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The NEOM megaproject is hugely ambitious but controversial

Social Media

‘Saudi is the best!’: Why are TikTok mumfluencers lauding desert megacity?

Expat "mumfluencers" are taking to TikTok to sing the praises of life in Saudi Arabia and to extol the virtues of its new NEOM...

AFPFebruary 12, 2025

Plans for the futuristic megacity NEOM include two mirror-encased skyscrapers extending over 170 kilometres (105 miles) across the Saudi desert

World

Splashy Saudi mega-project NEOM chases Chinese funds

Bigwigs behind a Saudi megacity dogged by questions about its viability have wrapped up a tour courting Chinese investors, detailing plans for a futuristic...

AFPApril 20, 2024

A futuristic megacity in Saudi Arabia will feature two massive, mirror-encased skyscrapers that extend over 170 kilometres of desert and mountain terrain

Business

Eye-popping: Saudi prince unveils mirrored skyscraper eco-city

A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain.

AFPJuly 26, 2022

World

Rare Saudi resistance hits futuristic megacity project

A rare revolt by a Saudi tribe has spelt fresh trouble for a planned Red Sea megacity, a linchpin of the crown prince’s economic...

AFPMay 7, 2020