News UK company to open 250-room hotel in Saudi Arabia’s Neom English company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is to build a 250-room hotel in the planned floating port city of Oxagon, which will be part of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic Neom development.…
News French engineer prepares ground for 20GW of solar in Saudi’s Neom Saudi Arabia has hired Paris-based engineering group Assystem to conduct pre-development studies for seven photovoltaic parks in the Tabuk and Duba regions to power the kingdom’s Neom economic development zone.…
Perspectives Why Saudi Arabia’s “The Line” is not a revolution in urban living What some consider an ideal ecological city, others call a promotional gimmick. Researchers from the Complexity Science Hub now show why The Line should not be a showcase for future…
News Swedish firm to build 2,174 apartments for Saudi’s Neom Modular housebuilder Scandinavian Industrialised Building System (SIBS) has won a contract to assemble 35 apartment blocks at Saudi Arabia’s huge new economic zone, Neom. The Stockholm company was awarded an…
News Besix, Boskalis win contract nearing $800m to start building Port of Neom Belgium’s Besix and Dutch dredging specialist Boskalis have won a contract to start dredging and building quay walls for a seaport to serve Neom, Saudi Arabia’s vast new economic zone…
News Webuild JV lands $1.4bn high-speed rail contract for Saudi Arabia’s Neom Webuild and joint-venture partner Shibh Al Jazira Contracting Company (Sajco) have signed a €1.4bn contract to design and build 57km of a high-speed railway serving the futuristic commercial and residential…
News UN condemns death penalties linked to Saudi Arabia’s Neom project The UN has raised concerns about Saudi Arabia’s planned execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe who were evicted from their homes to make way for the Neom project.…
News Aecom lands project management role on Neom International Airport Aecom has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide project management consultancy services for Neom International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The airport will serve the 26,500-sq-km business region Saudi Arabia…