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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, January the 22nd.
00:14Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:16Thick fog covered the UAE this morning, leading to traffic jams and minor accidents amid very
00:20low visibility.
00:22The Met Office has forecast more fog tonight and tomorrow morning.
00:25Traffic police have warned motorists to be extra vigilant while driving in the fog.
00:29Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius, dropping to 5 degrees at night.
00:34The UAE's central bank will not impose mortgage loan caps for at least six to nine months,
00:39a senior official told Gulf News.
00:40A cap could be enforced before the end of 2013, but any directive would be done in consultation
00:45with local banks, the official said.
00:48Israelis vote today in an election expected to re-elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
00:53The Arab League has taken the unusual step of intervening in Israeli politics, urging
00:57the Arab minority to flock to the polls.
00:59Otherwise, they warn, the country will be taken over by a far-right government that
01:03will step up colony expansion in the West Bank.
01:06Bahrain's King has invited opposition parties to restart stalled talks in the latest effort
01:11to break political deadlock in the country.
01:13The formal invitation from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will carry extra clout, and
01:17the aim is to achieve further consensus around the political agenda.
01:22A suicide car bombing in central Syria killed at least 30 people on Monday, while another
01:26powerful blast was reported in Damascus.
01:28Meanwhile, the Arab League said UN efforts to end the conflict had failed to bring even
01:33a glimmer of hope.
01:34U.S. President Barack Obama has inaugurated his second term with a call for unity, but
01:39warned his foes their absolutism must not thwart action on climate, immigration and
01:43gun control.
01:44But if it's possible to steal the show from the U.S. President on Inauguration Day, Beyonce
01:48may well have done it.
01:50The singer's performance of the U.S. national anthem following Obama's swearing-in set the
01:54internet alight, with tributes to her vocal prowess and even her hairstyle.
01:58Sport – and in the only Premiership match last night, Southampton forced an impressive
02:02goalless draw with fifth-placed Everton.
02:05In cricket, former Indian skipper Anil Kumble will replace Sean Pollock as the mentor of
02:10the Mumbai Indians team for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League.
02:14That's all for now.
02:15Thanks for watching.
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