For security reasons, when implementing major national projects that result in public and national benefits, states have the right to evacuate residents from some areas, in accordance with human rights laws and after explaining the project to the...
Neom’s propaganda is failing to impress No matter how hard Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammed bin Salman tries, he can’t seem to avoid failure. His latest major announcement, the creation of The Line – a “cognitive city” (whatever that means) in the Neom...
Welcome to a medieval kingdom; where women are still struggling to obtain their basic rights, and where those sentenced to death are beheaded by the sword in public. Ironically, this kingdom promises the world an unprecedented modern city with a new...
When the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced Vision 2030 in April 2016, he did not have a plan or information about the project to be able to speak in front of the cameras about. This was clear in the Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
On October 24, 2017, after speaking with Masayoshi Son, Chairman of SoftBank Group, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman announced his solar energy project, which he described as the largest project in the world; of course, without taking into...
Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund (PIF) could be set for yet another cash boost after crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) announced plans to sell off more shares in state-controlled oil company Aramco. The PIF is the main source of funding...
Last September, American writers Bradley Hope and Justin Chic published the book “Blood and Oil”, which included the biography of Mohamed bin Salman since he was a child with a focus on the factors and circumstances that contributed to the formation...
Many human rights groups have called on all companies involved in the NEOM project to withdraw from the project and to review their decision to invest in the project, as it causes a major humanitarian crisis for thousands of citizens of Saudi...
Neom, the megacity project estimated to cost $500bn, is being funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – a sovereign wealth fund currently worth around $400bn. The PIF was touted by Saudi ruler crown prince Mohammed bin Salman as being...
The city of the future, the capital of leadership, the new global tourist destination; all these loose titles are made by the Saudi media to cover up the main crime of Neom, which bin Salman began building near the Red Sea, and seeks to bring finish...