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Saudi Arabia is desperately trying to convince everyone that Neom megaproject is going just fine
Saudi Arabia's economy minister told CNBC there was "no change in scale" for its Neom project.
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia needs peace in the Middle East for its $500 billion Neom megaproject to succeed
Saudi Arabia has high hopes for its Vision 2030 projects such as Neom, but their long-term prospect…
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia's $500 billion Neom megacity is reportedly seeking new sources of cash
Developers of the Saudi desert megacity are set to issue bonds for the first time, Bloomberg report…
George Glover
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MBS might be ready for some 'tough conversations' about 'recalibrating' Saudi Arabia's Neom and Vision 2030 projects
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince may be open to discussing whether some Vision 2030 projects should be d…
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia will 'downscale' some Vision 2030 projects like Neom amid 'challenges,' minister says
Saudi finance minister said the kingdom was pleased with Vision 2030 progress, but would "change co…
Beatrice Nolan
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Take a closer look at the plans for the main regions of Neom, Saudi's epic megacity project
In February, the kingdom said the project was progressing rapidly, with "millions of cubic meters o…
Beatrice Nolan
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Exiled Saudi colonel says forces were authorized to kill villagers who refused to make way for The Line in Neom
Rabih Alenezi told BBC News he was ordered to evict people living on the land to make way for part …
Beatrice Nolan
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Neom planners reportedly fear its huge mirrored structure called The Line will kill a 'significant number of birds'
The "horizontal skyscraper" that's part of Saudi Arabia's Neom is on a migration route used by bill…
Beatrice Nolan
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Neom axed a $1.5B project to make water for the city, report says — another blow to its grand ambition
The plan was to create a plant that delivered two million cubic meters of water a day to Neom, or a…
Tom Porter
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Saudi Arabia's Neom is looking to fill 262 job vacancies. The roles show just how futuristic the megacity could be.
Recruitment is underway at Saudi Arabia's ambitious smart city, Neom — 262 vacancies have bee…
Polly Thompson
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Neom's planners are reportedly worried people won't want to live at the bottom of a 1,640-foot horizontal skyscraper
Neom planners fear The Line's design may prove unappealing to potential residents, particularly on …
Beatrice Nolan
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Neom wants to build a 1,500-foot infinity pool that's almost 4 times longer than one in Dubai
The pool planned for the Treyam region of Saudi Arabia's Neom megaproject will be 1,500 feet long a…
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia wants China to help fund its struggling $500 billion Neom megaproject. Investors may not be too excited.
Neom officials visited Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong to court Chinese investors and shed more li…
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia's futuristic Neom project aims to embrace green flying taxis, and will have 4 airports
Saudi Arabia's Neom project has partnered with Volocopter for transportation to regions like The Li…
Pete Syme
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A 'Dragon Ball' theme park is Saudi Arabia's latest attempt to become the world's playground. Some fans aren't happy.
Saudi Arabia is seeking to transform itself into a global gaming hub as part of its plan to diversi…
Tom Porter
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Saudi Arabia plans to build 75-mile-long mirrored skyscrapers that will cut through mountains and feature high-speed rail, a sports stadium, and a yacht marina and cost up to $1 trillion
Artist renderings show the Mirror Line, which is part of Saudi Arabia's plans for a futuristic mega…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A Saudi woman was given 30 years in prison for criticizing the Neom megacity project on Twitter
Saudi Arabia has sought to brutally repress opposition to its trillion dollar futuristic megacity p…
Tom Porter
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Mohammed bin Salman's ruthless attempt to 'build his pyramids' has sparked unprecedented backlash from Saudis
Opinion: Local resistance to the Mohammed bin Salman's development plans for Jeddah has been unexpe…
Abdullah Alaoudh
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Saudi Arabia announced a wild plan to build a floating, 8-sided city
Oxagon is the latest in a string of projects backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, which …
Bill Bostock
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How the Saudi crown prince used oil and political cunning to overturn his pariah status
The crown prince ruler has used oil, canny diplomacy and money plans to regain global power.