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Big winners in fashion at Dubai World Cup. Holding employee passports is illegal, UAE authorities say. UN will investigate use of chemical weapons in Syria. Nelson Mandela doing well in hospital after being treated for pneumonia. Cyprus depositors stand to lose more than previously thought. Animal Kingdom wins at Dubai World Cup.
Big winners in fashion at Dubai World Cup. Holding employee passports is illegal, UAE authorities say. UN will investigate use of chemical weapons in Syria. Nelson Mandela doing well in hospital after being treated for pneumonia. Cyprus depositors stand to lose more than previously thought. Animal Kingdom wins at Dubai World Cup.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, March the 31st. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour. UAE authorities have warned that employers holding passports and
00:14personal documents of employees is illegal even if the sponsors operate under the umbrella
00:19of a free zone. The issue came to light when an employee at the Sharjah Airport International
00:24Free Zone Authority said his management had warned him that he would be fined 10 dirhams
00:28daily if he did not return his passport after his holiday. The United Nations will dispatch
00:344 to 5 inspectors at a time to Syria next month to investigate conflicting reports on
00:39alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's civil war, according to a UN official. Former
00:45South African President Nelson Mandela was comfortable and breathing without difficulty
00:49as he spent a fourth night in hospital after being treated for pneumonia. The 94-year-old
00:54was admitted late on Wednesday for a recurrence of pneumonia. Big depositors in Cyprus stand
01:00to lose more than previously thought under the European Union deal designed to save the
01:04country from bankruptcy. Losses on accounts could increase to 60% depending on what experts
01:10determine is needed to boost the Bank of Cyprus' reserves. The Maidan jinx was finally broken
01:16as America rightfully reclaimed the $10 million Dubai World Cup when 2011 Kentucky Derby sensation
01:23Animal Kingdom practically cantered to a two-length victory. There were winners other
01:28than Animal Kingdom at the Dubai World Cup on Saturday, with first-timers sweeping the
01:32annual style stakes contest. Alicia Foley walked away with the best hat prize, Simon
01:38Hanft took home the best-dressed man, and Meredith and Mehdi Pour won in the best-dressed
01:44couple category. Longines' most elegant lady, Alina Polyakova, and most creative hat
01:50winner Niaish Ostaad Hussain were also first-timers at Maidan. Ilona Selesky was awarded the coveted
01:57best-dressed lady title with a dress she designed herself. And finally, weather. The daytime
02:02temperature will be 36 degrees Celsius, falling to 21 at night. That's all for now. Thanks
02:07for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com