There has been a lot of architecture news coming out of Saudi Arabia recently, little of which has been good. Now the jewel in the crown of the desert kingdom's ongoing transformation, the Line, ...

For investors, Vinhomes Green Paradise is an asset capable of preserving and sustainably increasing in value. At a time when cities around the world are redefining their development paradigms, ...

When American missionary and science teacher, Jack Kyle, arrived in the mega slum of Makoko, Lagos in August 2023, I doubt if he ever thought that one day, his love for slum dwellers and the ...

NEOM is being resized, not abandoned, as lower oil prices squeeze Saudi Arabia’s fiscal room. Riyadh is forced to reassess timelines and scale across its giga-projects despite Vision 2030 remaining ...

Saudi Arabia may swap residential plans for an industrial and AI focus The desert nation is investing heavily in GPUs for state-backed AI facilities Coastal access offers potential seawater cooling ...

Saudi Arabia plans to downscale Neom's flagship project, The Line, significantly. The Line may be repurposed as a data centre hub to boost Saudi AI ambitions. Original 170 km city plan reduced to 2.4 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

08:28, Tue, Jan 27, 2026 Updated: 08:28, Tue, Jan 27, 2026 A new £500 billion megacity won’t be finished for another 54 years. The Line is a planned smart city in Neom, Saudi Arabia, to be built in a ...

After years of cost overruns and delays, Saudi Arabia’s flagship futuristic megaproject, Neom, is set to be significantly scaled back. The futuristic super-city, meant to run entirely on alternative ...

Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity project is being significantly downscaled and redesigned after years of delays, according to a report in the Financial Times. In an article on Sunday citing sources ...