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Aaron Hopa, one of two divers who died under mysterious circumstances while working on a Dubai-based survey ship, was murdered, an inquest has ruled.

Star spotters at tonight's Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba are likely to be disappointed. For the organisers of the world's richest horse race believe the event has come of age and is now big enough to stand on its own four feet without the aid of film and music stars specially brought for the event.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will receive the Zayed International Prize for the Environment at a ceremony here tonight. Carter will be presented with a cheque for $500,000 (Dh1.8 million) by the founder and patron of the prize, General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister.

E-mails warning UAE computer users of a new virus which would activate itself today have been exposed as a hoax. But the message yesterday was not to panic if you have acted upon the hoax virus warning and deleted the file allegedly infected with the virus.

A worldwide research project to find the cause of Equine Grass Sickness, which killed Dubai Millennium, is to be coordinated in Dubai.

Challenge. It's a word which Maroua Naim, General Manager of Emirates Internet and Multimedia, uses a lot.

Challenge. It's a word which Maroua Naim, General Manager of Emirates Internet and Multimedia, uses a lot. There are no problems in her life, just challenges to be faced. Challenges like adapting to a new country and culture after her family moved from Morocco to Canada when she was 17 years old.

The execution Wednesday of the so-called Sana'a Ripper would not have happened without the remarkable courage and tenacity of the family of Zainab Saud Aziz.

Investigations into the defacing of the Gulf News Online's website have revealed that the site was hacked from computers located in Israel.

For the fourth year President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan will be bidding for top honours at Britain's Chelsea Flower Show.