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
NEOM has appointed JLS Yachts, a leading Middle East-based yacht agency and concierge service provider, as a 'key partner superyacht agency' for Sindalah, NEOM's luxury island development.
Set to open in 2024, Sindalah will be NEOM's first tourism destination, offering visitors an idyllic luxury lifestyle experience. Sindalah is one of NEOM's 41 islands, which will be home to a world-leading yachting ecosystem with more than 5,000 berths.
NEOM McLaren has completed its 2024 line-up for Season 10 of the FIA Formula E Championship, with Sam Bird joining fellow Brit Jake Hughes at the Woking-based outfit.
Bird, who lost his seat with Jaguar TCS Racing at the end of this season, replaces René Rast and the 36-year-old is a welcome addition to the team given not only his speed but also his vast experience, having competed in all nine of Formula E's seasons.
MSC has announced that from next month it will be expanding its regional port range to include the Port of NEOM in Saudi Arabia.
In a statement issued this week, the company said that, as well as offering ocean freight services, its customers will be able to use inland transport solutions provided by MSC’s logistics arm, MEDLOG.
It will be the first sub-zero snow destination and outdoor ski resort in the Gulf – and now developers behind Saudi Arabia’s mountain project TROJENA– part of the Kingdom’s NEOM’s $500 billion mega project – have exclusively unveiled to Al Arabiya English how they are building the vast resort in the megacity's snow-capped district as they reveal “substantial” work is underway on the vast site.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the launch of $200m (SAR750m) fund for early investment in local and global high-tech companies, which will enhance economic diversification and contribute to the creation of technical jobs, reported Saudi Press Agency.
Like a vision sent by God, the dramatic graphic renders of the 2029 Asian Winter Games allow us to imagine what heaven must look like. The winter sun lighting up their ski gear, Asia’s finest winter athletes are lining up along the dust-brown mountains of Asir in Saudi Arabia’s southern Red Sea Coast. The weather is like New Delhi in December, 23°C in the day and 12°C at night, but machines powered by a giant green-hydrogen plant will allow fresh snow engineered from sea-water to carpet the concrete ski-slopes at all times.
The Financial Times reported today that the British government has extended an invitation to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit London. The visit is anticipated to take place in October or November. The government had sent an invitation to the crown prince, a British official told the newspaper, but the specific details were still being worked out.
The first EVIG vehicle intended for NEOM in Saudi Arabia has now been collected from the Clean Motion AB factory in Trollhättan, Sweden. The vehicle is part of the initial purchase order associated with the framework agreement, signed in May. The framework agreement amounts to approximately 20.1 MSEK. The first order, valued at 252,300 € or roughly 2.9 MSEK, primarily pertains to the payment for development work aimed at creating a tailored, comprehensive solution for "last mile delivery" on the island of Sindalah.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a leading research and graduate education institution dedicated to the development and advancement of new and existing technologies, and LONGi, a global leader in the solar industry, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster innovation in solar energy.
Adjaye Associates no longer has any involvement in THE LINE, the flagship linear city at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s controversial NEOM smart city development A spokesperson for NEOM said that it was 'no longer working with Adjaye Associates' on the 170km linear city project, which is under construction in north-west Saudi Arabia.
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