Dubai has the world's largest artificial island, Palm Jumeirah, which is shaped like a palm tree and adds close to 50 miles to the city's coastline. The island is packed with luxury hotels, beachfront ...

Palm Jebel Ali will also provide an additional urban centre to Dubai, forming a major residential and leisure anchor for the new Expo 2020 urban centre. The island spans 13.4 kilometres of land, with ...

Buyers from Europe and the Americas turn to Dubai Islands as island living becomes the city’s most sought-after trophy asset, ...

The Palm Jumeirah has been Dubai’s most enduring work in progress for two decades. Now developer Nakheel is adding the finishing touches. Several major additions to the world’s biggest man-made island ...

DUBAI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Dubai state developer Nakheel has secured 17 billion dirhams ($4.63 billion) in financing as the group behind the palm-shaped islands accelerates plans for new waterfront ...

Palm Jumeirah, what locals call simply the Palm, is Dubai’s paradise-like playground for the world’s wealthiest people who want to get away from all it yet have the best of it all. As its name implies ...

Palm Jebel Ali is not just about scale, it is about ambition. The island will feature 16 to 17 fronds and seven interconnected islands, housing over 240,000 residents across 30,000 to 50,000 families.

Nakheel awards $108.9m contract for 38 Crown Garden Villas on Palm Jumeirah, expanding Dubai waterfront living ...

Dubai is preparing to light up the sky as it counts down to 2026, unveiling a citywide New Year’s Eve fireworks spectacle set ...

A man-made island off the shore of Dubai promising to be environmental? Let's see. A man-made island four times the size of Manhattan’s Central Park may not sound very “eco,” but the Palm Jebel Ali in ...

This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Artificial islands have become an important marketing tool for cities in developing countries seeking to lure well-to-do ...