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.
Andre Kikoski Architect (AKA), a New York office, recently completed a greenhouse for Topian, NEOM's food company. The NEOM Agricultural Complex opened last year, and has since yielded its first round of crops. According to the firm, the building and its operations denote NEOM's first built operational asset.
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has asked consultants to review the feasibility of its “THE LINE” gigaproject, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
In Saudi Arabia, the promising NEOM City project seems to be in trouble. On Friday, Semaphore reported that NEOM is planning to lay off approximately 1,000 employees, an estimated 20% of its workforce, suggesting the Saudi government is downsizing its flagship giga project.
Saudi Arabia, a nation long defined by its oil wealth, is closing in on one of the most transformative energy projects the world has ever seen. In the remote northwestern desert, at the heart of the massive NEOM mega-project in the floating city of OXAGON, the Kingdom is building a green hydrogen plant the size of Chicago.
If you’re an expat living in Saudi Arabia or the UAE, there’s good news: Starting January 2026, foreign nationals and companies will be permitted to own property in the Kingdom. This major policy shift is part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the economy and attract international investment.
UK-based technology firm 36Zero has opened a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company specializes in AI and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for the construction, mining, and oil and gas sectors. 36Zero has participated in notable projects in Saudi Arabia, including NEOM and New Murabba. The new office in Riyadh will support local infrastructure developments in alignment with the country’s Vision 2030 goals.
In the heart of the desert, a quiet revolution is taking root. Repositioning itself as a leader in sustainability, especially with the NEOM project designed to operate entirely on renewable energy, Saudi Arabia’s green shift is driving new infrastructure and reshaping how Saudis perceive their place in the world, transforming sustainability into a way of life.
Ask any expat who’s worked in Saudi Arabia over the last few decades, and they’ll likely tell you the same thing: your job title often defined your life. Whether it was a cleaner, a technician, or a surgeon everyone held the same general residency permit, known as an iqama, regardless of their skill set. That era is now coming to a close.
Giles Pendleton, Chief Operating Officer of THE LINE at NEOM, shared the latest updates on the project’s development. The team is currently undertaking the world’s largest piling operation, deploying some of the largest piling rigs globally. In Phase 1 alone, over 16,000 piles are being installed, including massive friction piles that are 2.5 metres in diameter, 70 metres long, and weigh up to 850 tonnes each.
In a celebration of speed, innovation and cross-continental ambition, the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team on Wednesday unveiled a bold new livery, marking a major moment in their partnership. Their redesigned Formula E car — wearing a vivid blue “away kit” inspired by NEOM’s industrial hub OXAGON — was revealed at Trafalgar Square as part of McLaren Racing Live: London, a two-day public experience in the city packed with fan interactions, high-tech exhibits, and team appearances.
In the northwest corner of Saudi Arabia, along the pristine shores of the Red Sea, a bold experiment is unfolding, one that promises to reshape not only the future of urban development, but the very way humans live, work, and thrive. The NEOM project, launched under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, is a $500 billion megacity initiative that aims to leapfrog traditional infrastructure and social models by integrating cutting-edge technologies, sustainability, and human-centric design.
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