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Saturday, October 8, 2022

Building Frenzy in the Middle East

A New Capital Worthy of the Pharaohs Rises in Egypt, but at What Price?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/world/middleeast/egypt-new-administrative-capital.html
 
MBS’s $500 Billion Desert Dream Just Keeps Getting Weirder
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-mbs-neom-saudi-arabia/
Neom, the Saudi crown prince’s urban megaproject, is supposed to have a ski resort, swim lanes for commuters, and “smart” everything. It’s going great—for the consultants.  

The real reason Egypt is moving its capital