Saudi Arabia's The Line was unveiled as the city of the future—a 170-kilometer megacity designed to transform urban living. But behind the futuristic renders lies a very different story of exploding ...

MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten ...

When Saudi Arabia unveiled NEOM in 2017, it promised nothing short of a city from the future. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presented the mega-project as the centrepiece of the kingdom's Vision ...

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.

Site preparation and foundation work had started in 2024 for the first segments of The Line in northwest Saudi Arabia. Screen capture from video released by THE LINE at NEOM March 31, 2026 ...

Futuristic city once at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s transformation plan will spend more money to halt construction than on ...

NEOM’s 2026-2030 budget includes $16 billion in anticipated payments to contractors to terminate long-term agreements, according to Semafor ...