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Saudi Arabia's Neom Dream In The Sand

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Saudi Arabia wants to become a major player in the global tourism game. Massive amounts of money have been invested, among other controversial megaprojects, in Neom's Trojena, a ski resort smack dab in the desert where it practically never snows. These grandiose projects are raising eyebrows due to their human and environmental price tags. We attempted to get into Trojena, the site in the middle of nowhere designated by the country to host the Asian Winter Games in four years' time.

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Promotional clip for the Neom project, featuring a city stretched out between 2 mirror walls and a ski resort. Riyadh: in front of a shopping mall, police intervene and ask RTS journalists to stop filming. Int property fair. Itw of investors. Presentation of the Neom project with model. Itw Majed Bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, Saudi Minister of Housing. At the Swiss Embassy, itw Yasmina Chatila Zwahlen, Swiss Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Around the future city of Naom, construction site with immigrant workers. Sports event for Westerners. Installations for future snow cannons. Construction site for future ski slopes.
Year
2025
Production
RTS
Journalist
David Nicole
Resolution
HD
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