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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 (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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of buyers scrambled to snap up luxury homes on the largest of Dubai's palm-shaped islands where villas are going for 10 times the price of when the project was launched — but never built — ...

Marriott Hotels – the signature flag of Marriott Bonvoy’s extraordinary portfolio of 30 hotel brands, has announced the debut of its first resort in the United Arab Emirates: Marriott Resort Palm ...

Dubai is preparing to light up the sky as it counts down to 2026, unveiling a citywide New Year’s Eve fireworks spectacle set to unfold across multiple landmarks and waterfronts. From the Burj Khalifa ...