NEOM to announce advisory board shortly

NEOM, Saudi Arabia's megacity project, is going to announce its advisory board shortly, it said in a tweet on Sunday.

"Stay tuned for news about the NEOM Advisory Board: a team of the world’s leading minds and experts, #TeamNEOM combining the best and brightest global experts to develop the future," the tweet said.

In October 2017, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman announced the launch of the $500 billion megacity, which will be set up on a total area of 26,500 square meters in northwest Saudi Arabia.

The site will be the main entrance to the King Salman Bridge, linking Asia and Africa, and will extend across the Egyptian and Jordanian borders, rendering it as the "first private zone to span three countries."

The first phase is expected to be completed by 2025.