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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday March 30. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:07The man accused of hijacking an Egypt airplane appeared in a Cyprus court today, where police
00:12asked he be remanded in custody for eight days. Saif al-Din Mohammed Mustafa, 59, hijacked
00:18the A320 from Egypt and threatened to blow it up. But his explosives turned out to be
00:23fake and he surrendered with all passengers unharmed after a bizarre six-hour stand-off.
00:28Authorities said the most likely cause behind the hijack was a feud with his former wife.
00:33Brazil's largest party has abandoned President Dilma Rousseff's governing coalition, making
00:38it tougher for her to survive mounting pressure in Congress for her impeachment. The Brazilian
00:43Democratic Movement Party said six cabinet ministers and some 600 government employees
00:48from the party will step down.
00:50Shoppers are gearing up for a four-day extravaganza of bargains as the fourth Jitec Shopper Spring
00:55opened this morning. The event runs until April 2nd at the Dubai World Trade Center
00:59and provides a platform for retailers to showcase the latest in consumer electronics. The event
01:04brings in more than 100 leading consumer IT electronic brands with more than 35,000 products
01:10on show.
01:11A much-hyped encounter with Saudi Arabia turned into an unfettered celebration for the UAE
01:17even before the football match started last night. The Whites stayed on course to reach
01:21their second World Cup after the Italia 1990 debut after drawing 1-1 with their Arab rivals
01:27in their final Asian zone Group A game.
01:29A decorated Los Angeles police captain has sued Elton John, claiming he was repeatedly
01:34groped by the singer while he was working off-duty on the Grammy winner's security detail.
01:39The lawsuit filed by Captain Jeffrey Wenninger alleges the groping and sexually suggested
01:44comments by John occurred in early 2014.
01:47Oren Snyder, an attorney for John, denied the allegations and said the officer was seeking
01:52to extract an undeserved payment.
01:55And finally the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:59to 23 degrees at night.
02:01That's all for now, thanks for watching. As always you can get the latest news at gotnews.com