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Neom Project Enters Major Reset as Saudi Arabia Scales Back The Line Development Plans

Saudi Arabia’s Neom megaproject is undergoing a strategic review, with The Line’s 2030 population target reduced to one hundred thousand residents and resources redirected toward projects including artificial intelligence data centres and the operational Oxagon port.
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