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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, June the 4th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour.
00:11Gold and jewellery retail outlets in the UAE should not charge anything extra on credit
00:16card transactions, officials have said. If any retailer insists on a credit card surcharge,
00:21shoppers can complain to relevant authorities, major local gold traders said.
00:27The UAE Central Bank last year issued a directive imposing severe penalties on retailers found
00:33imposing such extra charges.
00:36Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has asked countries to attend a donor conference for Egypt following
00:42its election of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The UAE welcomed the Saudi king's call last
00:48night. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE have pledged $12 billion so far.
00:55Outdoor workers across the UAE will enjoy a three-month mandatory midday break beginning
01:00June 15.
01:01Sakhra Gobash, Minister of Labour, said that the break aims to prevent labourers from carrying
01:06out any sort of work under direct sunlight between 12.30pm and 3pm until September 15.
01:15Thousands of people have staged a rally in Karachi after the powerful exiled leader of
01:20Pakistan's MQM party, Altaf Hussain, was arrested in London on suspicion of money laundering.
01:26Angry protesters torched at least a dozen vehicles and residents rushed to stock up
01:31on groceries in anticipation of a prolonged shutdown.
01:36In sport, Brazil thrashed Panama in a friendly last night, looking ready for the forthcoming
01:42FIFA World Cup. Star striker Neymar opened the scoring as Brazil routed their visitors
01:474-0.
01:50Palestinian Arab Idol winner Mohammed Asaf joined forces with heavyweight R&B producer
01:55and Michael Jackson collaborator Rodney Darkchild-Jerkins in a Dubai studio on Tuesday to record a song
02:03with lyrics submitted by Asaf's fans.
02:06The one-day project was live-streamed as the duo created the track, which Asaf will perform
02:12in Sao Paulo on June 10 at the opening ceremony of the FIFA Congress.
02:18And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:23to 29 degrees at night.
02:25That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:28at gulfnews.com.