Neom, Saudi Arabia

The Line — a key part of Saudi Arabia's Neom project — is a visionary but flawed concept, urban planners say
Saudi Arabia is constructing a huge mirrored city in the desert called The Line. The parallel skyscrapers planned to stretch for just over 100 miles and accommodate millions of people. The project is one part of Neom, the kingdom's ambitious venture that ...
Saudi Arabia's Neom replaces its CEO amid reports of delays and cutbacks
Neom's board of directors announced on Tuesday the appointment of Aiman Al-Mudaifer as acting CEO of the company following the unexpected departure of Nadhmi Al-Nasr, who was put in charge of the project in 2018.
Saudi Arabia parts ways with the CEO of Neom, its new desert megacity
Neom, Saudi Arabia's ambitious megacity project, is a key part of the kingdom's Vision 2030 scheme. Its CEO stepped down after six years in the role.
Long-time CEO of NEOM goes as Saudi Arabia scales back mega-projects
Nasr, the long-time chief executive of the $500 billion NEOM mega-project at the heart of Saudi Arabia's drive to diversify away from oil, has departed, NEOM said on Tuesday without giving a reason.
Saudi Arabian megacity Neom replaces its CEO
The departure of the longtime CEO marks a major shakeup at Neom, which is a showpiece of Riyadh’s economic ambitions.
Saudi Arabia Replaces CEO Of Futuristic Mega-city NEOM
Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday that it was replacing the chief executive of its futuristic mega-city NEOM as scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects.
Saudi Arabia's Neom project CEO, who earned chilling reputation, exits abruptly: 'Ran workers like slave'
Following the departure of Nadhmi al-Nasr who had served as the project’s chief executive since 2018, Aiman al-Mudaifer has been appointed as interim CEO, says NEOM in a statement.
NEOM Names Phase One Design Team for Saudi Arabia 'The Line' Megaproject
Gensler, Mott MacDonald and DMAA are contributing planning, design and engineering services for the first 2.4 km of the planned 170-km-long urban megaproject in Saudi Arabia.
Neom, Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic City, Suddenly Loses Its CEO
Pitched as a mix of ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Jurassic Park,’ Neom is the world’s biggest construction project. Twenty-one thousand people have died so far to make it happen.
Saudi Arabia is trying to build a mega-city in the desert. Now, Neom is dialing back plans for its first stage.
The authoritarian country is spending billions on international athletics, from Formula 1 to combat sports, to boost its bottom line and image.
​Saudi Arabia prioritises sports for Neom project as costs soar
Saudi Arabia has scaled back ambitions for its Neom gigaproject, amid rising costs, in order to prioritise completing elements that are essential to hosting global sporting events, sources have told Reuters following the sudden departure of the project’s long-time CEO.
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia prioritizes sports for NEOM plans as costs balloon, sources say
Saudi Arabia has scaled back lofty ambitions for its NEOM gigaproject to prioritize completing elements essential to hosting ...
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Saudi Arabia seen to prioritise sports for NEOM plans as costs balloon
Saudi Arabia has scaled back lofty ambitions for its NEOM gigaproject to prioritise completing elements essential to ...
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Saudi Arabia prioritizes sports for NEOM plans as costs balloon, sources say
RIYADH/DUBAI - Saudi Arabia has scaled back lofty ambitions for its NEOM gigaproject to prioritize completing elements ...
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM megaproject boss sacked after ‘threatening to BURY worker in desert’ in latest blow to $1tn scheme
THE highly controversial boss of Saudi Arabia’s pricey NEOM project has been sacked after allegedly threatening to bury a ...