The move by Saudi Arabia to review one of its megaprojects comes amid global scrutiny of its ambitious infrastructure agenda.

Tim Callen, a visiting fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute and a former IMF mission chief for Saudi Arabia, discusses ...

Saudi Arabia has asked consulting firms to conduct a strategic review of its ambitious plans for building a futuristic city ...

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has asked consultants to review the feasibility of its “The Line” gigaproject, Bloomberg ...

The kingdom has been scaling back large-scale construction and investment projects amid rising costs and lower oil prices ...

Saudi Arabia is reportedly reassessing the scope and timeline of its $500-billion NEOM initiative, including the flagship ...

THE future of the $1 trillion megacity The Line is hanging on by a thread as Saudi rulers are checking the “feasibility” of ...

Here’s a look at everything we know about NEOM, including key milestones, major updates, and where it stands today; updated in July 2025. Saudi gigaprojects: Everything you need to know about NEOM, ...

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has awarded an estimated $800m-$900m contract to build the next phase ...

Announced by Saudi Arabian construction company Neom, the plan is to create a sustainable city, all within a 170km (105 mile) line, with a width of just 200 metres.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for its ambitious urban project “The Line,” touted as a one-building city in the desert which will stretch over 106 miles and ultimately house 9 million people.

Since Saudi Arabia’s January 2021 announcement and more recently intensified publicity of its plans to build a smart city called The Line, the internet has been abuzz with some delight and a hefty bit ...