Why Saudi Arabia is building a 170km line city through the desert
FT, 25 Feb 2021
A car-free, carbon-free city the size of Belgium, built in a straight line through a remote part of Saudi Arabia is MBS's grand plan. Will it succeed? The FT's Andrew England explores the crown prince's pet project.
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Written by Andrew England. Produced by Tom Hannen. Additional graphics by Steve Bernard.
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Read more at: https://www.ft.com/content/de6f336f-2b1c-4732-8c2a-ddeb759c4ca4
Written by Andrew England. Produced by Tom Hannen. Additional graphics by Steve Bernard.
See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132
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