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

Ай бұрын

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

@Rodrifuuu

29 күн бұрын

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

@zodiacfml

28 күн бұрын

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

28 күн бұрын

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

@Maryam_aam

28 күн бұрын

@@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.

When Wall Street Journal tries to become B1M

@handleyt2024

Ай бұрын

B1M>>>

@hanzee9008

Ай бұрын

Interesting

@mack2718

Ай бұрын

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

@Hudute

Ай бұрын

and about as unwilling to critically discuss political implications too!

@duran9664

Ай бұрын

⚡️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 🤏

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

@qwmha

Ай бұрын

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

@ambessashield9360

Ай бұрын

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

@duran9664

Ай бұрын

⚡️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

Ай бұрын

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

@qwmha

Ай бұрын

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

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

18 сағат бұрын

Lies haha

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

@BlazerManiacNumber96

Ай бұрын

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

@eccomasta

Ай бұрын

They are lacking slave labor

@KingAlphaOmega

Ай бұрын

Canada worried about LGBTQ lol

@rasheedalnajjar2997

Ай бұрын

This is how I know you live in Riyadh 😂

@KGF-zf2qj

29 күн бұрын

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.

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

Ай бұрын

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

@shasanmaz

27 күн бұрын

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

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

@factcheck9849

27 күн бұрын

Totally agree 😂

@ronaldchua3197

27 күн бұрын

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

@jeffwebb2966

27 күн бұрын

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

@MoonDude02

27 күн бұрын

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

@johng4093

27 күн бұрын

Because most Americans have little need for rail.

Saudi keeps thriving

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

@billy.7113

29 күн бұрын

And it took 10 years to build.

@Technoanima

27 күн бұрын

Corruption 😅

@shasanmaz

27 күн бұрын

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

@the0ne809

26 күн бұрын

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

@the0ne809

26 күн бұрын

@@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.

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

@redman6790

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@@redman6790 good luck and hope your dream becomes reality

@woodsofthewoods

Ай бұрын

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

@mohammedalmohsen712

Ай бұрын

@@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

29 күн бұрын

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

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

Ай бұрын

Is there traffic everyday???

@mohammedalmohsen712

Ай бұрын

@@TONI__KROOSyess!!

@TC-lk2ev

29 күн бұрын

The traffic in Riyadh is insane.

@Ayush-vy2kq

28 күн бұрын

Looks Brown and Barren, no green cover..?

@TC-lk2ev

28 күн бұрын

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

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

@Ya_Berries_Himmel

27 күн бұрын

For what!

@piggybakkers

27 күн бұрын

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

27 күн бұрын

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

@mansourhaidary7900

27 күн бұрын

@@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

27 күн бұрын

@@mujtabaalam5907 ?

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Cry a river.

@ahmedelkhwaga2751

Ай бұрын

ثبت التعليق هاذا

@TheRailwayDrone

29 күн бұрын

@@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

28 күн бұрын

@@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.

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

@yzeegaming8681

26 күн бұрын

Nothing to do with tarins over their. 😅

@joelc9439

26 күн бұрын

What finally? Saudi Arabia already has trains.

@waistdeepinicywaves

26 күн бұрын

@@joelc9439only 3 lines

@jasjus8190

26 күн бұрын

Camel is more superior than train

@keymot1491

26 күн бұрын

Bro we have trains but we don’t have metros

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

@samuraijack1371

14 күн бұрын

I live in prison. I’m safe as well

@SAM7c1

14 күн бұрын

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

@user-qv6ud2hx6f

13 күн бұрын

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

@LyricsQuest

11 күн бұрын

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

إلى الأمام بإذن الله 🇸🇦❤️🇰🇼

@hamod1034

4 күн бұрын

الى الامام انتو بعد يا عيال عمنا

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

Respect from Thailand.

@muichirotokitotokito6819

16 күн бұрын

Respect him for what ???

@taweewatwongwiboonchai9007

16 күн бұрын

@@muichirotokitotokito6819 Respect him for the development of his country. I mean the prince.

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

29 күн бұрын

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

28 күн бұрын

@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

28 күн бұрын

@@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

27 күн бұрын

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

@RUHappyATM

27 күн бұрын

@@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.

Westerners are talking about human rights.

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

@meesalikeu

Ай бұрын

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

@nabawi7

27 күн бұрын

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

27 күн бұрын

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

@faisalalkhedhrawi7311

27 күн бұрын

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

@p4nd4b01

27 күн бұрын

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

wonderful - Al hamdullah - love from Pakistan

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.

Is this an advertisement on just Saudi Arabia?

@cloverblossom8649

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Why should they only cover American homelessness and school shootings?

@SuperPizzaman55

Ай бұрын

The concern for labour rights seems to show a balanced approach

@cloverblossom8649

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

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

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

@khalidbassiouni279

25 күн бұрын

You are right ✅️

@ashketchum2615

24 күн бұрын

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

@AL-lh2ht

20 күн бұрын

Saudi Arabia also literally helps israel.

@muichirotokitotokito6819

16 күн бұрын

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

@AlbyNoob

15 күн бұрын

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

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

@issamer-raya7162

Ай бұрын

Only one piece fans can understand this comment 🤣🤣

@priyanshupandey3903

Ай бұрын

Can you explain?​@@issamer-raya7162

@duran9664

Ай бұрын

⚡️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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

@Propain4eva

29 күн бұрын

Thats amazing! Hope to visit there someday

@OHANA-BEACH-SUITES

29 күн бұрын

@@Propain4eva Awww thanks! 🙏

@khalidbassiouni279

25 күн бұрын

Congratulations

@OHANA-BEACH-SUITES

25 күн бұрын

@@khalidbassiouni279 Thank you!

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

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...

Great video, keep ot up WSJ

Building for the future. Great achievement.

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

@BK-shishkhoda

24 күн бұрын

❤️

@Nawaf_live

24 күн бұрын

You’re welcome

@BK-shishkhoda

24 күн бұрын

@@Nawaf_live ❤️

@martinguerrero2311

23 күн бұрын

THEN GO

@BK-shishkhoda

23 күн бұрын

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

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

@yashagrawal88

26 күн бұрын

Good joke!

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

Let’s goo my country❤❤

Saudi Arabia is beautiful!!!

I think Tunnel Mashines are interesting not boring!

@IDK-gh4st

29 күн бұрын

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

@ya00007

29 күн бұрын

it was a pun!

@Stellmacher716

28 күн бұрын

@@IDK-gh4st It was a Joke

@georgewilder7423

27 күн бұрын

​@@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

27 күн бұрын

Stop screwing around

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

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

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

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

@ilanamillion8942

26 күн бұрын

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.

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

@forgottenman8629

24 күн бұрын

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

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

Proud of them 🇸🇩🤍🇸🇦

@hamod1034

4 күн бұрын

حبايبنا اهل السودان

Who would want 2 visit Saudi Arabia??🇺🇸

@user-ez2jm1un5j

24 күн бұрын

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

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

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!

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

27 күн бұрын

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

26 күн бұрын

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

@yashagrawal88

26 күн бұрын

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

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

@kordelas2514

Ай бұрын

But there is nothing to envy.

@Dr.abdullahk

Ай бұрын

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

@kordelas2514

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

@@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.

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

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

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

@yaoliang1580

28 күн бұрын

Are you sure it was built by Spanish thalgo

@gooner3654

28 күн бұрын

built by China

@chrisck3405

25 күн бұрын

Wrong! Spain failed. China took over.

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.

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

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

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

26 күн бұрын

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

@malconsak

26 күн бұрын

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

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.

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

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

@willythemailboy2

27 күн бұрын

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

26 күн бұрын

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

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

25 күн бұрын

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

25 күн бұрын

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

@abdulmohd3871

24 күн бұрын

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

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

Probably the most sensible megaproject in the country

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

@dariusus9870

29 күн бұрын

Bot

@azmanabas8425

27 күн бұрын

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

@yashagrawal88

26 күн бұрын

The video is not about fixing potholes.

@earth.planet8860

20 күн бұрын

go and live there

@darryl.c7972

20 күн бұрын

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

Good to see Saudi Arabia progressing

@halfevilhalfgood2206

28 күн бұрын

😂😂 thanks to Westerner.

@azmanabas8425

27 күн бұрын

​​@@halfevilhalfgood2206thanks to China, Japan and Korea

@yashagrawal88

26 күн бұрын

This is not progress! 😂

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.

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

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@pineapplesareyummy6352

27 күн бұрын

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

27 күн бұрын

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

27 күн бұрын

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

26 күн бұрын

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

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

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

26 күн бұрын

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

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

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂✅

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

28 күн бұрын

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

@VexLooter

27 күн бұрын

@@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

25 күн бұрын

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

1:31 lol, they built the Eye of Sauron

@Pfyzer

Ай бұрын

it's locally called, "The Flosser"

@Mady-lo6qb

27 күн бұрын

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

@saud71316

27 күн бұрын

Nah, Eye of Sauron copied us.

Initially I thought this was about a train connecting Saudi Arabia’s cities not a metro in just one. But Nice! Is it bigger than the Doha metro?

@Hello-uk5xp

Ай бұрын

Of course it’s bigger than Doha, it has more people than the entire country of Qatar

@yashagrawal88

26 күн бұрын

Its title is misleading.

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

Life is easy when you have unlimited oil wealth

@cosmoshfa88savant66

Ай бұрын

and slave labor

@HanzBergman

Ай бұрын

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

@qwmha

Ай бұрын

@@HanzBergmanSaudi Arabia has a higher gdp per capita

@yasmeenmomani1743

Ай бұрын

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

@abdullahibrahim8938

Ай бұрын

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

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

good info!!

Masha Allah❤

@rj_olive7

26 күн бұрын

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

26 күн бұрын

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.

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

@EmeraldJade66

26 күн бұрын

@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

26 күн бұрын

@@EmeraldJade66 my bad

@EmeraldJade66

26 күн бұрын

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

@quantum.spectrum

25 күн бұрын

@@EmeraldJade66 ohoo... Sounds Good

Making the desserts habitable is the best idea yet

projects like this are so much better for the country than things like the line

better than cars

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

Ай бұрын

worked for Dubai... but yeah totally agree.

@marcogallo2811

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

⚡️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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

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.

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

Need more public transport in All cities in KSA

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

@Shmancyfancy536

29 күн бұрын

Its not a democracy

@KGF-zf2qj

29 күн бұрын

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

@adamsaciid4919

29 күн бұрын

@@Shmancyfancy536 so🤔

@kayn6858

29 күн бұрын

Bye bye islam😃

@youssefahmed8861

29 күн бұрын

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

This video essay is very favorable to the project.

If we do not see other countries going big , more open , more money , more jobs for everyone , more future for young people we will be in the same position 2 or 3 major hubs and all the others starving in poverty , this is a good move from saudi arabia !

Long live MBS Ma Sha Allah. The country is on a high speed futurestic development journey Alhamdolilah , We wish you God's speed

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

@bellatrix7692

28 күн бұрын

& what “human rights” dont we not have?

About the “poor working conditions for migrant workers” 1. The law states that it is illegal to have people working outside in the summer to protect them from the heat. 2. Contractors have to provide proof of payment to their staff and if they fail to do so they get punished. 3. Safety standards must be upheld in all sites and reguler safety reports are mandatory. These are only some of the laws and regulations that are strictly implemented and applied to all contractors and workers regardless of nationality.

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

Wow, Saudi is advancing with some high technological plans thats gonna make their country the most amazing country in the world!!!

Couldn't pay me to go to Saudi Arabia

@carloregalado7751

Ай бұрын

or Dubai.

@artistalexanderrobbie

Ай бұрын

No one is

@MahadevaSangh

Ай бұрын

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

@user-ec5oq3ys5h

Ай бұрын

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

@NadidLinchestein

Ай бұрын

You can't afford in the first place

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

@pineapplesareyummy6352

27 күн бұрын

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

27 күн бұрын

Saudi population is only 30mil compare to China 1.2 billion

@defaultname9766

27 күн бұрын

​@@azmanabas84251.4B

It's crazy to see what big infrastructure projects are being built in no man's land 😲

MBS is transforning Saudi. Very impressive and smart !

Well done to China for building the Saudi Metro Project!

@wahabartwork2487

26 күн бұрын

Spain... actually

@kemotamim9236

26 күн бұрын

Spain not china.

@thinkingaloud5379

26 күн бұрын

Mecca Metro is built by the China Railway Construction Company.

@yashagrawal88

26 күн бұрын

What is well in it!

Yes we are modern. Our women can now drive.

@TheAliXxD

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

if they have permission from their man.

@badbadbadcat

Ай бұрын

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

@ernestkj

Ай бұрын

Can we see some lady taxi drivers then?

@adamsaciid4919

29 күн бұрын

@@ernestkj why when they have decent job