Neom unveils new tourist hub Siranna: Neom said it is launching new tourist destination Siranna, in the mega city’s northwest, a statement by Neom read yesterday. Located on the Gulf of Aqaba coastline, the new destination will be home to a 65-key hotel and 35 exclusive residencies. The launch follows similar announcements on sustainable tourist destinations Leyja and Epicon, also on the Gulf of Aqaba coast.

And that’s not all from Neom: Oxagon — Neom’s industrial city — said it signed agreements with Bosch and global consulting firm Bain & Co to “to accelerate advanced and clean industrial transformation,” Oxagon said on X on Monday. The contracts will help bring in investment in innovation, technology and talent development, it said, without providing further details.

It’s been a busy few months for Neom: The first batch of wind turbines have arrived in Neom’s port with dozens more expected by the year’s end, Neom Green Hydrogen Company CEO David Edmondson told AFP last month. Some 30 turbines are set to be delivered to Neom by the end of the year along with the ambitious project’s first solar panels.