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Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. UAE condemns terror attacks in Saudi Arabia. Police in UAE urge public to have a safe Eid. Narendra Modi expands his council of ministers. Nasa's Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter. Gareth Bale says: 'It is good to finally be in a major tournament.' Chris Evans steps down as host of Top Gear. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, July the 5th.

00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:08At least four people died in suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia on Monday following attacks

00:14elsewhere in the region before the end of Ramadan.

00:17In the biggest attack at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, four members of the security forces

00:22were killed and at least five others wounded.

00:25The Saudi Interior Ministry said the suspected bomber blew himself up as security forces

00:30tried to stop him at the approach to the mosque.

00:34The two other blasts occurred in the Red Sea city of Jeddah near the U.S. consulate and

00:39in Shiite-populated town of Qatif on the Gulf coast of the country.

00:44The UAE has strongly condemned the terror attacks.

00:47Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,

00:53said the UAE stood by Saudi Arabia in all the measures it takes in countering terrorism.

00:59Police in the UAE have urged the public to have a safe Eid and avoid getting into traffic

01:04accidents or indulge in the illegal use of fireworks.

01:08Colonel Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of Dubai Traffic Police, said the department

01:13is setting up patrols as people get ready to enjoy Eid al-Fitr.

01:17He also urged pedestrians to be careful and cross roads only from designated areas.

01:23Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Council of Ministers by elevating Minister

01:28of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar to the cabinet.

01:32He also inducted 19 new ministers of state, mostly from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

01:38Five existing ministers were dropped ahead of the swearing-in.

01:43NASA's Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter with an engine burnt to

01:48sling itself into orbit.

01:51The approach sets the stage for a 20-month dance around the biggest planet in the solar

01:56system to learn how and where it was formed.

02:00Gareth Bale will have the taunts of teammates echoing in his memory when he takes to the

02:04field for Wales in Wednesday's Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal.

02:10Bale saw five major tournaments come and go over the first 10 years of his career,

02:16but the 26-year-old is making up for lost time.

02:19It is good to finally be in a major tournament, actually doing great things with our national

02:25team, Bale said.

02:27Chris Evans stepped down as the host of Top Gear on Monday after his revamped motoring

02:32show was derided as a failure.

02:35The decision also follows a police investigation into claims that Evans sexually assaulted

02:41a former colleague.

02:43And finally, the weather.

02:44Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night.

02:50That's all for now.

02:51Thanks for watching.

02:52We will be back with our newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news at

02:57gulfnews.com

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