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First phase of NEOM’s city starts construction on Red Sea coast

The megaproject's initial section will stretch 2.5 kilometers in length, rise 500 meters high, and accommodate 200,000 residents in 80,000 homes

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Artist illustration model of NEOM's The Line

Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion NEOM mega-project is getting off the ground.

Speaking at the Public Investment Fund’s Private Sector Forum in Riyadh, NEOM Chief Development Officer Denis Hickey said on Friday that the first phase of its 170...