The chief executive of Neom, Saudi Arabia’s $1.5trn bid to diversify its economy with tourism, city, and business “giga projects”, has left the role. Neom’s board of directors announced Nadhmi…

Consultants from Austria, the UK and the US have been chosen to fill the roles of urban designer, planning consultant and infrastructure designer for the first phase of The Line,…

Saudi Arabia has announced the completion of the first project of its Neom programme: the 840,000 sq m island destination of Sindalah. This attraction was masterplanned by yacht-designer and architect…

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has created a company to act as a property developer and landlord for workers at major construction sites. The Smart Accommodation for Residential Complexes…

10 million cubic meters of earth has been moved, marking 86% of excavation work has been completed at the Mukaab development, a planned 400m high, 400m wide and 400m long…

Plans have been announced to build a $186m concrete plant as part of the huge Neom development programme in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern Tabuk Province. Saudi building materials company Asas Al-Mohileb…

Work has officially restarted on the world’s tallest building, the 1km-tall Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, with the aim of finishing it by the end of 2028. The $1.9bn scheme…

The 4,200 sq km, $6.1bn Amaala tourist destination on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is due to welcome its first guests in 2025, according to Red Sea Global, the developer…

Italian oil and gas contractor Saipem has won two deals worth $1bn from Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company. Both involve the installation of platforms in the waters of the…

UK consultant Mace has been awarded a delivery partner role on the King Salman International Airport project in Riyadh. When complete in 2030, it will cover 57 sq km and…

US architect Populous has unveiled its design for a 47,000-capacity stadium on an 800,000-sq-m site in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The Aramco Stadium, named after the state-owned oil company, will…

Plans have been announced for a 92,000-capacity stadium on a on a 660,000 sq m site in Riyadh. As well as the ordinary spectators, the ground will have a 150-seat…

Saudi authorities have been approved plans for a “Global Sports Tower”, a 130m-tall structure with facilities for 30 sports in Riyadh. The 84,000 sq m project will contain a 98m…

The Diriyah Company in Saudi Arabia has picked China State Construction Engineering Corp (CSCEC) to build a $2bn, 14-sq-km urban quarter on the western outskirts of Riyadh. Diriyah is developing…

Saudi Arabia will be the world’s largest construction market, according to a report by property consultancy Knight Frank and covered in the business press. It said industry output reached $141bn…

In Saudi Arabia, construction has begun on the first overseas plant for Hoffmann Green Cement, a French start-up selling lower-carbon cement. Founded in 2014 and with €6m in revenues last…

Saudi Arabia’s new Civil Transactions Law entered into force on 16 December 2023. It’s a cornerstone of the Kingdom’s broader Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to invigorate the economy by…

The May episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring an in-depth interview with Andy Tyson, the man in charge of building Saudi Arabia’s from-scratch, high-end tourism region on its…