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Lucid has begun taking orders for its Gravity electric SUV

Lucid reports higher revenue but steeper losses

Saudi-backed US luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid reported a larger net loss than last year in the third quarter, but said revenue rose 45 percent, slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations. The company’s losses of $992.5 million in Q3 compared with $630.9 million in 2023. Revenue reached $200 million, narrowly beating estimates of $198 million.  Lucid […]

Lithium fields in the Atacama desert in Chile. Saudi Arabia’s mining minister Bandar Alkhorayef is due to visit Chile next month

Saudi’s Almar Water explores lithium venture in Chile

Almar Water Solutions, a water infrastructure developer and part of Saudi Arabian company Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, plans to partner with Chile’s state-backed Codelco in the Maricunga lithium mining project. The Spain-based company aims to leverage its technology to extract battery-metal lithium, Reuters reported, quoting CEO Carlos Cosin. Chile is the world’s second-largest lithium producer […]

The UAE's density of healthcare staff is higher than the rest of the GCC but still below global benchmarks

Training and tech to tackle healthcare staff shortage

Technology and training combined can aid the impending recruitment crisis in UAE healthcare, experts say. Globally there will be an estimated shortfall of 10 million workers in the industry by 2030, primarily in low and middle income countries, according to the World Economic Forum. The UAE has not been spared. Research from Colliers showed there […]

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Saudi-backed clean energy firm announces push into Europe

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, part of Saudi-based Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has announced the commissioning of its latest solar farm in Spain as part of a major push into Europe. The San Serván 400 project, which consists of three 50 megawatts farms, will provide over 100,000 homes with clean energy in the Extremadura region in the west […]

Akram Bouchenaki, CEO of Abdul Latif Jameel Health

Healthtech provider targets early cancer detection across Mena

Abdul Latif Jameel Health is planning to expand throughout the Middle East and Africa, its CEO Akram Bouchenaki has told AGBI. The multinational company – the healthcare business of Saudi family conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel – is looking at new locations and tech innovations as part of its ambition to accelerate the region’s access to […]

Teesside is renowned as an industrial city but it is now looking at greener projects

Britain ‘just scratching the surface’ of Saudi trade potential

More big ticket Saudi investments are likely in the UK as the two countries seek closer clean energy collaboration to feed into their net zero ambitions. The announcement by Saudi Arabia’s Alfanar Group that it will invest £1 billion in a sustainable aviation fuel project on Teesside in the north of the UK could act […]

Powering up electric vehicles in Saudi

Electric vehicles (EVs) are a rare sight on the streets of Riyadh or Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. This is partly due to a lack of charging infrastructure but mainly because commercial sales have yet to start – the only EVs in evidence are ones that individuals have privately imported. “You see the odd Tesla or […]

Gulf rivals jostle for position as EV test beds

A collaboration has been forged between electric vehicle company NWTN and real estate investor Sultan Investments to build a manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi. The tie-up is the latest signal of intent by the UAE to corner the fast growing EV market, rivalling Saudi Arabia’s ambitions.  NWTN, previously known as ICONIQ, was founded in 2016 […]

Saudi’s Abdul Latif Jameel to invest $220m in Indian electric vehicle maker

Saudi Arabian family conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel is to invest $220 million in India’s Greaves Electric Mobility, as it looks to benefit from the country’s growing electric vehicle (EV) market. India is currently the world’s fourth-largest automotive market and Greaves Electric Mobility, a subsidiary of Indian engineering firm Greaves Cotton Ltd, produces two and three […]