Saudi Arabia

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.

Saudi Arabia is currently busy constructing yet another amazing skyscraper, named the Mukaab. Taking the form of a supertall cube, new information has been released that details the build progress so far and the sheer scale of the project.

As the Line megacity continues to grow in the Saudi Arabian desert, some new construction details showcase the scale of the gigantic project, including its reported use of one fifth of the world's available steel.

We now have a completion date for what will be the world's tallest skyscraper – and it's coming sooner than you might think. The amazing structure is expected to be finished by 2028 and will rise to a height of 3,303 ft in Saudi Arabia.

Neom, the extraordinarily ambitious 10,200-square-mile (26,500-sq-km) urban area with a US$1.5-trillion budget planned for the northern tip of the Red Sea is apparently still happening, and Saudi Arabia is providing the pictures and video to prove it.

Saudi Arabia is bidding to host the 2034 World Cup soccer tournament. If successful, authorities plan to build a futuristic stadium within its audacious 170-km-long mirrored city in the desert, the Line.

Austrian startup FlyNow is opening manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia, after the announcement that "thousands" of its coaxial twin-rotor helicopters will transport visitors at the upcoming World Expo in Riyadh.

If you were to think up practical places to locate a water park, the Saudi Arabian desert probably wouldn't be high on the list. However, the Aquarabia project is set to create waterslides, water-based activities, and Saudi's first inland surf park.