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...
Two new Saudi backers for Neom project Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity project has signed two new partnerships, the details of which have dutifully been fed to the international press as key achievements for the $500bn project. However, rather than...
Saudi Arabia has detained two more members of the Huwaitat tribe as part of its campaign of intimidation and harassment of the tribe to clear the way for the construction of Neom, according to the Huwaitat spokesperson. The detentions occurred on...
Human Rights Watch launches campaign against Saudi ‘image laundering’ Leading international campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to discourage figures in the world of entertainment, sports and culture from involvement in...
Saudi Arabia faces pushback over human rights Neom, the Saudi monarchy’s megacity, is part of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 project, the main priority of which is to move Saudi Arabia away from its dependence on fossil fuels and towards renewable energy...
Fears over Saudi nuclear ambitions after uranium found at Neom site Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, has said before that his kingdom would build its own nuclear weapons programme if it felt its key regional rival...
Saudis search for Neom tech partners in UK Ambassadors from Saudi Arabia have attended the Tech Week conference in London this week to encourage UK tech companies to work with the kingdom on megacity projects including Neom. Against a backdrop of...
Concerns have been raised over accountability for human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia after five death sentences were reduced for those said to be involved in the extra-judicial killing of journalist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.The 2018...
Neom and coronavirus The most obvious concern is that of money. Welfare payments to Saudi citizens were slashed as a result of falling oil prices, as consumers shunned fossil fuels while lockdowns spread across the world along with the virus. In the...
After the United Arab Emirates (UAE) normalised relations with Israel recently, many commentators are suggesting that Saudi Arabia will be next to do so. It would be a high risk strategy for the Saudis to do so, with much of the Arab world seeking...
