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Neom, Saudi Arabia's ambitious city of the future, promises a car-free, carbon-free space open to all. At the heart of the plans are two skyscrapers as tall as the Empire State building, carved into the desert in a straight line for more than 100 miles. But can this dream ever become a reality? Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Katya Adler is joined by BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas, who has been investigating allegations that Saudi security forces were permitted to use lethal force while clearing inhabitants from the vast building site, and BBC Middle East Business Correspondent, Sameer Hashmi, who tells us that Saudi Arabia is banking on Neom to help future proof its economy, but that they might struggle to cover the rising costs of the project. 00:07 Introduction 01:19 What is Neom? 02:22 What does Neom tell us about Saudi Arabia? 03:39 Difficulties investigating Neom 05:07 How important is Neom to Saudi Arabia? 06:12 Locals displaced to build Neom 07:27 Death of local protestor 09:28 Green credentials of Neom 11:14 Accusations of greenwashing 12:20 Saudi Arabia's plans for oil and renewables 13:22 The cost of Neom 14:06 "Double the annual government budget" 15:51 Questions about the design of The Line 16:28 Will Neom and The Line become reality? 17:27 Can Saudi Arabia achieve their commercial aims with Neom? Watch more episodes of The Global Story here ?? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #saudiarabia

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,Neom, Saudi Arabia's ambitious city of the future, promises a car-free, carbon-free space open to all. At the heart of the plans are two skyscrapers as tall as the Empire State building, carved into the desert in a straight line for more than 100 miles. But can this dream ever become a reality? Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Katya Adler is joined by BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas, who has been investigating allegations that Saudi security forces were permitted to use lethal force while clearing inhabitants from the vast building site, and BBC Middle East Business Correspondent, Sameer Hashmi, who tells us that Saudi Arabia is banking on Neom to help future proof its economy, but that they might struggle to cover the rising costs of the project. 00:07 Introduction 01:19 What is Neom? 02:22 What does Neom tell us about Saudi Arabia? 03:39 Difficulties investigating Neom 05:07 How important is Neom to Saudi Arabia? 06:12 Locals displaced to build Neom 07:27 Death of local protestor 09:28 Green credentials of Neom 11:14 Accusations of greenwashing 12:20 Saudi Arabia's plans for oil and renewables 13:22 The cost of Neom 14:06 "Double the annual government budget" 15:51 Questions about the design of The Line 16:28 Will Neom and The Line become reality? 17:27 Can Saudi Arabia achieve their commercial aims with Neom? Watch more episodes of The Global Story here ?? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #saudiarabia

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,In this short documentary produced in association with The Guardian, Iraqi-born reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad went inside the 2016-17 battle against ISIS for control of the key city of Mosul, Iraq. (2017) This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate In “Battle for Iraq,” Ghaith Abdul-Ahad made a dangerous trip inside Mosul to examine the fight against ISIS and its toll. He spoke with civilians caught in the turmoil, members of Iraq’s elite special operations forces, known as the Golden Division, and captured ISIS fighters. During his reporting, he survived a suicide bombing and ISIS sniper and grenade attacks. He found a complicated situation on the ground, including deep-seated mistrust of the Iraqi Army by the civilian population, who were suffering heavy casualties: “As we start driving in, you realize you’re not driving through a liberated neighborhood… you’re driving through a battle zone,” Abdul-Ahad said, adding that “this is a battle happening between two enemies on a land inhabited by civilians.” “Battle for Iraq” was a FRONTLINE production with Mongoose Pictures in association with The Guardian. The reporter and correspondent was The Guardian’s Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. The producer and director was Joshua Baker. The senior producer was Dan Edge. The executive producer of FRONTLINE was Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting related to "Battle for Iraq" on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/battle-for-iraq/ #Documentary #Mosul #Iraq Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:11 - The Fight Against ISIS in Iraq’s Second-Largest City 08:00 - Civilians Caught in the Battle for Mosul, Iraq 19:48 - Fighting ISIS, ‘A Vicious Enemy’ 30:05 - Credits