ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Committee (ADSIC) launched Wednesday GIS Day in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council. A multi-sector GIS Day event will be held in the region for the first time and will be broadly attended. It will bring together leaders, decision-makers, government exe... Read more »

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Moamer Gathafi's son Seif al-Islam discussed ways to improve US-Libyan ties and US human rights concerns, Rice told reporters Thursday.Rice met the younger Gathafi during his private visit to Washington, three weeks after Tripoli fulfilled a deal to compensate US victims of terrorism and cleared the last hurdle to a full normalization of ties with Washington."It was just fine. We had ... Read more »