Saudi smart city project names tech board members amid Khashoggi controversy

Saudi smart city project names tech board members amid Khashoggi controversy

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https://www.cnet.com/news/saudi-smart-city-project-neom-names-tech-board-members-amid-khashoggi-controversy/

Saudi news outlet Argaam on Tuesday initially published a 19-member list of the NEOM advisory board that included Apple Design Chief Jony Ive's name, according to Business Insider. But Apple late Tuesday said Ive's inclusion on the list was a mistake, and he has nothing to do with the project. And NEOM's tweets didn't list him. 

The announcement came days after Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi dissident and critic of the Saudi government, disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, according to the New York Times. Turkish investigators reportedly said that a team of 15 Saudi agents killed him inside the consulate. The Saudi government has reportedly denied the murder.

Saudi smart city project names tech board members amid Khashoggi controversy

Oct 10, 2018, 3:20am UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/saudi-smart-city-project-neom-names-tech-board-members-amid-khashoggi-controversy/ > Saudi news outlet Argaam on Tuesday initially published a 19-member list of the NEOM advisory board that included Apple Design Chief Jony Ive's name, according to Business Insider. But Apple late Tuesday said Ive's inclusion on the list was a mistake, and he has nothing to do with the project. And NEOM's tweets didn't list him.  > The announcement came days after Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi dissident and critic of the Saudi government, disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, according to the New York Times. Turkish investigators reportedly said that a team of 15 Saudi agents killed him inside the consulate. The Saudi government has reportedly denied the murder.