Musab Alkateeb and Thomas Schmidt have been appointed as CEO and CFO, respectively for Siemens in Iraq and demonstrates Siemens operational strength in the region
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FireEye predicts the 2017 security landscape in latest report

Cyber security is very much on the agenda in the Middle East. (Image source: Harland Quarrington/MOD)
Regional director for MENA at FireEye, Mohammed Abukhater, outlines seven key areas that will make up the majority of the security landscape in the Middle East moving into 2017
GCC ?reboots? its economic agenda
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ? Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman ? represents one of the wealthiest country groupings in the world, equal roughly to total the GDP of Canada, but with a higher population
Volvo CE launches new global website
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled its new global website following the recent roll-out of over 120 dealer and market websites around the world
Schneider Electric introduces world?s first ePAC for IIoT in GCC

According to findings in the 2015 ABI Research report, the number of connected industrial controllers will triple over the period between 2014 and 2020. (Image source: Schneider Electric)
Schneider Electric, specialist in energy management and automation, has introduced its new high-end Modicon M580 Ethernet programmable automation controller (ePAC) to the GCC region