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Eng. Abdullah Al-Swaha, Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said on Thursday the Kingdom has taken bold steps to support future economies and innovation. The minister revealed efforts to bridge the digital divide and to foster green energy projects in the northwestern NEOM region. He stressed that the Kingdom’s…

Professor Tony Chan, President of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), revealed tangible success in transforming research and studies conducted at the university into real-world inventions. This led to the inclusion of KAUST on the list of research universities that were able to export technology outside its geographical…

The Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee officially submitted a letter of interest to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to host the 10th Asian Winter Games (AWG) in TROJENA, NEOM’s global destination for mountain tourism. The letter included a brief of the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030, which will support TROJENA…

'The Line' is part of a wider desert complex development first proposed in 2017 by the Gulf state's leader and new CGI images released of it show a staggeringly futuristic city

The crown prince of the world's biggest petrostate wants you to get excited about an experimental, zero-carbon city on the Red Sea.

It's being billed as a futuristic Saudi megacity, built within two mirror-encased skyscrapers. But NEOM has raised eyebrows for proposed flourishes like flying taxis and robot maids, and drawn criticism from human rights campaigners.

Saudi Arabia's orientation towards intensifying investment in qualitative development of infrastructure and expanding the base of manpower and skilled minds is evident in the designs of NEOM’s project The Line, experts told Asharq Al-Awsat. On Monday, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also the chairman of the NEOM Board…

When Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched NEOM in October, many wondered what the name of the mega project meant. The name “NEOM” is derived from two words. The first three letters from the Ancient Greek prefix neo-meaning “new”.

‘Vertically layered communities will challenge traditional flat, horizontal cities,’ says Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chairman of the NEOM Board of Directors, announced on Monday the designs of NEOM’s THE LINE, a civilizational revolution that puts humans first, providing an unprecedented urban living experience while preserving the surrounding nature. In January 2021, he launched the initial idea and vision…

Saudi Arabia topped the GCC project awards, which improved during the year's second quarter despite global economic challenges caused by supply chain problems and higher oil prices primarily driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Higher crude oil price was the most significant contributor to inflation numbers across countries, including in the…