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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, August 26. Here are the top stories
00:11at this hour.
00:13Inbound airfares from India to the UAE are set to increase up to 7% over the next month
00:19due to the depreciating Indian currency. The increase will hit taxes and surcharges only
00:24on inbound flights to the UAE and not on the return fare. The falling value of the Indian
00:28rupee will also affect the number of Indian investors in the Dubai reality market, according
00:33to experts.
00:35Restaurants in the UAE are charging exorbitant prices for bottled water as a government price
00:39cap remains applicable only to groceries and supermarkets. While the cost of a 500ml bottle
00:46of water is just 90 fills in supermarkets, the price in restaurants can vary from 8 to
00:5122 dirhams.
00:52Dr. Hashim Al Noemi, Director of Consumer Protection Department at the Ministry of Economy,
00:58said the Supreme Committee for Consumers would intervene if complaints are raised.
01:02The Syrian opposition plans to create the nucleus of a national army to bring order
01:06to the disparate rebel forces battling President Bashar al-Assad. Five men arrested for the
01:10gang rape of a photographer in Mumbai will be tried by a fast-track court, the state
01:14government has said.
01:16In sport, Cardiff produced a memorable first top-flight victory in more than 50 years last
01:21night by stunning Manchester City. Fraser Campbell scored twice to give Premier League
01:26debutant Cardiff a 3-2 victory over the 2012 champions.
01:31England captain Alistair Cook has described winning the Ashes series as the proudest moment
01:36of his life after the hosts narrowly failed to win the final test at the Oval on Sunday.
01:42Miley Cyrus twerked for her life, Lady Gaga changed five times while Katy Perry roared
01:47and Taylor Swift dissed a famous ex-lover.
01:49But the 30th MTV Video Music Awards belonged to Justin Timberlake, who reunited briefly
01:56on stage last night with his ex-band NSYNC and won four awards.
02:00And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:05to 32 at night.
02:07That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news at
02:11Gulfnews.com