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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, August the 18th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Abu Dhabi Police will use the latest technology to identify drug addicts at borders and in
00:15public places.
00:16A new test kit, which can analyze 12 types of drugs, will reveal whether the person is
00:21a drug addict in five minutes, a top official said.
00:25Abu Dhabi Police will be the first law enforcement agency in the Middle East to use the test,
00:29which begins in two months' time.
00:32Egypt's interim authorities are in consultations to decide whether to outlaw the Muslim Brotherhood.
00:37According to Mustafa Hegazi, advisor to the interim president, Egypt is facing a war by
00:42forces of extremism.
00:44His comments came after a violent standoff yesterday between security forces and Brotherhood
00:49supporters holed up in Al-Fatah Mosque in Cairo.
00:53Philippine rescuers struggled in rough seas today as they resumed a search for 85 people
00:58missing in the country's latest ferry disaster.
01:01Thirty-four people have been confirmed killed after the ferry, carrying more than 800 passengers
01:05and crew, sank on Friday night following a collision with a cargo vessel in Cebu.
01:11In sport, Manchester United manager David Moyes praised both Robin Van Persie and Wayne
01:16Rooney after his first Premier League match in charge of the English champions ended in
01:21a 4-1 win at Swansea.
01:23Chelsea, with Jose Mourinho at the helm again, opened their campaign today against Hull City.
01:29In athletics, Usain Bolt will try to emulate the legendary Carl Lewis' record of eight
01:34gold medals at the World Athletics this evening when he runs in the men's 4-by-100 metres
01:40relay in Moscow.
01:42Bollywood stars Kareena Kapoor and Ajay Devgn will be in Dubai tomorrow to meet their fans
01:46in Meena Bazar.
01:47Kapoor will check out a jewellery brand store and unveil her latest commercial.
01:53She'll be joined by Devgn, who stars with Kapoor in the corruption crusader drama Satyagraha,
01:58releasing on August 29.
02:01And finally the weather.
02:02Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 at night.
02:07That's all for now.
02:08Thanks for watching.
02:09And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com