Saudi Government Unveils Controversial FANTASY City
August 6, 2022
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as posted by the channelSaudi Arabia announces plans to construct a new futuristic city that is causing debate for whether it is beneficial. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for a mirrored skyscraper ecocity, but the project is not without controversy
"It's being billed as a futuristic Saudi megacity, built within two mirror-encased skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert.
Dubbed 'The Line', the 170-kilometre-long parallel structures form the heart of the Red Sea megacity known as NEOM.
It's a plank of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's bid to diversify the Gulf state's oil-dependent economy.
But since it was announced in 2017, NEOM has raised eyebrows for proposed flourishes like flying taxis and robot maids, and drawn criticism from human rights campaigners who say local residents have been forced out to make way for its construction."
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