End of 'The Line': A timeline of Saudi Arabia’s failed rendering city

The horizontal skyscraper sci-fi dream is now just a colossal crater in the desert. Saudi Arabia has halted construction on ...

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince’s desert city dream in tatters as Neom megaproject is halted

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’s dreams of a glittering, futuristic city spanning his nation’s desert have come crashing down.

How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line

MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten ...

Saudi Arabia’s mega project era: Is big spending phase coming to an end?

Projects such as NEOM, The Line and winter resorts in desert regions were presented as symbols of a new economic era. Today, ...

Saudi’s NEOM halts work on The Line until after 2030

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM has delayed further work on The Line — the planned 170-kilometer long dual skyscrapers once projected to ...

Saudi Arabia delays key NEOM projects, including The Line, until after 2030: Report

The move comes as the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, shifts its focus towards more commercially ...
Engineering News-Record

Cancelled Contracts Signal Rethink for Saudi Arabia’s $500B NEOM Megaproject

Site preparation and foundation work had started in 2024 for the first segments of The Line in northwest Saudi Arabia. Screen capture from video released by THE LINE at NEOM March 31, 2026 ...
Fast Company

Saudi Arabia’s the Line is collapsing into a hyphen

The scaling back follows years of operational chaos and financial bleeding. Since its 2017 launch, the project promised a 105-mile strip of high-density living. But reality struck early. By April 2024 ...