[INTERVIEW] Saudi Arabia's New Murabba project attracts constructors, tech firms to shape future city
BARCELONA, Spain - Saudi Arabia surprised the world with its de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s announcement, proposing an architectural project to build a 400-meter-tall, cube-shaped skyscraper near the kingdom’s capital city of Riyadh in February last year.
CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic City Project Leaves Abruptly
Longtime CEO Nadhmi al-Nasr left Neom, Saudi Arabia’s marquee development, which has been plagued by delays, cost overruns and staff turnover.
Neom CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr Departs As Futuristic Megacity Project Resets
Saudi Arabia's futuristic city project Neom has announced the departure of long-time CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr in an abrupt leadership reshuffle. The $500B project, a pillar of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s drive to diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy away from a reliance on oil,
Saudi Arabia Replaces CEO Of Futuristic Mega-city NEOM
Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday that it was replacing the chief executive of its futuristic mega-city NEOM as scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects.
Neom, Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic City, Suddenly Loses Its CEO
Pitched as a mix of ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Jurassic Park,’ Neom is the world’s biggest construction project. Twenty-one thousand people have died so far to make it happen.
Saudi Arabian megacity Neom replaces its CEO
The departure of the longtime CEO marks a major shakeup at Neom, which is a showpiece of Riyadh’s economic ambitions.
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A Staggering Number of Workers Have Reportedly Died While Building Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper
As Saudi Arabia pushes ever forward with its massive and unprecedented ... project — which was launched in 2017 and ...
Construction begins on £39bn 'world's largest building' that will be a 400-metre cube
Standing at an impressive 400 metres in height, the cube shaped building will be large enough to hold 20 Empire State ...
The World’s Largest Building Breaks Ground in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Construction has begun on the Mukaab, which will be the world’s largest building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The indoor city ...
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Saudi Arabia to construct skyscraper 'taller than 20 Empire State buildings'
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a skyscraper in the capital city, Riyadh, that is larger than any building in the world, Bloomberg reported. The "Mukaab," set to be the centerpiece of ...
Saudi Arabia constructs ‘The Mukaab’; a $50 billion project aiming to be the world's largest building
Saudi Arabia is constructing The Mukaab, a 400-metre-high cube-shaped skyscraper in Riyadh. As the central landmark of the ...
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Neom's CEO Is Out In Another Blow For Saudi Arabia's Ambitious Planned City
Saudi Arabia's ambitious futuristic city plans have been bogged down by delays and changes. The most recent is the departure ...
Construction Underway on $50 Billion Giant Cube in Saudi Arabia
Construction has begun on a cube-shaped skyscraper that will be the world's largest building when completed and big enough to fit 20 Empire State Buildings ...
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The World’s Largest Building Is Coming to Saudi Arabia
Located in northwest Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the forthcoming Mukaab skyscraper is just one component of a 19-square-kilometer project spearheaded by New Murabba and the country’s Public Investment ...
Saudi Arabia's 'The Line' Violates Human Rights and Common Sense
Inhumane labor practices, worker deaths, and the forced eviction and repression of local residents have characterized the ...
Huge skyscraper nearly as tall as The Shard built in forest & no one lives there…because giant tower is to test LIFTS
NESTLED in the middle of a forest, a towering structure almost as tall as London’s iconic Shard rises dramatically above the ...