NEOM announced the opening of NEOM Media Village and Jeddah Desert Studios, which contain the largest sound studios and film production support facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through the NEOM project, Saudi Arabia aims to build a technology-based, self-sufficient city in energy and food, through which the Kingdom aspires to more than double… Continue reading NEOM launches media village to support production of largest international films
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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM plans to have its own airline
NEOM looks to become one of the easiest places in the world to visit Saudi Arabia’s mega-city NEOM plans to have its own dedicated airline. Arabian Business reported last month the US$500bn super city was considering its own carrier, following on from the country’s Saudia and the soon-to-be-launched RIA airlines. A month on, NEOM’s own… Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s NEOM plans to have its own airline
Saudi Arabia’s Neom invests $1bn in metaverse
Executive says residents of futuristic city will be able to host ‘holographic’ parties, while brushing off competition with Dubai Neom Tech & Digital, a subsidiary of the $500bn signature Saudi megacity Neom, has rebranded itself as Tonomus as it ploughs cash into the metaverse and artificial intelligence (AI). The company has invested $1bn in 2022… Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s Neom invests $1bn in metaverse
Meet the leadership team in NEOM’s tourism department
The 16 leaders heading tourism at the $500bn NEOM One of the most ambitious development projects on the planet, the US$500bn Saudi city of NEOM requires some of the most visionary, intelligent and experienced profesisonals to bring it all to life. The city’s tourism arm is no different, comprising a leadership team of 16 experts.… Continue reading Meet the leadership team in NEOM’s tourism department
Inside Saudi Arabia’s Oxagon: the biggest floating city in the world
Oxagon targets to house around 90,000 residents by 2030, with the first one expected as early as next year Somewhere along the Red Sea, close to the Suez Canal, Saudi Arabia is building a floating city it touts to radicalise the global manufacturing industry – the Oxagon. Shaped exactly how it’s named, the new city… Continue reading Inside Saudi Arabia’s Oxagon: the biggest floating city in the world
Saudi’s NEOM awards drill and blast contracts
Saudi’s futuristic NEOM city of the future project has awarded drill and blast tunnelling contracts – totalling 28km in length – for work on the development’s infrastructure that the developer say will ensure NEOM continues to meet the development’s schedule. Two joint venture groups will undertake the works, with the first contract awarded to FCC… Continue reading Saudi’s NEOM awards drill and blast contracts
The City of the Future: All You Need To Know About Saudi Arabia’s NEOM
Said to be the brainchild of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia is now investing $500 billion in a futuristic metropolis called “NEOM,” to mainly distance itself from its heavy reliance on oil and reduce the country’s reliance on hydrocarbons. Neom is said to lead the global stage in creating a new model… Continue reading The City of the Future: All You Need To Know About Saudi Arabia’s NEOM
Gen. Al-Ruwaili conveys leadership’s greetings to Armed Forces injured on Eid Al-Fitr
Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Fayyad Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, accompanied by the Commander of the Joint Forces Lt. Gen. Mutlaq Bin Salem Al-Azima, visited Monday the wounded personnel of the Armed Forces being treated at Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. He conveyed to them the greetings… Continue reading Gen. Al-Ruwaili conveys leadership’s greetings to Armed Forces injured on Eid Al-Fitr
Unemployment rate decreases to 11% in Q4 of 2021: Al-Jadaan
The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia has decreased to 11% in Q4 of 2021, thanks to the direction and follow-up of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan said. Al-Jadaan stressed, during a statement on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, that the Saudi government continues to achieve a consecutive series of successes… Continue reading Unemployment rate decreases to 11% in Q4 of 2021: Al-Jadaan
Element opens $1m KSA laboratory to support Neom project
Global inspection specialist, Element Materials Technology (Element) has invested $1 million in a new laboratory in north western Saudi Arabia to provide civils and environmental testing for the Neom new city project. The project will create a futuristic destination and community incorporating smart city technology and entirely fuelled by renewable energy. Element’s Neom… Continue reading Element opens $1m KSA laboratory to support Neom project