We like to keep up with news and events in NEOM, Saudi Arabia and the surrounding area. Here are some of the news sites we read regularly.
A quick link to the latest 6 articles for each of the most popular subjects
Ongoing construction, new projects and updates about existing projects
Beach games, e-sports, formula-E, sim gaming & Winter Games
The latest news about the green and sustainability initiatives at NEOM
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has agreed with Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored developer Red Sea Global (RSG) to cooperate in the Middle Eastern country’s push for electrification and other eco-friendly future mobility projects.
A project landmark has been reached at Saudi Arabia’s Sharaan Resort project in AlUla, with the first rock excavations happening. The Sharaan Resort will have 38 customised suites carved into the sandstone mountains. This will create ‘wellness facilities, family-friendly amenities, dining options, and unique panoramic views’.
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![(From left) John Pagano, CEO of RSG, Lee Dong-gun, Managing Director of GSO's Future Growth Strategy Division, Hyundai Motor Group [Photo provided = Hyundai Motor Group]](/images/hyundai-rsg-pagano-marchs-2024.jpg "(From left) John Pagano, CEO of RSG, Lee Dong-gun, Managing Director of GSO's Future Growth Strategy Division, Hyundai Motor Group [Photo provided = Hyundai Motor Group]")
Red Sea Global (RSG) is one of the five Giga projects of Saudi Vision 2030, officially declared by Saudi Arabia, including NEOM (Future New Town), Qidiya (Entertainment Complex), Roshn (Housing Development), and Diriya (Historical Site Development), and aims to create nature-friendly luxury resorts and well-being tourism complexes on the Red Sea and West Coast.
A $100 billion ‘eco-friendly’ Forest City that was supposed to be home to a million people is now little more than a ghost town. Situated on the coast of Singapore, the so-called ‘Forest City’ was launched in 2016 to much fanfare.
A Dragon Ball theme park will open in Saudi Arabia and will be a part of the Qiddiya Investment Company’s project near Riyadh. The Qiddiya project is planned to be double the size of Disney Land in Florida.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction has won orders to build large-scale infrastructure (SOC) such as power plants, railroads, and roads in the Middle East and Latin America, which have high growth potential, and is stepping up efforts to overcome the construction recession crisis.
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM has issued a tender inviting companies to bid for a contract to develop the basic infrastructure for its Gulf of Aqaba development. The tender for the infrastructure works for District Six, also called Southern Gateway, was issued on 27 February.
NEOM has unveiled Treyam, a premier resort positioned where the spectacular desert landscape meets the sea. Boasting an audacious design with minimal land intervention, Treyam offers guests an elevated haven in which to unwind, re-energize and enjoy majestic natural surroundings. The resort is the latest addition to NEOM, the evolving regional development taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is no stranger to some mind-boggling and stunning architectural projects. Across the Kingdom, new developments are paving the way for incredible hotels, world-class leisure destinations and an unforgettable array of experiences as the country edges ever closer to realising the goals of Vision 2030.
Saudi Arabia’s megaproject THE LINE is insanely ambitious which is reason enough to inspire disbelief. Thankfully, the larger-than-life development comes with regular, real updates by THE LINE chief operating officer Giles Pendleton on LinkedIn, in a series titled ‘NEOM is real.’
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