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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Sindalah

NEOM Deleted The Line's Promises From Its Own Website

NEOM rewrote The Line's page between 1 and 21 June 2026, deleting the 9 million residents, 100% renewable energy and no-roads-or-cars claims. Wayback Machine captures preserve the exact deleted strings. Five regions became six, Sindalah was absorbed into Islands of NEOM, and 15 economic sectors became 12.

Updated Jul 31, 2026

Sindalah Was NEOM's First Delivery. Is It Open?

Sindalah held a grand opening on 27 October 2024 with 65 superyachts and 650 guests, and has never admitted a paying guest. A verification log of five checks made on 31 July 2026 — bookings, NEOM's own website, flights, the marina and first-hand accounts — records what can and cannot be confirmed.

Updated Jul 31, 2026

Sindalah: NEOM island, luxury tourism, hotels, marina, and launch status

Sindalah is NEOM's Red Sea luxury island. This brief checks opening status, hotels, marina, ownership, and Vision 2030 risk.

Updated May 26, 2026

NEOM Mega-City Project

In-depth analysis of NEOM, Saudi Arabia's $500 billion mega-city project in Tabuk Province featuring The Line, Oxagon, Trojena, and Sindalah as centrepieces of Vision 2030's economic diversification.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Sindalah

Sindalah is NEOM's first completed project: a luxury island resort in the Red Sea with yacht marina, golf course, and three hotels. Opening timeline.

Updated Apr 18, 2026