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, 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 ...

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.

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He shares the challenges behind constructing the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai's first artificial island, and how it almost cost him his life. Sultan bin Sulayem is an icon in Dubai, his projects now ...