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Dozens killed in Egypt clashes. Deaths confirmed in sinking of India submarine. Drivers to be fined for unfit tyres, say Abu Dhabi police. Aldar Properties CEO resigns. Apple to introduce new iPhone, iPad, for holiday season. Yelena Isinbayeva wins third world title in World Athletics Championships. Pope Francis to watch Italy vs. Argentina friendly football match.
Dozens killed in Egypt clashes. Deaths confirmed in sinking of India submarine. Drivers to be fined for unfit tyres, say Abu Dhabi police. Aldar Properties CEO resigns. Apple to introduce new iPhone, iPad, for holiday season. Yelena Isinbayeva wins third world title in World Athletics Championships. Pope Francis to watch Italy vs. Argentina friendly football match.
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, August 14. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour. Police fired tear gas at supporters of ousted
00:13President Mohamed Morsi as security forces moved in on their sprawling protest camps
00:17in Cairo this morning. State TV reported at least 15 people were killed in the clashes.
00:22Canisters of tear gas rained down on tents at the Rabaa al-Adawiyah camp as police vehicles
00:27advanced on the protesters. Eighteen sailors were feared trapped aboard a submarine that
00:31caught fire and sank this morning after an explosion, an Indian Navy official said.
00:36Defence Minister A.K. Antony confirmed loss of lives in the explosion but gave no further
00:41details. The diesel-powered submarine sank at its home
00:44port in Mumbai. The fire was extinguished in about two hours.
00:48Around 22,000 vehicles were found to be in violation of safety standards due to unfit
00:53tyres during the first half of this year, the Abu Dhabi Traffic Police said. Officials
00:58urged motorists to change their tyres if any breakage or cracks were found on their surfaces,
01:03adding that those found driving with unfit tyres could be fined Durham's 200.
01:07Israel has freed 26 Palestinian prisoners to keep US-sponsored peacemaking on course
01:13for a second round of talks. However, diplomacy remained dogged by Israeli plans for more
01:18Jewish colonies on land the Palestinians claim for a future state.
01:22Negotiators are due to convene in the afternoon in occupied Jerusalem.
01:26Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's largest real estate developer by assets and market capitalisation,
01:31said yesterday its CEO Sami Haider Asad has resigned, citing personal reasons. Aldar said
01:37the resignation was effective August 15 and a new chief executive will be announced at
01:41a later date. Apple plans to introduce new versions of the
01:44iPhone and iPad in time for the holiday shopping season. The new iPhone will be unveiled at
01:50a September 10 event, according to sources. Yelena Isenbaieva cemented her place among
01:56all-time greats by winning a third-world pole vault title at the World Athletics Championships
02:01last night. The 31-year-old now wants to take an 18-month break with the goal of making
02:06a comeback at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In football, Italy and Argentina will clash
02:12in a friendly in Rome in the presence of Pope Francis today, while England and Scotland
02:16face off in another game. And finally, the weather. Today's high across
02:20the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 at night.
02:24That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:28at gulfnews.com