City: Riyadh Country: Saudi Arabia Population: 7.82 million (metro) Established: 1737 Language: Arabic. In the center of the an-Nafud desert rises Riyadh, Arabic for “the meadows,” the third ...

Photo: Royal Commission for Riyadh City The chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic planned city Neom abruptly left his role, a major shake-up at the world’s biggest construction project.

Saudi Arabia is planning to spend up to half a billion dollars building its own city dedicated solely to the gaming industry. The Esports City will be within Riyadh and will be completed by next year.

Construction has begun on Banan City, a sprawling new 10 sq km municipality northeast of Riyadh, as Saudi Arabia prepares for World Expo 2030.

Riyadh Metro's King Abdullah Financial District station. According to reports, the metro project cost $22.5 billion. Bechtel "The Riyadh Metro will transform travel in Saudi Arabia by offering a ...

Saudi Arabia’s controversial desert megacity project will include a soccer stadium built nearly 1,150-feet above the ground—at least, that’s what it is pitching as part of hosting the 2034 ...

Qiddiya is the biggest of dreams. Milanov is now head of gaming at Qiddiya, a dreamy “Giga Project” under way near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.The Saudis want 17 million visitors a year to go to ...

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated an ambitious new driverless transit system, which is hailed as the longest in the world. Measuring 109 miles in length, it includes an eye-catching station by Zaha ...

The chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic planned city Neom abruptly left his role, a major shake-up at the world’s ...