Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has claimed that “no such meeting occurred” after reports that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, secretly met Saudi de facto ruler crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Neom. Netanyahu has refused to comment...
Beleaguered British prime minister Boris Johnson has defied opponents in the UK by praising Neom, the Saudi megacity project, as representing a “greener future”. Johnson made his remarks ahead of the G20 summit, to be hosted this year by Saudi...
Despite attempts to present Neom as being separate from Saudi Arabia’s wider political system, it was none-the-less the venue for the kingdom’s ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to increase tensions with regional enemy Iran. King Salman...
Human rights group urges caution over dealing with Neom Human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned businesses seeking to work on development projects in Saudi Arabia, especially Neom, to research whether the land they seek to work on...
Britain’s foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has been called upon to boycott the Saudi-hosted G20 summit in protest at Saudi Arabia’s attempts to displace the Huwaitat tribe from its land to make way for Neom. Lawyers representing the...
Neom takes out $3.7bn loan to fund Saudi Arabia’s beleaguered project Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, was forced to take out a large loan to fund the construction of his pet mega city project, Neom. The...
Fashion magazine Vogue Arabia plans to attract key designers to an awards ceremony held at Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity project. Despite Neom being built on land occupied for centuries by the Huwaitat tribe – who will be forced to leave if Neom is...
Saudi minister says projects like Neom will create 1m jobs… somehow Saudi Arabia may be reeling from the coronavirus crisis, falling oil revenue and, perhaps most importantly, international condemnation over its abysmal human rights record –...
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has attempted to boost Saudi projects like Neom by saying it is “hugely exciting” to potential investors – despite a marked lack of interest. Chad Woodward, director of trade and investment at...
Neom offices move to project site Saudi Arabia’s beleaguered megacity project Neom, in the northwest of the kingdom, has moved its headquarters from Riyadh to the project site, near to Neom Bay airport. The move, championed by much of Saudi Arabia’s...
