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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, June the 26th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani is to be replaced in a cabinet reshuffle
00:17following the accession of the new Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
00:21The current Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani
00:25has been chosen to be the next Prime Minister, according to Al Jazeera.
00:29Street signs in Abu Dhabi will soon include QR codes that can be recognized by smartphones,
00:35the Department of Municipal Affairs announced yesterday.
00:38The codes will provide historical and background information about the street and its name
00:43while also providing additional details about the location.
00:47Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi suggested in a private meeting with senior security
00:51officials the declaration of a state of emergency in the country if violence broke out in the
00:57next week's planned protests, Gulf News has learned.
01:00Government insiders told Gulf News, however, that the suggestion was stirred down.
01:05Talks between the US and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference failed to produce
01:09a deal last night.
01:11After five hours of talks in Geneva sponsored by the United Nations, the Russian Deputy
01:16Foreign Minister said there was still no consensus on a role for Iran or on who would represent
01:22the Syrian opposition.
01:23Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, called on the US to boost support for anti-regime rebels in
01:28the face of what the foreign minister called a genocide.
01:32Bombers targeted a senior judge in Karachi today, killing at least seven people on a
01:36busy street.
01:37The attack, happened as a Maqbool Bakir, a senior judge at the High Court of Sin, drove
01:42past with his security detail.
01:44US President Barack Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai support the idea of holding talks
01:49with the Taliban in its Qatar office.
01:52The White House has said.
01:54In sport controversy, Manchester City striker Carlos Devez looks set to end his time in
01:59England after the club agreed a £12 million fee with Italy inside Juventus.
02:04The Argentine is expected in Turin today to discuss personal terms.
02:08In the first Confederations Cup semifinal tonight, host Brazil take on Uruguay at 11
02:13p.m. UAE time.
02:15Entertainment and she's on fire and she's coming to burn it up in the UAE.
02:19Nine years after her first performance in Dubai Multiple Grammy Award winner Alicia
02:23Keys is heading back to the Emirates on November 15 at the Dubai Media City Amphitheater.
02:29Organizer Don Evans said tickets will go on sale on Sunday.
02:33Finally the weather and today's high across the UAE will be 48 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:39to 28 at night.
02:40That's all for now.
02:41Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com