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The Flower Clock on Salam Street in the capital - a gift from the city of Geneva - was officially inaugurated yesterday in the presence of the visiting Mayor of Geneva, Manuel Tornare.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Abu Dhabi seaside yesterday to see huge snakes and crocodiles that arrived in the UAE for an international reptile exhibition.

The General Exhibition Corporation (GEC) and British Petroleum (BP) pledged their commitment to the Environment and Energy 2003 Exhibition and Conference, to be held from February 2-4 next year at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre.

The first Recruitment Fair was held yesterday at Zayed University's Abu Dhabi campus to present available job opportunities.

A Malaysian minister yesterday visited the UAE Women's Federation and praised the role played by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Wife of President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Chairperson of the UAE Women's Federation, in supporting women in the UAE.

The first Information Systems Student Association of the College of Information Systems at Zayed University, held an exhibition in Abu Dhabi campus yesterday showcasing student activities and accomplishments throughout their academic year.

The International medical relief organisation Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was awarded the UAE Health Foundation Prize 2002 this week.

Winners of the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Awards were announced yesterday at the 5th Annual Adnoc HSE ceremony. Awards were presented in the categories of Health, Safety, Environment and HSE Performance.

The Marriage Fund gave grants totalling nearly Dh206 million in 2001 which benefited 4,208 UAE national grooms.

A man was arrested yesterday 10 hours after allegedly murdering a friend in Mussafah Industrial Area in Abu Dhabi.

The ninth annual joint career fair was held yesterday by Abu Dhabi Women's College and Zayed University at the Officer's Club. The fair was attended by representative from over 30 companies from both the private and public sector.

Zayed University has come up with a novel idea to develop media skills of its students by asking them to produce a tabloid to be called The Mirror. "It is really important that our students have the chance to do a practical project.