The Middle Eastern regional platform of the German company Wilo SE partners with its local distributor in Kuwait in an intensive week of in-house seminars

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, May 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Wilo Middle East FZE, the leading pump manufacturer Headquartered in Germany, in cooperation with its local distributor in Kuwait Al Madadd Trading & Contracting Co. W.L.L, organized an intensive week of in-house seminars. The move comes in line with Wilo’s plans to offer water solutions to key governmental entities in the Kuwaiti market.

The company organized four seminars that covered four esteemed governmental entities in Kuwait namely: the Ministry of public works; the Ministry of water and electricity; the Public authority for housing welfare; and the Ministry of defense - Military projects engineering. The seminars were well received by the entities, and have set the foundations of how to offer them the latest water technologi ... Read more »

 - Gyeonggi Provincial Government of Korea hosts “DMZ Half&Half Photo Contest” on Instagram and Facebook, a global social media campaign promoting communication through photographs

- First prize winner gets 5,000 USD in cash, Round-the-World airline ticket and “DMZ Forbidden Tour”

- Selected photos and the winner’s DMZ tour video will be utilized for on·offline promotions

SUWON, South Korea-Monday, May 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Korea’s Gyeonggi Provincial Government and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO) launched global DMZ Half&Half Photo Contest on Facebook and Instagram for six weeks starting from April 27.

DMZ Half&Half Photo Contest is a global communication campaign aiming to redefine DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) as a symbol of world peace and reconciliation by inviting the contestants to fill the missing half of DMZ photos with their imaginations.

Anyone 1 ... Read more »

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-Monday, May 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has hosted a workshop on campus in conjunction with The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

The day-long workshop, which was organized with the help of Dr. Kai Bruns, chair of the university’s Humanities and Social Sciences Department, explored the U.N.’s mandate and the role played by the media in humanitarian work across the globe, with a focus on contemporary challenges on a global scale.

Students had the opportunity to participate in activities alongside the UNHCR team, engaging their critical thinking skills in order to find durable solutions to the refugee crisis which is currently facing the world, and learning how the U.N. typically responds to situations of mixed migration through the analysis of a number of case studies.

Ameera Azzam, protection officer at the UNHCR’s Abu Dhabi office ... Read more »

DULUTH, Ga.-Friday, April 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, mourns the passing of founder and former President, Chairman and CEO Robert J. Ratliff.

With a vision to provide solutions for the needs of the farm industry worldwide, Mr. Ratliff guided the growth of AGCO from a small North American company into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of agricultural equipment. Through his entrepreneurial spirit, Mr. Ratliff led the management team that purchased Deutz-Allis Corporation in 1990 as part of the formation of AGCO.

Under Mr. Ratliff’s leadership, AGCO acquired many of the most well-known and respected equipment brands in the industry. In 1994, AGCO purchased the worldwide holdings of Massey Ferguson, a perennial leader in global tractor sales. In 1997, AGCO purchased Fendt, recognized as the leading technology innovato ... Read more »