Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Arab Idol Mohammad Assaf sings in Dubai. Egypt opposition rallies call for Mursi to quit. RTA to expand cycling tracks in Dubai. John Kerry winds up regional trip. Barack Obama visits Nelson Mandela's family. India to host two cricket Wolrd Cups. Brazil to play Spain in Confederations Cup final. Muse to perform at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 30th, here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Egypt's opposition is set for massive rallies across the country today on the anniversary
00:15of Mohamed Morsi taking office as Egypt's first freely elected president.
00:19The opposition is demanding that he resign amid fears of more deadly clashes with his
00:23Muslim Brotherhood supporters.
00:26Meanwhile, Tamarud, the group that collected more than 22 million signatures in an anti-Morsi
00:30petition blamed the US for having united with the Brotherhood to bring down the Egyptian
00:35people.
00:36More than 850 kilometers of cycling tracks will be built across Dubai over the next few
00:41years.
00:42As part of the move, the Roads and Transport Authority has revised and expanded the Dubai
00:46Bicycle Master Plan to incorporate more central business district areas and new neighborhoods.
00:52US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to wind up his latest round of shuttle diplomacy
00:56aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
01:00US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle yesterday spoke to Nelson Mandela's wife and
01:05then privately visited several daughters and grandchildren of the anti-apartheid icon to
01:10offer support and prayers.
01:12He urged the youth of Africa to follow the footsteps of Mandela in building a bright
01:17future for their countries.
01:19In sport, it's double bonanza for Indian cricket fans as they will host the World 2020
01:24for the first time in 2016 and their fourth 50-over World Cup in 2023.
01:31In football, Brazil and Spain will play out the climax of the Confederations Cup at Rio's
01:36Maracana Stadium tonight.
01:39He came, they saw and he charmed.
01:42Arab Idol winner Mohamed Asaf was in Dubai yesterday and surprised thousands of fans
01:46with an impromptu performance.
01:48Asaf is in town to record a single for Ramadan.
01:52The lineup for the Yassalam after-race concert series on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Grand
01:56Prix is almost complete.
01:58Organizers announced today English band Muse will be playing the third night of the four-night
02:03concert series on November 2nd.
02:06And finally, the weather.
02:07Today's high across the UAE will be 47 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching.
02:15And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com