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.
The 650km-long railway network connecting Saudi Arabia to Kuwait is estimated to be completed by 2028. The network will shorten travel time to two hours. The railway will start from Al Shaddadiya in Kuwait and pass through Riyadh city, according to officials at the ministry of public works.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia made big jumps this year in an influential ranking of the world’s most desirable places for foreign investors to put their money. Kearney’s 2024 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index placed the UAE in eighth place globally and Saudi Arabia at No. 14, both rising 10 spots from 2023.
A selection of some of the most well-known Saudi painters appears here; these individuals have worked hard to enhance the Kingdom’s artistic landscape throughout the years. One of the focuses of the trends that the Saudi government focused on was breaking the stereotyped image that the media attempted to convey about cultural and artistic life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has scaled back its medium-term ambitions for the desert development of NEOM, the biggest project within Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plans for diversifying the oil-dependent economy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Saudi Arabia diving headfirst into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) with a whopping $40 billion from their sovereign wealth fund.
With next-generation technology rolling out, the head of Rolls-Royce's operations in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (Meta) has said the markets of Middle East will be crucial in the company's overall plan of quadrupling profits by 2027.
The domestic construction industry expects that the number of plant construction orders from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern oil-producing countries will increase this year due to high oil prices. However, geopolitical instability, such as the expansion of the war in Gaza, and the practice of ordering in Middle Eastern countries, which are difficult to make profits, are still considered to be cautious.
Saudi Crown Prince MBS's ambitious project, 'THE LINE', is still a work in progress, but it has already captured the attention of numerous foreigners. They are not mere spectators; they are enthusiastic about making it their home.
The GCC region is visionary in cybersecurity, viewing it as an enabler for digital transformation. NEOM is leading that charge. US cybersecurity consultancy Fortinet sees significant investment projects in Saudi Arabia, like NEOM, driving the adoption of advanced cybersecurity solutions.
A job ad posted by NEOM suggests the Saudi development could be working on its own e-visa program for travelers and residents. The posting is for a senior manager of visas and immigration.
While the world continues to swoon over Saudi Arabia’s ambitious projects like NEOM City and its incredible segments like THE LINE, TROJENA, Sindalah, something of a similar scale and vision had brewed in Dubai in 2008. Not many are aware that the glitzy Emirate had plans to build Ziggurat, an environmentally sustainable futuristic city housed inside a pyramid. Sounds outlandish, right?
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