Back in 2001, long before the Burj Khalifa stood, Dubai planned to put itself on the world map with two man-made islands. Shaped like palm trees, the Dubai Palm Islands was a hugely ambitious project ...

Equally fascinating are the city’s human-made archipelagos, all in various stages of development: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Islands, Palm Jebel Ali, The World Islands, and Bluewaters Island.

The company responsible for the UAE's palm tree-shaped Palm Islands is set to develop several new, man-made islands amid the city's housing boom. Dubai-based property developer Nakheel PJSC said ...

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 ...

Dubai once envisioned a future where man-made islands rivaled the wonders of the ancient world. Starting in the early 2000s, they poured billions into creating Palm Jumeirah and The World Islands.

DUBAI, May 31 (Reuters) - Dubai’s ruler on Wednesday announced a new plan for the Palm Jebel Ali, a man-made palm-shaped island that has been dormant since 2009 following a real estate crash ...

Muhammad Azam has been waiting for construction to start on a five-bedroom luxury villa he bought on the largest -- but least developed -- of Dubai’s famous palm-shaped artificial islands that ...

(Bloomberg) — Dubai’s ruler approved a new development plan for the largest of the city’s famous palm-shaped artificial islands, reviving a project that was halted amid the global credit crisis of ...

The state-owned developer Nakheel PJSC awarded three contracts worth 5 billion dirhams ($1.36 billion) to build 723 villas on Palm Jebel Ali, the largest of Dubai’s artificial islands, according ...

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 ...

Palm Jumeirah, Dubai’s iconic man-made island home to some of the most expensive properties and destination to landmark hotels, restaurants and more has been recognised with various records and awards ...