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00:00Good day, welcome to the GULF NEWS update for Tuesday, November 28.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:13of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the executive regulations of Federal Law No.
00:198 of 2017 on the value-added tax.
00:22The bylaws govern the implementation of WACT, which will come into effect from January 2018.
00:28The regulations define WACT as the 5% tax imposed on the import and supply of goods
00:33and services at each state of production and distribution, including what is a deemed supply,
00:40with the exception of specific supplies subject to the zero rate and what is exempted as specified
00:45in the law.
00:46Passengers of all nationalities can get a 96-hour transit visa upon arrival at Abu Dhabi
00:51International Airport.
00:53A dedicated visa counter has been opened at the airport to facilitate the visa application
00:58process and grant visas to arriving passengers within 15-30 minutes.
01:03The counter is located at Terminal 3 transit area in the airport.
01:07Pope Francis spends his first full day in Myanmar travelling to the country's capital
01:12to meet with the civilian leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a day after hosting the
01:17military general in charge of the crackdown on the country's Muslim Rohingya minority.
01:22Pope Francis' speech to Suu Kyi, other Myanmar authorities and the diplomatic corps in Naypyitaw
01:28is the most anticipated of his visit.
01:30Newly engaged Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lifted the secrecy that had shrouded their
01:3418-month romance, revealing they met on a blind date, bonded during a camping trip under
01:40the stars in Botswana and that Harry proposed over a roast chicken dinner at their London
01:45home, getting down on one knee to pop the question.
01:48Speaking just hours after the couple's engagement was announced by palace officials acting on
01:53behalf of Prince Charles, Harry said he was thrilled when she said yes.
01:57And finally, the weather.
01:58Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping to 20 degrees at night.
02:04That's all for now.
02:05Thanks for watching.
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