Saudi Arabia's $9 trillion NEOM city with flying taxis and a 170-km-long skyscraper is scaled back: What went wrong?

When Saudi Arabia unveiled NEOM in 2017, it promised nothing short of a city from the future. Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...

Saudi government to spend $16bn on cancelling parts of Neom project

Saudi government to spend $16 billion on cancelling parts of troubled Neom megacity project: report - The Line, a ...
NBC Connecticut

Saudi Arabia reckons with its costly megaprojects as $500 billion ‘The Line' is reviewed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is reassessing its flagship $500 billion futuristic city called The Line. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
Bluewin

The mirror city is crumbling - what remains of Saudi Arabia's biggest dream

Saudi Arabia is staging itself as a global laboratory for the future with billions, mega buildings and maximum attention. The centerpiece of the large-scale NEOM project: a 170-kilometer-long mirror ...

Saudi government to spend $16 billion on cancelling parts of troubled Neom megacity project: report

The Line, a 170-kilometre long and 2-kilometre wide megacity envisaged in the Saudi Arabian desert at the heart of the Neom ...
Fast Company

End of ‘The Line’: A timeline of Saudi Arabia’s failed rendering city

Saudi Arabia has halted construction on The Line, the over-hyped megacity that was supposed to slice through the sand like a mirrored sword, until 2030—LOL!—after multiple delays and downsizings.
Digital Journal

Splashy Saudi mega-project NEOM chases Chinese funds

Plans for the futuristic megacity NEOM include two mirror-encased skyscrapers extending over 170 kilometres (105 miles) across the Saudi desert – Copyright NEOM/AFP ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Saudi Arabia says all NEOM megaprojects will go ahead as planned despite reports of scaling back

Saudi Arabia's economy minister rejected recent reports that the kingdom's $1.5 trillion NEOM megaproject, a futuristic desert development on the Red Sea coast, is scaling back some of its plans. "All ...
NBC Bay Area

Saudi Arabia reckons with its costly megaprojects as $500 billion ‘The Line' is reviewed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is reassessing its flagship $500 billion futuristic city called The Line. The public investment fund has tapped consulting firms to ...