Private yachts were moored nearby, and some of the biggest celebrities were in attendance as Saudi Arabia partially opened Neom, its ambitious $500 billion mega-city in the desert.

but will the 170-kilometer-long megacity known as "the Line" ever become a reality? Journalists cannot freely report from Saudi Arabia, so we analyzed satellite imagery and spoke to experts to ...

Satellite images from December 2024 show the construction of the Hidden Marina section of The Line, a planned 170-kilometer-long linear city located in northwestern Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea coast.

Saudi Arabia’s upcoming vertical metropolis – The Line – is looking towards Manhattan’s pedestrian template in terms of accessibility, according to remarks made by NEOM’s Chief ...