Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. VAT refunds for UAE tourists soon. Tycoon’s $540-million superyacht seized in Dubai. 300,000 vow to march if Trump fires special counsel Mueller. Mariah Carey reveals her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos
See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Thursday, April the 12th, here are the
00:06top stories at this hour.
00:07The family trust of a Russian oil and gas billionaire has won the right to appeal the
00:11temporary seizure in February of his $540 million superyacht.
00:16The Luna is now docked in Dubai, Gulf News has learnt.
00:19With nine decks, two helipads, 10 VIP rooms and a massive swimming pool, the superyacht
00:24is one of the largest and the most expensive private vessels on the planet.
00:27Tourist refunds for tourists in the UAE are expected to be finalised soon, according to
00:31Khalid Al Bastani, the Director General of the Federal Tax Authority.
00:35He said he expected a company to be selected soon to handle tourist refunds.
00:39Tourism is important to the UAE and we are aware of the importance of having a tourism
00:43refund, he said.
00:45More than 300,000 people have pledged to attend rapid response protests across the US should
00:50Donald Trump fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
00:53The activist website MoveOn said it had more than 800 emergency rallies around the country
00:57prepared if Trump dismisses Mueller.
00:59The special counsel is investigating whether there was collusion between Trump campaign
01:04and Russia.
01:05Singer Mariah Carey opened up about her mental health and confirmed her long-standing battle
01:09with bipolar 2 disorder.
01:10Until recently, I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose
01:15me, the 48-year-old singer told People magazine.
01:18The octave leaping siren was diagnosed in 2001 after being hospitalised for a physical
01:23and mental breakdown that coincided with years of personal and professional upheaval.
01:28The five-time Grammy winner said that she is in therapy and that she takes medication
01:31to manage the lifelong disorder.
01:33And finally, the weather.
01:34Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping to 26 degrees at night.
01:39That's all for now.
01:40Thanks for watching.
01:41We will be back with a newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest updates
01:45on gulfnews.com