ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE seeks to be a key member of the executive council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 2017, a cabinet minister has said. “We obtained the necessary approvals from the concerned authorities in the UAE and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and will work closely with the stakeholders, ports and …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi (ADDED) launched the Innovators Support Council (ISC) during a meeting attended by Khalifa bin Salem Al Mansouri, Acting Under-Secretary, and representatives from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), UAE University, Masdar Institute, Al Ain Distribution and other UAE companies, along with the UAE inventors who are the …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The fourth Abu Dhabi Dialogue Consultative Ministerial Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, announced four declarations as per The Colombo Declaration Draft, which acts as a collaborative agenda for the next two-year cycle, 2017 – 2018, tackling projects and initiatives relating to temporary labour contracts between ‘countries of origin and destination’ in Asia. “The cooperation aims …