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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, August the 18th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Drivers in the UAE have been advised to take extra care as a major dust storm shrouded
00:16the landscape in a veil of white sand, reducing visibility across the country Sunday.
00:21The UAE Met Office asked motorists to slow down and warn seafarers of rough waters in
00:26the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
00:29The forecast for Monday called for partly cloudy, hazy conditions over eastern areas
00:33with a rise in humidity during early morning times over some areas.
00:38Iraqi Kurdish fighters backed by U.S. warplanes have retaken the country's largest dam from
00:42militants.
00:43The recapture of Mosul Dam marks the biggest prize yet clawed back from the Islamic State
00:48of Iraq and the Levant since they launched a major offensive in northern Iraq in early
00:52June.
00:53Two Kuwaiti parliament members have demanded that the passport of any Kuwaiti who tarnishes
00:57the country's image and reputation abroad should be revoked.
01:00A growing backlash by many Europeans disturbed by behaviors of Gulf nationals on vacation
01:05in their cities has prompted many GCC governments to issue warnings on proper behavior etiquette
01:10when traveling abroad.
01:12Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan has declared a civil disobedience movement
01:17against the Nawaz Sharif-led government.
01:19Khan said the country's future is bleak under the rule of businessmen, as cleric Tahir
01:24Qadri's 48-hour ultimatum to the embattled prime minister to resign ends today.
01:30Riot police hurled tear gas and marched on rioters late Sunday in Ferguson, the St. Louis
01:35suburb racked by race riots since police shot dead an unarmed black teenager.
01:40Police in body armor, helmets, and gas masks moved in with armored vehicles to disperse
01:44the mob about three hours before the midnight curfew came into effect.
01:48Hours later, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to Ferguson to help restore
01:52peace and order.
01:54Fans of singer Sir Cliff Richard have launched a campaign to get his song, I Still Believe
01:58In You, to No. 1 to show their support.
02:01They are using Twitter and Facebook to urge other followers of the singer to download
02:04the love ballad to demonstrate they do not believe the recent allegations against them.
02:09And finally, weather.
02:10Today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night.
02:16That's all for now.
02:17Thanks for watching.
02:18And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.