'Thousands of labourers are dying every year' in Saudi Arabia

Thousands of labourers are dying every year amid the construction of a futuristic 'megacity' in due in part to horrific working conditions and human rights abuses, a new investigation has claimed.

The Kingdom's controversial ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is spending trillions to transform his country and its international image while diversifying away from oil as its primary source of wealth as part of his 'Vision 2030' initiative.

One of the cornerstones of the Crown Prince's ambitious project is The Line, a scarcely believable car-free metropolis that is planned to stretch more than 100 miles through the desert.

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