Deep beneath the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba hides a toxic ‘ocean within an ocean’ where life cannot survive

The surface of the Gulf of Aqaba appears calm for most of the year, with little to suggest what sits far below. Nearly 1,800 ...
CNBC

From futuristic NEOM to tech and tourism, Saudi Arabia's priorities are shifting

Faisal Alibrahim, Saudi's economy minister, told CNBC the country was "reprioritizing a little bit towards sectors that need it the most." It comes after Riyadh launched an ambitious strategy, "Vision ...
AOL

Conservation Isn’t Just Saving Beaches: This Turtle Study Says Reefs and Routes Matter Too

Protecting sea turtle populations requires more than nesting beach preservation. A recent study tracked female green and hawksbill turtles that were nesting on islands in the Red Sea. Satellite-tagged ...
Fast Company

MomTok tried to make Neom look like paradise, and it backfired spectacularly

A series of day-in-the-life vlogs from mom influencers on TikTok tried to paint Saudi Arabia’s mega project as a desert paradise. The internet had other opinions. A group of influencers (primarily ...
New Atlas

Saudi Arabia invests in robots to help build its Neom desert megacity

As Saudi Arabia continues to reshape its desert landscape with an incredible number of ambitious construction projects, it has employed some high-tech robotic help to increase efficiency and speed ...
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"Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia"

While Neom struggles to create ground-breaking urbanism, it is having more success replicating suburbia in the desert, writes Tom Ravenscroft. Despite grand ambitions and a barrage of flashy renders, ...