New all-wheel-drive electric car creates segment of its own The Nissan IMs, unveiled at the 2019 North American International Auto Show, is a completely new type of car – an “elevated sports sedan” that takes advantage of the packaging, platform and powertrain technology developed through Nissan Intelligent Mobility. While closer to a sedan than a crossover, the IMs concept’s revolutionary proportions create a vehicle segment all of its own. It is defined by its pure electric-vehicle identity, with the battery located under the body, elevating cabin height.

Following the success of the program in its first year, Tahseen launches for a second year with nearly 40 candidates from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 22 January, 2019 – Following Marriott International’s recent success of its hospitality leadership program in Saudi Arabia, the group launched the Tahseen program for the second time in the Kingdom.

At a time when the movement of peoples and the spread of cross-cultural dialogue marks our daily lives more than ever, our interest in telling personal stories at KENZO has never felt more appropriate. For the Fall-Winter 2019 collection, our focus turned to Humberto’s Chinese-Peruvian heritage – the Tusán people whose ancestors arrived from Guangdong province to settle in Peru in the 19th century. Today they number in the millions, and the diffusion of Asian traditions throughout South America is a palpable force.

PARIS, 21st January 2019 – Lanvin SA (“Lanvin”) is proud to announce the appointment of Bruno Sialelli as Creative Director of Lanvin The house of Lanvin is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruno Sialelli as the incoming Creative Director, marking a pivotal new direction in the storied Parisian brand’s modern evolution. After a thorough and extensive application process involving an incredible array of talented designers, Sialelli stood out for his modern vision for Lanvin and impressed with a dynamic and thoroughly detailed approach to understanding the integral elements of Lanvin’s D

Over 18 million job applications submitted via Bayt.com in 2018 Middle East, 20 January 2019: Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 jobsite, just reported reaching a record of 35 million members in their database of job seekers and professionals. According to Bayt.com’s recent report, 16,000 job seeking professionals are now joining the jobsite every single day. The size of Bayt.com’s database is now larger than the population of Saudi Arabia for instance. It is also three times larger than the entire population of the UAE.

• Robotic bottom simulates hot drivers repeatedly getting in and out of their cars to ensure the seats in new Ford vehicles continue to look good for years ahead
• Nicknamed “Robutt”, the simulator mimics the action of someone heading home for a shower after going to the gym, driving back from a run or playing football
• Testing condenses a full 10 years’ use as “Robutt” sits, bounces and twists in a seat 7,500 times over the course of three days

CH Carolina Herrera’s Spring/Summer collection is an ode to the parade of freedom and femininity that walks New York City’s streets and thrives in its urban art scene.

(L to R) Mohamed Bahaa, CTO of WIMO and Wissam Aboueida, CEO of WIMO

WIMO “Where Is My Order” delivery logistics platform raises US$500k to expand automation capabilities and onboard enterprise clients

HIT THE ROAD! The Sandro woman has the travel bug. She’s in love with the world, and with time. For the Spring-Summer 2019 season, the Sandro woman thrives on contrasts from around the world and adopts duality as if it were a permanent feature in its vocabulary. Evelyne Chetrite embraces an intercultural view that moves with the trends. The notion of travel is a common theme to her, from one story to the next, celebrating the cultural heritage of the 1990s. The Sandro woman evolves through a temporal journey and subversively plays with the fashion icons of her adolescence.

Nissan recharges CES visitors with macchiato brewed using LEAF power YOKOHAMA (Jan. 20, 2019) – Nissan gave CES trade show attendees a taste of Nissan Energy. Nissan Energy is part of Nissan Intelligent Integration, the company’s vision of a connected world where new developments in battery technology and power generation enable homes and vehicles to better harness and power each other. At the CES Nissan display, visitors relaxed and sipped on a freshly-brewed macchiato topped with their self-portrait crafted from foam while watching Nissan Energy in action.