The upcoming reveal of Sindalah Island is getting international attention as the first component of Neom scheduled to open its gates, Bloomberg reports. A “handpicked” group of global financiers, entertainers, and influencers will preview the luxury resort island ahead of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), which begins this week.

Sindalah’s debut has been strategically timed to coincide with the FII and drum up investments for megaprojects, senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy Karen Young said.

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MEANWHILE- Kushner’s Saudi business is under scrutiny: Democratic lawmakers called on the US attorney general to appoint a special counsel to investigate former US President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s business ties with Saudi Arabia, according to an open letter (pdf).

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