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Students in Pakistani schools in the UAE generally showed poor results in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC Part-1) Examination for the year 2002.

Moderate to heavy showers in most parts of the country pulled the mercury down, adding a chill to the winter wind last morning. Although the Met Office on Tuesday predicted rain, the intensity of the showers in some areas took people by surprise.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation has honoured two students of Zayed University who completed a two-month course on charitable and humanitarian work, said a senior official yesterday.

The total cost of the Red Crescent's "Iftar Al Saa'im" project, which is held every Ramadan and provides Iftar meals in the UAE and abroad, is just under Dh4 million.

A light drizzle accompanied by a cool breeze yesterday morning brought the temperature down and turned the weather pleasant.

Widespread rain in Dubai and other parts of the UAE brought the temperatures down but the Met Office said the light showers did not mean that the country was heading for a good rainfall.

Thundershowers soaked Dubai and most parts of the UAE last night, causing traffic snarls and discomfort to people during the shopping festivities.

Iraq must agree to arms inspections in keeping with United Nations Security Council resolutions if sanctions are to be lifted, said Peter Hain, British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, last night.

The World Health Organisation estimates that as many as 2,300 people may be living with HIV/AIDS infections in the UAE. Exact figures are not available, but the WHO estimate represents 0.18 per cent of the adult population.

High marriage costs, over-ambitious women and marriages to foreigners are the main reasons behind the rise in the number of spinsters in the UAE, says a social expert.

Rescue teams were still searching last night for a diver missing at sea after his boat was blown onto rocks in the fierce storms which battered Dubai yesterday afternoon. A second diver managed to swim to shore after their boat was grounded on rocks near the Hyatt Regency corniche.

A decision to double the penalty paid on airline ticket refunds from Dh50 to Dh100 by the Board of Airline Representatives was welcomed by the carriers.