Dubai’s man-made islands were built to showcase engineering ambition on a global stage. But years after reshaping the coastline, concerns over erosion, subsidence, and rising seas are drawing fresh ...
Dubai’s Palm Islands were built using more than 3 billion cubic feet of dredged sand and cost billions of dollars to ...
No steel or concrete was used to create the base of the island; instead, the team used only sand and rock. Even though Dubai is surrounded by desert sand, they couldn’t rely on the emirate’s bountiful ...
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 ...
As Dubai’s luxury home market continues to thrive, the U.A.E. city’s man-made island of Palm Jumeirah has recorded its most expensive villa resale this year at AED 161 million (US$43.8 million), ...
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 ...
For 14 years, 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 ...
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 ...