Nakheel, Dubai

New development will offer affordable apartments

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Property developers Nakheel have announced a new residential development at International City.

Forbidden City will comprise 4,000 affordable studio, one and two bedroom apartments, plus around 50 shops, cafes, and restaurants. The architecture… [more]


QE2 arriving next month

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

One of the world’s most celebrated cruise liners is currently making her final voyage. The Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) will arrive in Dubai on November 26 when she will be handed over to new owners… [more]


Work commences on Grand Fort Hotel

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Nakheel have announced that they have broken ground on the Grand Fort Hotel, a 293-room hotel at Al Furjan.

The hotel is scheduled for completion in 2010 and will be owned… [more]


Fire at Atlantis

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

A fire has broken out at the Atlantis hotel in Dubai. The blaze started at around 7.30 am in the main lobby just weeks before it was due to open on September 24. At… [more]


Infrastructure contract signed for Al Furjan Phase One

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Property developers Nakheel have signed an agreement with Khansaheb Civil Engineering to develop the infrastructure of the first phase of their Al Furjan residential development… [more]


Nakheel begins handover of units at Discovery Gardens

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Nakheel today announced that the first buildings in its Discovery Gardens development have been handed over to owners ahead of schedule. [more]


Nakheel announce new mega project

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Dubai-based property developers Nakheel have announced a new mega project called the Universe. The development draws inspiration from the solar system and consists of a number of manmade islands in the shape of the sun… [more]


Palm Jumeirah monorail operator announced

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Nakheel has appointed SMRT Engineering of Singapore the contract to operate the monorail at the Palm Jumeirah. The monorail is the first to be built in the Middle East and is scheduled to… [more]


Image of future Dubai released

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Property developers Nakheel have released images of what Dubai will look like in the future. They were created by superimposing renderings of Nakheel’s projects such as the Palm Jumeirah and the World