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00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Wednesday, August the 1st, here are the
00:07top stories at this hour.
00:10Arif Naqvi, founder of the beleaguered private equity firm Abraj, is facing a fresh charge
00:16of bounced cheques.
00:17According to lawyers close to the case, Sharjah-based Crescent Group founder Hamid Jaffer has submitted
00:24cheques worth $217 million, issued by Naqvi, to a court.
00:30The new case comes after a similar one relating to a cheque bounce of $300 million was settled
00:37out of court on July 15.
00:40A dust-laden grey pall that has blanketed much of the UAE is dissipating and should
00:46clear by the weekend, forecasters have said.
00:50The UAE Met Office said residents can take some comfort from the long-range forecast
00:55that there will be brighter skies.
00:57Air quality and visibility for motorists are also expected to improve ahead of the weekend.
01:04A U.S. judge has blocked the planned release of 3D-printed gun blueprints hours before
01:10they were set to hit the internet.
01:13District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle sided with states that sued to halt publication
01:19of designs to make weapons that security screening may not detect.
01:24He said the blueprints publication could cause irreparable harm to U.S. citizens.
01:31The Hoff has gotten hitched for the third time.
01:34David Hasselhoff, publicist, has confirmed the actor has married model Hayley Roberts.
01:40The small ceremony between the 66-year-old Baywatch star and 38-year-old Roberts took
01:47place in Italy with close friends and family.
01:51And finally, the weather.
01:52Today's high across the UAE will be 43 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night.
01:57That's all for now.
01:58Thanks for watching.
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