Ahmed used to drive tourists through the desert near Tabuk, pointing out ancient rock formations and sharing stories his grandfather told him about trade routes. Last month, he got a job driving construction trucks for the NEOM megacity project. The pay is better than anything he’s ever seen, but when he looks at the satellite images on his phone during breaks, he feels something unsettling. The straight line cutting through his homeland doesn’t look like progress to him.
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