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.