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Saudi 'Struggles to Build Ski Resort' in Middle of Desert for Next Winter Games

  • Saudi Arabia's plans to build a high-tech ski resort in Trojena face significant challenges and uncertainty, leading to talks of relocating the 2029 Asian Winter Games.
  • Artificial snow for the ski slopes will be pumped from the Gulf of Aqaba, located 200km away, and the project includes 30km of ski runs.
  • Critics have raised several concerns regarding NEOM's environmental impact, economic viability, and human rights issues, including the forced displacement of the Huwaitat tribe.
  • There are warnings that NEOM's technological ambitions may lead to ethical issues regarding surveillance and a clash with local cultural norms.
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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