The horizontal skyscraper sci-fi dream is now just a colossal crater in the desert. Saudi Arabia has halted construction on ...

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM has delayed further work on The Line — the planned 170-kilometer long dual skyscrapers once projected to cost more than $1 trillion — until at least after 2030 as the kingdom’s ...

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Projects such as NEOM, The Line and winter resorts in desert regions were presented as symbols of a new economic era. Today, ...

The move comes as the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, shifts its focus towards more commercially viable infrastructure projects such as ports, utilities and data centres.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious plans for The Line, a one-of-a-kind linear city in the Saudi Arabian desert, look quite different moving forward. The Line, the centerpiece of the ...

NEOM stated that the Line would operate on renewable energy, produce zero carbon emissions, and eliminate the need for private cars and roads altogether. On the question of environmental impact, the ...