The world’s tallest skyscraper rising in Jeddah to beat Burj Khalifa — here are its top featuresJeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia is once again rising skyward. Construction has surpassed 80 floors, marking a significant milestone. The proje...
12 Jan, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
Social media fooled by AI video of 'sky stadium' for Saudi 2034 World CupA viral video showed a stunning skyscraper football stadium for Saudi Arabia's 2034 FIFA World Cup. However, this design is entirely fake a...
01 Nov, 2025, 08.25 AM IST
Saudi Arabia is losing its appetite for oil: Here's what it meansSaudi Arabia is building renewable energy projects at a fast pace. The country plans to reduce its domestic oil consumption by 2030. This c...
30 Sep, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
Saudi Arabia’s new tourism play trades skyscrapers for natureSaudi Arabia is betting big on tourism in its Aseer province, a region boasting diverse landscapes and a cooler climate. With ambitious pla...
05 Aug, 2025, 11.03 AM IST
Saudi Arabia's Neom vs Dubai: How Prince Mohammed bin Salman's $8.8 trillion futuristic city is fading into the sandSaudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom project, envisioned as a futuristic city in the desert, is facing severe financial and logistical challenges....
11 Mar, 2025, 11.58 AM IST
'Saudi is the best!': Why are TikTok mumfluencers lauding desert megacity?Expat mumfluencers on TikTok praise Saudi Arabia and the NEOM megacity, showcasing idealistic lifestyles despite rights violation concerns....
12 Feb, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
World's longest infinity pool hangs in air between two towers. Know about it in detailThe world's longest ultra-lux infinity pool is not cheap, it can cost up to £10,000. However, tourists and Dubai residents can have access,...
17 Apr, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to construct underground city, 'upside-down skyscraper'. All you should knowAquellum will be an exclusive and disguised destination, where guests will need to be shipped in from a floating marina to Aquellum via an ...
12 Jan, 2024, 08.30 PM IST
The Saudi fund trying to build a post-oil economyThe Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, initially a passive sovereign wealth fund, has become a key player in the country's econo...
26 Oct, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
Soccer-Saudis celebrate shock defeat of Argentina in World Cup; King Salman declares public holidayKing Salman declared a public holiday in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to mark the achievement, a feather in the cap of Crown Prince Mohammed b...
22 Nov, 2022, 10.22 PM IST
Saudi Arabia plans 120 km long skyscraper for $1 trillionAccording to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the kingdom has readied the blueprint of the skyscraper which it dubbed the 'Mirror Line'.
26 Jul, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woesVacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness - and fears of economic ruin - haunt the usually bus...
28 Jun, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
NYC's Chrysler, One WTC and other expensive buildings in the worldThe iconic Chrysler building, which cost $800 mn to build, is up for sale for an undisclosed price.
15 Feb, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
Contract signed for work on world's tallest skyscraper in JeddahThe award of the infrastructure contract suggests Saudi authorities are keen for the project to go ahead and do not want the probe to disru...
18 Jan, 2018, 01.06 PM IST
Top 5 tallest buildings worldwideOn the occasion of World Skyscraper Day today, let’s check out the top 5 tallest buildings worldwide
03 Sep, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
King Salman is overhauling the birthplace of Saudi Arabia's ideologySaudi Arabia's recently crowned King Salman is making the birthplace of his government's ruling ideology into a tourist attraction.
02 Jun, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
- $7.2 bn project planned near Saudi capital
Saudi Arabia's Al-Shoala Group and Dubai-based Emaar Properties have teamed up on a $7.2 billion community project near the Saudi capital o...
05 Oct, 2008, 05.33 PM IST