Saudi Arabia authorised "lethal force" for Neom land clearance reports BBC

Saudi forces were cleared to use "lethal force" to remove those resisting relocation to make way for The Line mega city as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by UK media organisation the BBC.

Speaking to the BBC, Colonel Rabih Alenezi said that he was part of the team ordered to evict people from villages ahead of the development of The Line in northwest Saudi Arabia.

"Whoever continues to resist [eviction] should be killed"

According to Alenezi, when he was...