The Saudi crown family's megalomaniac dreams of building a gigantic city of the future in the middle of the desert are getting a brutal reality check. Saudi Arabia's plans for Neom, a futuristic ...

The futuristic walled city of Neom in Saudi Arabia is turning into a grandiose failure instead of an eco-friendly city of the future. This gigantic urban experiment in the desert is facing incredible ...

Private yachts were moored nearby, and some of the biggest celebrities were in attendance as Saudi Arabia partially opened Neom, its ambitious $500 billion mega-city in the desert. The event was ...

(Johnny Simon/WSJ, Abaca/Sipa/AP, Planet Labs, AFP/Getty Images) Costs are spiraling at Neom, Saudi Arabia’s planned desert metropolis. Early work on the futuristic project, anchored by an ...