Saudi Arabia

Construction has reportedly begun on the first phase of the Line, Saudi Arabia's insanely ambitious plan to build a 105 mile-long megacity in the desert. We now know how many people will live there initially – and when they're moving in.

Nobody can accuse Saudi Arabia of lacking ambition. Along with all the other projects it has going on, it has agreed a major deal with DataVolt to build what it calls the region's first "truly sustainable" AI data center.

Some more details on Saudi Arabia's transformative Neom gigaproject have been revealed, including its ambitious timeline and how people will actually go about living in its incredible futuristic city, the Line.

New details have been revealed on what is arguably Saudi Arabia's most ambitious current architecture project: the world's new tallest skyscraper, which will rise to an incredible height of over 1 km in the Red Sea port city Jeddah.

Each year, dozens of professional photographers from around the world compete to take the most iconic and most amazing desert images from the most amazing and iconic desert competitions – the Dakar Rally. Here are our picks of the pics.

Carved into the rugged Hejaz Mountains in Saudi Arabia, Desert Rock, by Oppenheim Architecture, provides a luxurious getaway for well-heeled tourists, and includes cliff-hanging villas and private retreats.

This year has produced a stunning amount of ambitious architecture. From a futuristic skyscraper, to the plan for the world's tallest timber tower, here's our pick of the top 10 most ambitious architecture projects of 2024.

As Saudi Arabia continues to reshape its desert landscape with an incredible number of ambitious construction projects, it has employed some high-tech robotic help to increase efficiency and speed things up.

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated an ambitious new driverless transit system, which is hailed as the longest in the world. Measuring 109 miles in length, it includes an eye-catching station by Zaha Hadid Architects.

The incredible rate of construction in Saudi Arabia shows no sign of slowing. A new stadium, which is designed to resemble a seed germinating in the desert, has been revealed for Riyadh and will be one of the world's largest once complete.

As work continues on Saudi Arabia's futuristic mirrored megacity, the Line, government authorities have given an update on the progress so far and named the architects in charge of making this desert dream a reality.

We've seen a lot of crazy renders and heard big promises but Saudi Arabia has now finally delivered on the first part of its incredible Neom giga-project. Sindalah provides an ultra-exclusive luxury island getaway for a select number of guests.