Neom: Ancient Saudi tribe in danger of ‘disappearing off face of the earth’ to make way for vanity project
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Contrary to promotional videos released by the marketing team for Neom, claiming that it is being built on ‘virgin land’, the Huwaitat tribe have been living on various tracts of that land for hundreds of years,” a press release said. Even though construction of the project has slowed because of the global economic meltdown, Saudi authorities continue to evict the Huwaitat tribe from their land, which includes 13 villages along the Red Sea. Alhwaiti, who originally spent seven years as a professional equestrian employed by Saudi tycoon Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, says she has received repeated death threats for speaking out for her tribe. “Saudi Arabia has a history of taking land from everybody to build the state,” says Ali Shihabi, a Saudi political analyst and board member.
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