Saudi Arabia’s Race to Build a $22B Railway in the Desert | WSJ Breaking Ground

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  • Saudi Arabia is racing to finish the $22B Riyadh Metro in time to modernize its capital city and open its doors to the world. With the country set to host the World Expo 2030 and as a frontrunner to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, this is a golden opportunity for Saudi Arabia to transform its economy and improve its human rights reputation on a global stage.
    WSJ explores why this Gulf nation needs this train network and the challenges it faces in constructing this incredible feat of engineering.
    Chapters:
    0:00 Riyadh Metro
    1:04 Why Saudi Arabia needs this train
    3:44 Challenges in construction
    5:33 The money
    Breaking Ground digs into megaprojects around the world, uncovering what these developments might mean for the surrounding region and the ultimate costs.
    #SaudiArabia #Riyadh #WSJ

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  • @wsj
    @wsj  หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Read about how megaprojects in the desert are sapping Saudi Arabia’s cash and why the kingdom is turning to borrowing to keep up: on.wsj.com/3vFFOwl

    • @marcwells03
      @marcwells03 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And really who wants to go to theocratic Islamic dictatorship that has zero respect for LGBTQ….

    • @Rodrifuuu
      @Rodrifuuu หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Who is going to take on those loans considering that when fossil fuel ends Saudi Arabia will have a GDP of zero?

    • @zodiacfml
      @zodiacfml หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      not bad but still a decade behind UAE or it does not feel they have sense of urgency. I predict transport electrification is 8-10 year from now being the norm. Saudi should get into cleaner energy and water production.

    • @Maryam_aam
      @Maryam_aam หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Rodrifuuuvision 2030 is all about economic diversification away from oil .. but currently mostly relying on oil

    • @Maryam_aam
      @Maryam_aam หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@zodiacfmlthey are switching to green energy .. also planting more trees.. and they do have a sense of urgency but can’t obviously rush everything.. takes time.

  • @naisyjohns
    @naisyjohns หลายเดือนก่อน +2286

    When Wall Street Journal tries to become B1M

    • @handleyt2024
      @handleyt2024 หลายเดือนก่อน +167

      B1M>>>

    • @hanzee9008
      @hanzee9008 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Interesting

    • @mack2718
      @mack2718 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

      Good for us. We have more access to understanding global projects

    • @Hudute
      @Hudute หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      and about as unwilling to critically discuss political implications too!

    • @duran9664
      @duran9664 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      ⚡️FACT⚡️
      The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏

  • @multidimensional_holographer
    @multidimensional_holographer หลายเดือนก่อน +899

    Saudi Arabia doesn't need investors, it is The Investor.

    • @qwmha
      @qwmha หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      But they’re investing their money only in tourism projects it’s a risky bet.

    • @ambessashield9360
      @ambessashield9360 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      @@qwmhaWho’s said they’re only investing in tourism?

    • @duran9664
      @duran9664 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      ⚡️FACT⚡️
      The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏

    • @Salman-ji7en
      @Salman-ji7en หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      @@duran9664 What are you talking about? The metro goes through every major neighborhood in the city, old or new, rich or middle-class.

    • @qwmha
      @qwmha หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@ambessashield9360 all the big projects that they have announced are tourism related projects

  • @dusscode
    @dusscode หลายเดือนก่อน +430

    Americans laughing at Saudi Arabia for innovating while they have the worst passenger rail in the world.

    • @factcheck9849
      @factcheck9849 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      Totally agree 😂

    • @ronaldchua3197
      @ronaldchua3197 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Americans innovation of arms and weapon for destruction, the rest of the world create innovation building construction for improving Humanity life

    • @jeffwebb2966
      @jeffwebb2966 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Very true, but most if our country is not an extremely hot hellhole

    • @MoonDude02
      @MoonDude02 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      ​@@jeffwebb2966
      California, New Mexico, and Texas have been so quite since you dropped this comment.

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Because most Americans have little need for rail.

  • @user-tp1zv6ee9f
    @user-tp1zv6ee9f หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Saudi keeps thriving

  • @Slickpete83
    @Slickpete83 หลายเดือนก่อน +595

    *takes Canada over +10 years to build a light rail line and its still not done* hahaha...

    • @BlazerManiacNumber96
      @BlazerManiacNumber96 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

      Seattle started building its light rail in 2008 and projects to be finished in 2041 smh

    • @eccomasta
      @eccomasta หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are lacking slave labor

    • @KingAlphaOmega
      @KingAlphaOmega หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Canada worried about LGBTQ lol

    • @rasheedalnajjar2997
      @rasheedalnajjar2997 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is how I know you live in Riyadh 😂

    • @KGF-zf2qj
      @KGF-zf2qj หลายเดือนก่อน

      Canada is very corrupt; they shut down a pipeline carrying oil to the US only to transport it by rail to a West Coast port and then sell it to China. Guess who owns a major stake in that rail company? Warren Buffett.

  • @whudsonhighlander
    @whudsonhighlander หลายเดือนก่อน +136

    The 2nd Ave Subway isn't complete. Only the first leg. So it has taken NYC over 100 years to only complete the 1st segment of the 2nd Ave Subway.

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      no, actually about fifty years. it was briefly first started in the early 1970s, but halted. phase two is underway now.

    • @shasanmaz
      @shasanmaz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      waiting for a billion or more dollars coffee money before it will move to more miles or another few feet.

  • @abdullahibrahim8938
    @abdullahibrahim8938 หลายเดือนก่อน +258

    Poor video from WSJ for many reasons:
    1- it's about one of the largest public transit projects in the world so I expected more details regarding the project itself and its effect on traffic congestion and the estimated economic benefit, but the video did not talk a lot about that and focused on politics.
    2- the project is in Saudi Arabia, so it makes sense to have Saudis talk in the video about the project, which did not happen (you invited one Saudi agency to talk specifically about labor protections rather than the project as a whole).
    3- you ignored the fact that millions in Riyadh don't own a car, and that's either because they are too young/old to drive, or don't know how to drive (many Saudi women did not learn driving even though the ban on women driving was lifted in 2017), or they don't have the money to buy a car which is true for some foreign workers who came from South Asia. This is very important to mention when speaking about a public transit project in Saudi Arabia

    • @Avantime
      @Avantime หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      If you can afford to drive, you would. If you can't drive you'd go in a taxi. No one wants to walk to/from the station when they can ride in air-conditioned comfort. IMO only foreign workers will use the metro.

    • @Dub105
      @Dub105 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Cry a river.

    • @ahmedelkhwaga2751
      @ahmedelkhwaga2751 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ثبت التعليق هاذا

    • @TheRailwayDrone
      @TheRailwayDrone หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      @@Avantime I bet this is an American making such a statement. Those taxis will deal with the same traffic that personal vehicles deal with. I'd rather walk to an air conditioned train that'll get me somewhere in a decent amount of time instead of dealing with car traffic.

    • @wellytms4713
      @wellytms4713 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      @@Avantime
      When the time to arrive by metro is half the arrival time compared to the car
      You will find even those who have a car taking the metro.

  • @khalifahmuhammad1574
    @khalifahmuhammad1574 หลายเดือนก่อน +154

    The 2nd Ave subway in New York city has not been completed; just one phase has been completed.

    • @billy.7113
      @billy.7113 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      And it took 10 years to build.

    • @Technoanima
      @Technoanima หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Corruption 😅

    • @shasanmaz
      @shasanmaz หลายเดือนก่อน

      you provide some hundred million coffee money, maybe it will inch forward a meter

    • @the0ne809
      @the0ne809 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank you. They will start the second phase 2 next year. The 3rd and 4th phases haven't even been funded.

    • @the0ne809
      @the0ne809 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Technoanima sure there is some corruption but it is more complex than that. the subway was let to rot for almost 50 years after the car became popular and Robert Moses just wanted to build highways. Also, during the depression and WW2, 1970s NYC financial crisis and 2008 recession, all new constructions were stopped.

  • @justinyoung722
    @justinyoung722 หลายเดือนก่อน +211

    I am living here and it is great. It's development is something I have never seen before.

    • @redman6790
      @redman6790 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I get the feeling it has this aura of early economic growth of Dubai, where things looks like it is on the way up and being part of this development is exciting and engaging.
      I am hoping to come for work inshaallah. Its good to be in something from the ground floor, to be part of the change is something I really want to be apart of (I was there as a kid 20 years ago where my dad was working, so to be part of its transformation is a personal ambition of mine and a sentimental one as well).

    • @justinyoung722
      @justinyoung722 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@redman6790 good luck and hope your dream becomes reality

    • @woodsofthewoods
      @woodsofthewoods หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I wouldn't want to live in such a concrete jungle.

    • @mohammedalmohsen712
      @mohammedalmohsen712 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@woodsofthewoodsnot everyone is supposed to live in the desert but 14.5 million immigrants and expats moved to Saudi Arabia which makes Saudi Arabia the third in the world in number of immigrants after Usa and Germany they make 45% of the total population!

    • @Shmancyfancy536
      @Shmancyfancy536 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You clearly haven’t heard about Chicago in the late 1800’s

  • @mansourhaidary7900
    @mansourhaidary7900 หลายเดือนก่อน +159

    As a Saudi Arabian I’ll def take advantage of this transportation system as it will save so much time

    • @Ya_Berries_Himmel
      @Ya_Berries_Himmel หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      For what!

    • @piggybakkers
      @piggybakkers หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yea. You can sit in the all-male carriage while all the females sit in theirs! Unless that changes amongst other things Saudis won't give up their cars.

    • @mujtabaalam5907
      @mujtabaalam5907 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      ​@piggybakkers Oh no, he won't be able to ogle women. How terrible.

    • @mansourhaidary7900
      @mansourhaidary7900 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      @@piggybakkers there will be 3 sections, first the worker section, business section and families section. So what if they’re separated? This has no meaning for whether if u want to use the metro or not. Japan has a female only section due to the mass sexual assault cases in their metro. We have this split of sections due to a minority being uncomfortable sitting around a crowded men’s area and religion. Don’t compare European countries sexual harassment cases to ours, do your research.

    • @mansourhaidary7900
      @mansourhaidary7900 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mujtabaalam5907 ?

  • @anon19086posts
    @anon19086posts หลายเดือนก่อน +194

    I live next to two of the stations and they look fantastic. People can’t wait because Riyadh traffic is absolutely taking its toll on everyonr

    • @TONI__KROOS
      @TONI__KROOS หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Is there traffic everyday???

    • @mohammedalmohsen712
      @mohammedalmohsen712 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@TONI__KROOSyess!!

    • @TC-lk2ev
      @TC-lk2ev หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The traffic in Riyadh is insane.

    • @Ayush-vy2kq
      @Ayush-vy2kq หลายเดือนก่อน

      Looks Brown and Barren, no green cover..?

    • @TC-lk2ev
      @TC-lk2ev หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@Ayush-vy2kq ...it's in a desert.

  • @ShubhamPatil-cb8dk
    @ShubhamPatil-cb8dk หลายเดือนก่อน +151

    Finally, Saudi Arabia understands there is nothing better than trains!!

    • @yzeegaming8681
      @yzeegaming8681 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nothing to do with tarins over their. 😅

    • @joelc9439
      @joelc9439 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What finally? Saudi Arabia already has trains.

    • @waistdeepinicywaves
      @waistdeepinicywaves หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joelc9439only 3 lines

    • @jasjus8190
      @jasjus8190 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Camel is more superior than train

    • @keymot1491
      @keymot1491 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bro we have trains but we don’t have metros

  • @abuzarshaikh1072
    @abuzarshaikh1072 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Westerners are talking about human rights.

  • @mufasmohammedmydeen1012
    @mufasmohammedmydeen1012 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    I am living in Riyadh for past 2 years. I would say the worlds safest city ❤ #Riyadh #SaudiArabia

    • @samuraijack1371
      @samuraijack1371 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I live in prison. I’m safe as well

    • @SAM7c1
      @SAM7c1 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@samuraijack1371 we have CR7 too :) , enjoy prison

    • @user-qv6ud2hx6f
      @user-qv6ud2hx6f 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Try talking politics or get interested in human rights situation...

    • @LyricsQuest
      @LyricsQuest 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@samuraijack1371 You should read what happened in Mississippi one of these days.

  • @taweewatwongwiboonchai9007
    @taweewatwongwiboonchai9007 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Respect from Thailand.

  • @kadisshow
    @kadisshow หลายเดือนก่อน +114

    The funny thing is how Western media always find criticism on everything none Western.

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      if you think that is bad you should see them critique western

    • @nabawi7
      @nabawi7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah its quite annoying. Its either some state department propaganda or lecture about human rights and international law (while their governments regularly export the worst human rights abuses and international law violations around the world for more than a century) or disrespecting the local culture and traditions of a non-western country that doesnt align with their liberal views. I have to role my eyes every time they do this.

    • @vichitvideo6041
      @vichitvideo6041 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The funny and disgusting thing about Western media is that they used to pretend that they are experts on subject they understand superficially.

    • @faisalalkhedhrawi7311
      @faisalalkhedhrawi7311 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      we saw that in Qatar world cup as well, the power is shifting to the middle east and this drives them crazy.

    • @p4nd4b01
      @p4nd4b01 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      The more funny thing is how trolls are so willing to justify any atrocity of their homeland autocratic regimes.

  • @getevennow
    @getevennow หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    wonderful - Al hamdullah - love from Pakistan

  • @nah95
    @nah95 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    You're still gonna talk to us about human rights while your government keeps arming Israel?

    • @khalidbassiouni279
      @khalidbassiouni279 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      You are right ✅️

    • @ashketchum2615
      @ashketchum2615 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      are u talking about Saudi Arabia or America? I really can't tell because both are helping Israel

    • @AL-lh2ht
      @AL-lh2ht 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Saudi Arabia also literally helps israel.

    • @muichirotokitotokito6819
      @muichirotokitotokito6819 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What did saudi arabia do that helped isreal plsss tell me ​@@AL-lh2ht

    • @AlbyNoob
      @AlbyNoob 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      both are literally funding israel. its just that US is giving all tax money which is ridiculous

  • @trnstn1
    @trnstn1 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Vancouver Canada Line 2009 and Montreal REM 2023 are great WORKABLE examples of delivering on time and on budget in Canada

  • @fofyweew1628
    @fofyweew1628 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    I've been living in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh for 2 year.
    Noticeably prosperous all around the city, and what shocked me the most is the kindness treatment by the people it's like you are one of them.

    • @gozzyboy1989
      @gozzyboy1989 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Lies haha

  • @cloverblossom8649
    @cloverblossom8649 หลายเดือนก่อน +312

    Is this an advertisement on just Saudi Arabia?

    • @cloverblossom8649
      @cloverblossom8649 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Hmm, on second guess this is a fair bit of reporting. It just seems that there is a bit of a focus on these gulf state’s future

    • @NadidLinchestein
      @NadidLinchestein หลายเดือนก่อน +98

      Why should they only cover American homelessness and school shootings?

    • @SuperPizzaman55
      @SuperPizzaman55 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The concern for labour rights seems to show a balanced approach

    • @cloverblossom8649
      @cloverblossom8649 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@NadidLinchestein I don’t know if you have been reading the WSJ. There has been a few advertised pages on Saudi Arabia and other such gulf states. Also this isn’t really the only video they have done on Saudi Arabia. Reporting on another “mega project” isn’t exactly ground breaking. Maybe it might be more interesting to do a piece on Senegal.

    • @zorkor
      @zorkor หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes. It is an advertisement and governments like Saudi use some of their billions to advertise themselves to world to make themselves look good.

  • @BK-shishkhoda
    @BK-shishkhoda หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    I wish to live in Saudi Arabia one day. I feel safer in Saudi Arabia.

    • @BK-shishkhoda
      @BK-shishkhoda หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤️

    • @-Nawaf-111
      @-Nawaf-111 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You’re welcome

    • @BK-shishkhoda
      @BK-shishkhoda หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@-Nawaf-111 ❤️

    • @martinguerrero2311
      @martinguerrero2311 หลายเดือนก่อน

      THEN GO

    • @BK-shishkhoda
      @BK-shishkhoda หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@martinguerrero2311 ishalla one day with God’s will I will ishalla

  • @C97K
    @C97K 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    إلى الأمام بإذن الله 🇸🇦❤️🇰🇼

    • @hamod1034
      @hamod1034 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      الى الامام انتو بعد يا عيال عمنا

  • @factcheck9849
    @factcheck9849 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

    To say Riyadh, hottest is misleading.
    The best season is from September till April.
    The hottest months start from June till August.
    Three months dont dictate full year.
    Plus Alqedya will be in upper hill that will make the weather a bit colder than the rest of Riyadh.

    • @icebaby6714
      @icebaby6714 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I visited Dubai before, there are two subway lines there, however due to the hot weather, most people come out after 7pm. AC is everywhere in the subway stations and shopping malls. Highways are covered with sands after sandstorms, cleaners sweep the highways diligently.

    • @factcheck9849
      @factcheck9849 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @icebaby6714
      Riyadh is colder than Dubai, plus it has hills and doesn't have a beach that causes humidity and sweats.
      humidity in the desert is low

    • @AhmedSaeed-vw5yh
      @AhmedSaeed-vw5yh หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@icebaby6714 I assume that you visited dubai in the summer? It is the worst lol. But anyway dubai is way hotter than Riyadh because it’s a coastal city. Riyadh weather is mostly nice or cold but you shouldn’t visit it in the summer too, because that will be like visiting moscow in the winter and then complaining about the extreme cold weather

    • @icebaby6714
      @icebaby6714 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@AhmedSaeed-vw5yh I would like to visit Riyadh in spring or autumn.

    • @RUHappyATM
      @RUHappyATM หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@factcheck9849
      I suspect living near the sea is so much better than living in the desert.
      Just imagine the sea breeze and the chance to dip in the cooler sea whenever one desires.

  • @dannyreynolds8093
    @dannyreynolds8093 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I just hate it when an English speaking person, British or American, make mention of any other country's human rights record.

  • @rolandnelson6722
    @rolandnelson6722 หลายเดือนก่อน +242

    Railroad takes you from one piece of desert to another. For the low low price of $22b

    • @issamer-raya7162
      @issamer-raya7162 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Only one piece fans can understand this comment 🤣🤣

    • @priyanshupandey3903
      @priyanshupandey3903 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you explain?​@@issamer-raya7162

    • @duran9664
      @duran9664 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ⚡️FACT⚡️
      The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏

    • @Salman-ji7en
      @Salman-ji7en หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      That piece of desert is the reason you can get to work every day. And the reason the computer you used to type that moronic comment could be shipped from China.

    • @MrGreene-mk1rf
      @MrGreene-mk1rf หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@Salman-ji7en You know not all fuel comes from the middle east little buddy? 😂

  • @ralfkluin6387
    @ralfkluin6387 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Building for the future. Great achievement.

  • @PurpleSspoookies
    @PurpleSspoookies 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, keep ot up WSJ

  • @quizelmenia
    @quizelmenia หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Riyadh KSA is going to be the best city in the world for sure to live in and it's already happening. Long live 🇸🇦

  • @sbdiaries
    @sbdiaries หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    A very factual and informative video ,explaining the huge investment in infrastructure in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia ❤💯👍

  • @kc_1018
    @kc_1018 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Very nice! Love when countries invest and build modern high speed rail.

  • @monideepchakraborty9376
    @monideepchakraborty9376 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That wsj lady was quite upset about these projects are not happening in North America 🤣🤣

  • @Stellmacher716
    @Stellmacher716 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I think Tunnel Mashines are interesting not boring!

    • @IDK-gh4st
      @IDK-gh4st หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "boring" is an action similar to drilling, not an adjective.

    • @ya00007
      @ya00007 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it was a pun!

    • @Stellmacher716
      @Stellmacher716 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IDK-gh4st It was a Joke

    • @georgewilder7423
      @georgewilder7423 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Stellmacher716.....
      Then he must have gone to the same comedy school as Zelensky in Ukraine....hopeless!!
      As a joke , I thought it was 'boring'..😂😂😂

    • @neilmckay8649
      @neilmckay8649 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Stop screwing around

  • @user-nb7co9hs3g
    @user-nb7co9hs3g หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Last year, my company sent me to Riyadh for work. I was there mid summer for about 2 weeks and GOOD LORD it was hot.
    That aside I was really impressed by the living standard...

  • @anjunadeep.8384
    @anjunadeep.8384 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always TRUST WSJ to always put a neagtive twist on any positive infrastructure projects elsewhere😂😂😂😂

    • @forgottenman8629
      @forgottenman8629 หลายเดือนก่อน

      always trust 'any' media to spin it, 'not' report it...

  • @Ralotibi511
    @Ralotibi511 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Let’s goo my country❤❤

  • @OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO
    @OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    I’m building my own Beach Hotel in the Philippines! We open next year! Dreams come true!

    • @Propain4eva
      @Propain4eva หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thats amazing! Hope to visit there someday

    • @OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO
      @OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Propain4eva Awww thanks! 🙏

    • @khalidbassiouni279
      @khalidbassiouni279 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Congratulations

    • @OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO
      @OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@khalidbassiouni279 Thank you!

    • @Seap3n
      @Seap3n 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      🎉

  • @dragonshreya26
    @dragonshreya26 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Saudi Arabia is beautiful!!!

  • @Dr.abdullahk
    @Dr.abdullahk หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Too much envy in the comments section. As a Saudi, I love it. It means we're going in the right direction. ❤🇸🇦

    • @kordelas2514
      @kordelas2514 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      But there is nothing to envy.

    • @Dr.abdullahk
      @Dr.abdullahk หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @kordelas2514 free healthcare, free education, international scholarships, and no taxes are just a few.

    • @kordelas2514
      @kordelas2514 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Dr.abdullahk Nope. It is still a slavery system. They do not even have real healthcare which is based on scientific research. Their education is indoctrination. This includes international institutions, too. They fund everything from wasting natural resources. Thus no taxes. Yet a dominating gang does not share wealth properly. SO what is to envy there? Degeneracy?

    • @kordelas2514
      @kordelas2514 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Dr.abdullahk Nope. It is still an exploitation system. They do not even have real healthcare which is based on scientific research. Their education is indoctrination. This includes international institutions, too. They fund everything from wasting natural resources. Thus no taxes. Yet a dominating gang does not share wealth properly. SO what is to envy there? Degeneracy?

    • @kordelas2514
      @kordelas2514 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Dr.abdullahk Nope. It is still an exploitation system. They do not even have real healthcare which is based on scientific research. Their education is indoctrination. This includes international institutions, too.

  • @jaker3151
    @jaker3151 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    Whether people will ride the trains will depend mostly on where the stations are located, the connecting modes of transportation to/from the station and of course ticket prices.

  • @ahmedosman-lv5bu
    @ahmedosman-lv5bu หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Proud of them 🇸🇩🤍🇸🇦

    • @hamod1034
      @hamod1034 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      حبايبنا اهل السودان

  • @shivanbassaw9
    @shivanbassaw9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Riyadh is going to be one of the future mega cities of the future. They’re laying the infrastructure in droves. Amazing country to invest and do business in.

    • @neilmckay8649
      @neilmckay8649 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think if Riyadh is going to rival NY, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, I think ease of ownership of built assets needs to accommodate foreign ownership, even home ownership for the tens of millions foreign workers. I live/work/enjoy
      Riyadh but my investment here is to spend as little as possible.

    • @EmeraldJade66
      @EmeraldJade66 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @shivanbassaw9 ... that is if you don't mind selling your soul to the devil.

    • @yashagrawal88
      @yashagrawal88 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, amazing for capitalists who want to benefit from the exploitation of the environment and the resources of public.

  • @ep7349
    @ep7349 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The Wall Street journal should talk about the long list of problems in the US

  • @Godisgoodall
    @Godisgoodall หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    EXCELENTE NEWS!!
    Hope the price for travel can have affordable options so we all can enjoy this beautiful project through the desert!

  • @miketess3358
    @miketess3358 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Now this is a useful project. Better than the line.

    • @ilanamillion8942
      @ilanamillion8942 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Neom line was a pie in the sky dream which could never have worked. The plan has been slashed drastically as announced in recent weeks. Even Saudi Arabia doesn't have unlimited money to overcome stupid unworkable plans.

  • @almuradyh
    @almuradyh หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    People who live in glass houses shouldn't be playing the human rights card 🤣😂

  • @bobytim726
    @bobytim726 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    God bless Saudi 🇸🇦 Zero income tax, high salaries and great culture

  • @22tango79
    @22tango79 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    5:10 The 2nd Ave subway is not anywhere near completion---only an early phase is complete.

  • @MrDadyD
    @MrDadyD หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I wonder how many of these buildings and project will still be there after 30-50 years. Many of them seem to be designed to look flashy and not lasting

  • @Chloe_playz608
    @Chloe_playz608 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Unlike anywhere else there's a lot of sand lying around in Saudi to be converted to concrete

    • @willythemailboy2
      @willythemailboy2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sadly, desert sand is usually too rounded to make good construction sand. The best construction sand is jagged and angular, which despite how it feels to your hand desert sand really isn't.

    • @EmeraldJade66
      @EmeraldJade66 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@willythemailboy2 Thank you! An engineer friend of mine just told me the same recently.

  • @chesstictacs3107
    @chesstictacs3107 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really happy to see Saudi Arabia transforming, modernizing. Especially MBS support for women's right was a crucial moment. The future is bright.

  • @shilongtang549
    @shilongtang549 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    For our chinese, Saudi arab is the number one place for setting business. as we can see, for next 20 years, the invest environment of saudi arab is stable and getting better.

  • @user-uc5um3io2j
    @user-uc5um3io2j หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    None of this makes sense in the absence of the oil reserves

  • @noureddinebennasria7522
    @noureddinebennasria7522 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dima Saudi kings dom,long life Saudi A, from your brother And devellopementfolower " god bless y "her a Moroccan "

  • @ABC-ABC1234
    @ABC-ABC1234 หลายเดือนก่อน

    03:59 "In the winter it can get quite cold"
    ===> Temperature range: 8 - 20 degrees Celcius in the "winter"
    ===> This is not *QUITE* cold, but more than suitable to continue as much construction as you can! December - March are the perfects months to crank out as much construction as possible!

  • @antelopelol2865
    @antelopelol2865 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Good to see Saudi Arabia progressing

    • @halfevilhalfgood2206
      @halfevilhalfgood2206 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂 thanks to Westerner.

    • @azmanabas8425
      @azmanabas8425 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@halfevilhalfgood2206thanks to China, Japan and Korea

    • @yashagrawal88
      @yashagrawal88 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is not progress! 😂

  • @iuliuscaesar9078
    @iuliuscaesar9078 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Their railway to Mecca was basically built by Spanish companies and uses Spanish trains from Talgo. Which makes sense.

    • @yaoliang1580
      @yaoliang1580 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Are you sure it was built by Spanish thalgo

    • @gooner3654
      @gooner3654 หลายเดือนก่อน

      built by China

    • @chrisck3405
      @chrisck3405 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wrong! Spain failed. China took over.

  • @imianco8079
    @imianco8079 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    good info!!

  • @josezerpa8177
    @josezerpa8177 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    meanwhile in Canada a high speed train between Calgary and Edmonton (300km) has been on paper for 10 years..

  • @Random_KSA_Videos
    @Random_KSA_Videos หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Can US media just *stop politicized every single subject* in Saudi Arabia it just transportation project To help the residents of the city of Riyadh, which is twice as large as Berlin!

    • @wellytms4713
      @wellytms4713 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂😂😂

    • @pineapplesareyummy6352
      @pineapplesareyummy6352 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Politicising every issue is the only thing the West have got now. They lost the economic war to China. They are losing the proxy war in Ukraine to Russia. They are rapidly losing their position in the Middle East as well, as the Global South forge a future together with BRICS. Lacking any new ideas of their own, they have resorted to tearing down others instead (China, Russia, the Muslim world, etc.)

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      In the US we consider the news media as a bad joke. Ranked even lower than politicians, if you can imagine anything that low!

    • @nabawi7
      @nabawi7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yeah I have to role my eyes every time and they do this to every country that doesnt align with their liberal views and culture. Its quite annoying.

    • @yashagrawal88
      @yashagrawal88 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good joke ! Transport projects are political. They have political reasons. Transport cannot be considered in isolation.

  • @RatTerminator
    @RatTerminator หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Who would want 2 visit Saudi Arabia??🇺🇸

    • @user-ez2jm1un5j
      @user-ez2jm1un5j หลายเดือนก่อน

      Saudi Arabia is the tenth country visited by tourists and aspires to more than that

  • @tahirmdnumanlaskar2552
    @tahirmdnumanlaskar2552 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    2:09 Yes, that's true. You would rarely find two wheelers because of extremely hot climate.

  • @darryl.c7972
    @darryl.c7972 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    In America, takes months, sometimes years to get local roads with potholes fixed! Other countries are so much more advanced..

    • @dariusus9870
      @dariusus9870 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Bot

    • @azmanabas8425
      @azmanabas8425 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All the tax payers money has gone to Ukraine or zelensky pocket

    • @yashagrawal88
      @yashagrawal88 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The video is not about fixing potholes.

    • @earth.planet8860
      @earth.planet8860 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      go and live there

    • @darryl.c7972
      @darryl.c7972 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@earth.planet8860 l went to Thailand instead 😂

  • @ianjunitedk
    @ianjunitedk หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks for sharing this video. Likewise with China, massive amounts of infrastructure development going on. I have not been to Saudi yet but with the encouragement of tourism and more wesyerners visiting, it will only be a matter of time before the country becomes a more mainstream destination for western visitors.

    • @yashagrawal88
      @yashagrawal88 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Massive infrastructure development of this kind may attract tourists, but it is natural heritage and cultural heritage that is ultimately sustainable.

    • @malconsak
      @malconsak หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And Saudi has both. So thank you.​@@yashagrawal88

  • @hamod1034
    @hamod1034 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    دخلت قسم التعليقات و رأيت مدى كراهية الناس لنا !!
    I entered the comments section and saw how much people hate us.!!

  • @WhiteCloud746
    @WhiteCloud746 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WSJ does such a great job in both print and video like this. Thanks for your great work.

  • @HKim0072
    @HKim0072 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    1:31 lol, they built the Eye of Sauron

    • @Pfyzer
      @Pfyzer หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      it's locally called, "The Flosser"

    • @Mady-lo6qb
      @Mady-lo6qb หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Pfyzer 🤔 If you put a string across it, it really does look like a dental flosser. 😅

    • @saud71316
      @saud71316 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah, Eye of Sauron copied us.

  • @karanrana7874
    @karanrana7874 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Life is easy when you have unlimited oil wealth

    • @cosmoshfa88savant66
      @cosmoshfa88savant66 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      and slave labor

    • @HanzBergman
      @HanzBergman หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not unlimited @ all! The numbers are very inflated! Spain is worth more than Saudi arabia as an example.

    • @qwmha
      @qwmha หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@HanzBergmanSaudi Arabia has a higher gdp per capita

    • @yasmeenmomani1743
      @yasmeenmomani1743 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@cosmoshfa88savant66don't wanna hear any complaining from you guys 😂😂😂

    • @abdullahibrahim8938
      @abdullahibrahim8938 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      California is richer than Saudi Arabia, and they could not build a metro, life is not only about money, good management is also crucial

  • @m.i.548
    @m.i.548 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Phases helps in undertanding any shortcoming in the project that can be improved or avoided in next phases.

  • @Cantescapejavascriptsorry
    @Cantescapejavascriptsorry หลายเดือนก่อน

    I went to world expo of 2020 in Dubai which they held in 2021. Was the best experience of my life the exhibits that people show to represent their country was amazing. If you are a citizen of that exhibition you get to cut in front depending on the country . I went to the US exhibit and you didn’t even have to walk. It was a conveyor belt you stood on that moved you across the whole exhibit. Their show of our space program. drew so many people to our exhibit. The US and kind kingdom of Saudi Arabia had the best exhibits. I wonder what they will do in 2030

  • @captaincarl1
    @captaincarl1 หลายเดือนก่อน +147

    Couldn't pay me to go to Saudi Arabia

    • @carloregalado7751
      @carloregalado7751 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      or Dubai.

    • @artistalexanderrobbie
      @artistalexanderrobbie หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      No one is

    • @Pooja_KI
      @Pooja_KI หลายเดือนก่อน +61

      They don't want you as well. So it all works out perfectly for both sides.

    • @user-ec5oq3ys5h
      @user-ec5oq3ys5h หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ignorant it's okay your kids will be working in saudi

    • @NadidLinchestein
      @NadidLinchestein หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      You can't afford in the first place

  • @ianmcintosh6457
    @ianmcintosh6457 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Similar to Dubai it will be the workers who don't have cars that will benefit the most. Cant wait . I shall visit Riyadh as soon as it opens insh'Allah.

    • @jochem1986
      @jochem1986 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I care more that they can have their passports back and leave the country whenever they want.

    • @VexLooter
      @VexLooter หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jochem1986 They weren't brought to work in the country against their own will, plus holding someones passport isn't a thing for a decade now.

    • @jochem1986
      @jochem1986 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@VexLooter A few middle eastern countries are definitely pulling in cheap labour with false promises. Saudi Arabia is one of them.

  • @austinc1324
    @austinc1324 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Probably the most sensible megaproject in the country

  • @yashagrawal88
    @yashagrawal88 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Experience shows that metro projects don't really change the city from a car-centric city. Metro projects in fact encourage cars / private vehicles. Metros are not an eco-friendly transport mode.

  • @ddoppster
    @ddoppster หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    What's the future of one of the hottest, driest places on the planet, with oil peaking, temperatures rising, and turmoil in the region. Luxury in a totally artificial tourist trap?? Some draw........................

    • @seanfraser9328
      @seanfraser9328 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      worked for Dubai... but yeah totally agree.

    • @marcogallo2811
      @marcogallo2811 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Also continues to work for Vegas even though I will never understand the appeal. You live running between air conditioned building and cars and never really enjoying the outdoors bc it’s not habitable lol.

    • @duran9664
      @duran9664 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⚡️FACT⚡️
      The map of Riyadh Metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏

    • @Salman-ji7en
      @Salman-ji7en หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Oil isn't peaking. We have lived in a warm and dry climate for thousands of years and can easily adapt to it cost-effectively using modern technology like desalination and large-scale hydroponic farming. It's not artificial, in fact I guarantee it has far more history, tradition and culture than wherever you come from.

    • @berberbro
      @berberbro หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think a country like SA needs to realise that adapting an artificial brand with flashy marketing isn't the solution to its challenges. I hope that it will also focus on rule of law in all its aspects (financial etc), customer service/rights etc. An example is Saudia Airlines. Perfectly fine rebranded airline, very capable staff etc, when when something goes wrong or you want to reach out to them, there's no one there. Money can only buy as much.

  • @quantum.spectrum
    @quantum.spectrum หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Such a well presented information. As a shake i am impressed. Inshallah ❤

    • @EmeraldJade66
      @EmeraldJade66 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @fkprophet ... For a "shake" you need to go back to school to learn and study english again so you can spell words correctly. Just saying! 🙄

    • @quantum.spectrum
      @quantum.spectrum หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EmeraldJade66 my bad

    • @EmeraldJade66
      @EmeraldJade66 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@quantum.spectrum Ok I'll let it slide this time 😉😄

    • @quantum.spectrum
      @quantum.spectrum หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EmeraldJade66 ohoo... Sounds Good

  • @rishidixit7939
    @rishidixit7939 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its so nice to see that WSJ says that this is Developement and not Environmental Hazard but when other countries do it the tone changes

    • @wellytms4713
      @wellytms4713 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂✅

  • @peterchaloner2877
    @peterchaloner2877 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ozymandias will laugh as the sand permanently covers the locomotives.

  • @mishmohd
    @mishmohd หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This video essay is very favorable to the project.

  • @corvanphoenix
    @corvanphoenix หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    15 years ago when I lived in the Gulf, SA followed UN guidelines & banned working outside at 50°C & over. So the official temp never seemed to go over 49°, no matter what your car thermometer told you...

    • @abdulmohd3871
      @abdulmohd3871 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As a Saudi Contractor I know we lose money because we have to stop outdoors duties for hours everyday during the summer season, so please stop guessing

    • @corvanphoenix
      @corvanphoenix หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@abdulmohd3871 Were you there 15 years ago? Can you add anything in context?

    • @abdulmohd3871
      @abdulmohd3871 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@corvanphoenix we started operation back in 1996 and it’s linked to specific dates regardless of the temperature readings

  • @sidharthyadav4581
    @sidharthyadav4581 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fossiled development!

  • @Blocc187
    @Blocc187 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Funny how you speak in a positive light about US and European Allies. 😂😂

  • @ebbeb9827
    @ebbeb9827 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    better than cars

  • @peerlessneedle4272
    @peerlessneedle4272 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You improve human rights by improving human rights not by improving just your image.

    • @bellatrix7692
      @bellatrix7692 หลายเดือนก่อน

      & what “human rights” dont we not have?

  • @mallurockers7054
    @mallurockers7054 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Need more public transport in All cities in KSA

  • @LavenderLollipop655
    @LavenderLollipop655 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fascinating, who wants to take me to see it when it’s done lol❤

  • @thinkingaloud5379
    @thinkingaloud5379 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Well done to China for building the Saudi Metro Project!

    • @wahabartwork2487
      @wahabartwork2487 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Spain... actually

    • @kemotamim9236
      @kemotamim9236 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Spain not china.

    • @thinkingaloud5379
      @thinkingaloud5379 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Mecca Metro is built by the China Railway Construction Company.

    • @yashagrawal88
      @yashagrawal88 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What is well in it!

  • @mashh0o0r
    @mashh0o0r หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Come to Saudi its new country with new soul 🇸🇦♥️

    • @Shmancyfancy536
      @Shmancyfancy536 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its not a democracy

    • @KGF-zf2qj
      @KGF-zf2qj หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Shmancyfancy536 But westerners are all over China!. Accept different kinds of governing.

    • @adamsaciid4919
      @adamsaciid4919 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Shmancyfancy536 so🤔

    • @kayn6858
      @kayn6858 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bye bye islam😃

    • @youssefahmed8861
      @youssefahmed8861 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      a new country ? 😂😂 u mean it has no history 😂😂

  • @yolowllandmifamilia2371
    @yolowllandmifamilia2371 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Making the desserts habitable is the best idea yet

  • @debbiesimmons3081
    @debbiesimmons3081 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is fantastic. It's given people from all over the world jobs. Another part of the world has the opportunity to become green again after hundreds of years. People will not have to emigrate to find a decent lifestyle. Other nearby regions will benefit from the nicer weather and higher rainfall.

    • @ilanamillion8942
      @ilanamillion8942 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am not sure that people from all over the world wish to be used as slave labour.

  • @seanmoe
    @seanmoe หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Masha Allah❤

    • @rj_olive7
      @rj_olive7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Learned the Gospels to find errors but instead got confused. the Makkah prophets father's name means Slave of God, but the most important is the name of God in 'Slave of God' is same a God's name in the scripture send to the prophet from Makkah. Before Archangel Gabriel visiting the prophet, how come his father name means slave of God? Does that mean there existed a deity with the same name as that of the God in the scripture send to the prophet from Makkah as the prophets father was a polytheist? What does all this mean?

    • @rj_olive7
      @rj_olive7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Please read the following.
      Sahih Al Bukhari 126
      Book 3 hadith 68
      So what does the above means? The following says the messages from God comes when the prophet lies with Aisha in the bed. What does this mean? God will only speak when in bed.
      Sahih al-Bukhari 2581
      In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 16
      May God of Abraham Guide You.

  • @eazypeazy33
    @eazypeazy33 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Yes we are modern. Our women can now drive.

    • @TheAliXxD
      @TheAliXxD หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yes, we are.. We taught the world how to be civilized at the time of the Umyyad Empire.. Let's not forget about the "Dark Ages"

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      if they have permission from their man.

    • @badbadbadcat
      @badbadbadcat หลายเดือนก่อน

      Meanwhile the USA: yes we're modern, our babies don't have fathers, and our people are genderless

    • @ernestkj
      @ernestkj หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Can we see some lady taxi drivers then?

    • @adamsaciid4919
      @adamsaciid4919 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ernestkj why when they have decent job

  • @sarasavi7898
    @sarasavi7898 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Middle east fighting but Saudi developing peacefully

  • @peterkobor5470
    @peterkobor5470 หลายเดือนก่อน

    MBS is transforning Saudi. Very impressive and smart !

  • @somaghosh2960
    @somaghosh2960 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow, modern Saudi Arabia growing.
    Good reporting WSJ.

    • @nextinstitute7824
      @nextinstitute7824 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's an entirely biased puff piece. Not serious journalism.

  • @mhmdnazel1
    @mhmdnazel1 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    108 miles compared to the 48 000 km of ultra modern superfast trains in China..

    • @pineapplesareyummy6352
      @pineapplesareyummy6352 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Got to start somewhere. At least Saudi Arabia, along with countries like UAE, Qatar, are doing something useful investing in a future beyond oil. Many countries in the West aren't even building any more.

    • @azmanabas8425
      @azmanabas8425 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Saudi population is only 30mil compare to China 1.2 billion

    • @defaultname9766
      @defaultname9766 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@azmanabas84251.4B

  • @diyasaud9485
    @diyasaud9485 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Video mentions that Riyadh Royal Commission did not respond regarding safety of labor, you don't need their response , you can ask the giant construction companies . Ministry of labor placed a scare into these companies if any anonymous complaint comes in that they are forced to work at noon during summer the ministry inspectors will visit the site and impose hefty fines.
    Many Saudis and expat workers don't have cars.

  • @staceyadams2272
    @staceyadams2272 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautifully built. It will shorten and improve work earnings and improve business in Saudi Arabia it has in the western countries.

  • @Rustamay
    @Rustamay หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Don't underestimate the Saudis,they are planning something big and futuristic.This metro project will fix the transportation issues in Riyadh..insha Allah.We will get rid of the traffic jams finally

    • @TommyHoff
      @TommyHoff หลายเดือนก่อน

      How? The saudis are the ones creating the traffic problems but they`ll never use this tube only poor asians will.

    • @Rustamay
      @Rustamay หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TommyHoff metro trail will reduce the time on road so why Saudis will not use it? Do Saudis have extra time for spending on the road?.Now everyone needs to reach their work on time and metro is the solution.

    • @TommyHoff
      @TommyHoff หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Rustamay No Saudi is using the bus service only poor foreigners use it. Why would the metro be any different?

    • @Rustamay
      @Rustamay หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TommyHoff hope so, Buses are part of the metro project... without metro buses are not feasible even the poor expats are not using it🙂

    • @TommyHoff
      @TommyHoff หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Rustamay Pretty idiotic using a system that so few people uses.