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 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 ...

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 ...

This contemporary 22,000-square-foot villa that’s right on the beach in Palm Jumeirah offers an extensive suite of amenities, including a rooftop terrace, a pool, a cinema room, a gym and parking for ...

Jumeirah Bay Island, a seahorse-shaped piece of land accessible by bridge from the Dubai mainland, accounted for 11.1% of the sales of homes worth $10 million or more in the first quarter. Dubai Hills ...

Global wealth is increasingly targeting exclusive beachfront homes as buyers favour island living on Dubai Islands for privacy, sun and proximity to DIFC, a developer told Arabian Business. Buyers ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai state developer Nakheel sees price increases for construction materials slowing to 10 percent from 30 percent due to a slowdown in the global economy, while its profit margin ...

Dubai’s Palm Islands were engineered as one of the most ambitious construction projects ever attempted. But beneath the luxury and skyline imagery, subtle geological and structural forces are at work.

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 ...

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 ...