Will Saudi Arabia’s Planned Futuristic City Have a Future?

Source: Travel News

Amr Nabil  / Associated Press

FILE- In this April 8, 2017 photo, a girl plays with her kite as visitors walk on the Red Sea beach, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is planning to build a semi-autonomous luxury travel destination along its Red Sea coast that visitors can reach without a visa. Amr Nabil / Associated Press

Skift Take: Neom Bay would be seen by some as a feather in the cap of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who's accused of ordering the grisly murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Not to worry: Saudi Arabia's track record in completing mega developments like this is spotty, at best.

— Dennis Schaal

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Will Saudi Arabia’s Planned Futuristic City Have a Future?