Saudi Arabia is set to issue tourist visas for the first time, seeking to draw millions of foreign visitors in a bid to diversify its oil-reliant economy.
Mega projects: The kingdom has announced a series of mega projects worth hundreds of billions of dollars. That includes plans to build NEOM, a $500 billion futuristic mega city on the northern Red Sea coast, which officials say will have flying taxis and talking robots. In 2017, the kingdom announced a project to turn 50 islands and other pristine sites on the Red Sea into luxury resorts.