Saudi Arabia’s 170km-long desert city is in trouble. The futuristic, carbon-neutral Neom project is turning into financial ...

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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.

(Johnny Simon/WSJ, Abaca/Sipa/AP, Planet Labs, AFP/Getty Images) Costs are spiraling at Neom, Saudi Arabia’s planned desert metropolis. Early work on the futuristic project, anchored by an ...

Picture this: a road stretching through endless golden dunes, the city’s futuristic skyline glinting in the rearview mirror. Now, imagine stumbling upon hidden desert trails or lively local hangouts ...