What’s happened?
audi Arabia has announced more details of its plans for Neom, the futuristic megacity that crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) wants to build in the north-west of his country. The name is derived from the Greek word for “new” and the Arabic word for “future”, and the city’s construction, first announced in 2017, is taking place in the sparsely populated Tabuk desert, next to the Red Sea and close to the border with Jordan. The project is a key component of MbS’s “Vision 2030” strategy – pivoting away from reliance on oil towards a diversified
