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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, July the 7th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Egypt's new leaders backtracked from reports that opposition figure Mohammed al-Baradei
00:15had been named as the country's interim prime minister.
00:18A presidential spokesman said discussions are still underway with political parties
00:22over who would be appointed prime minister.
00:25He said several people, including al-Baradei, are being considered.
00:29The Ministry of Economy has fixed the prices of dozens of foodstuff items at major supermarkets
00:34and co-operative societies with Ramadan a few days away.
00:37More than 400 items will be sold at 45% to 50% discount at Emirates co-operative society
00:43markets throughout the country during Ramadan.
00:47The Syrian National Coalition has elected Ahmad Jarba, a member of the powerful Shamar
00:51tribe, to lead the movement, which groups opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.
00:56Two people were killed and more than 180 injured when an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777
01:02with 307 people on board crashed and burst into flames as it landed at San Francisco
01:07International Airport on Saturday after a flight from Seoul.
01:11Andy Murray will bid to win his first Wimbledon title and end Britain's 77-year wait for a
01:17men's champion when he takes on world number one Novak Djokovic at 5pm UAE time today.
01:24Manchester United are reportedly on the verge of signing Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara
01:29in a five-year deal worth an initial £17.5 million.
01:34Bollywood romantic comedy Barfi swept the 14th edition of the International Indian Film
01:39Academy Awards in Macau last night.
01:41The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, walked away with six awards including
01:46Best Actor for Kapoor and Best Director for Anurag Basu.
01:51Bollywood's current IT girl Vidya Balan scored another Best Actress gong for her role
01:56in the thriller Kahani.
01:58And finally, weather.
01:59The daytime temperature will be 47 degrees Celsius, falling to 28 at night.
02:04That's all for now.
02:05Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com