Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in Enter the Dragon with Bruce
01:53Lee, died on Saturday at his home in California. He was 67 and suffering from cancer.
01:59Actress Jessica Simpson's daughter has a new playmate, a baby brother named Ace.
02:03And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 48 degrees Celsius falling to 28 at
02:08night.
02:09That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:11at gulfnews.com.
02:16And as always, thanks for watching.