The World

You can now buy houses underwater in Dubai

First they built artificial islands off the coast of Dubai. Now the next stage is homes that will be partially submerged.

First resort on The World Dubai to open

The World Dubai will see its first island open to the public this week with the launch of the luxury World Island Beach Club. “We will be opening in the first week of January,” said...

An Island from ‘The World’ gets enlisted for sale

An investor in the World project (Dubai) has listed an island on sale defying the “no flipping” diktat by UAE Defense Minister, Nakheel. The 20,000 sqm island is up for sale for Dh42 million ($11million),...

Victoria Beckham to design Dubai hotel ?

London's Mirror reports that the ruler of Dubai offered Victoria Beckham $40 million to help design a luxury hotel. Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum personally wrote Beckham an email explaining his offer, the story says. He...

Dubai’s Britain Island bought for $59 million

Like many expatriates, Safi Qurashi misses home. But now the Dubai-based shopkeeper’s son from South London has solved the problem. He has bought Great Britain. Mr Qurashi, 39, has paid £43 million for the Britain-shaped island...

Dubai Prince Gifts Island To Michael Schumacher

The wealthy prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai has gifted the already rich former F1 racer his own piece of "The World". Situated off the coast of the...

Solar Powered Sea Limousine For Dubai

Designed and developed by Dennis Ingemansson, the Dubai Sea Limousine is an idea based on the “The World”- a man-made archipelago of 300 islands constructed in the shape of a world map and located...
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