Dubai Waterfront: 10 stories you should read

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Find fast facts about Nakheel's biggest project to date and the world's largest waterfront.

MEED's 10 top stories:

1. Dubai Waterfront: Fast facts

2. Nakheel reveals Dubai Waterfront City masterplan
   The city will be based around a central island surrounded by four neighbouring districts: the Boulevard, Madinat al-Soor, the Resort and the Marina.
   

3. Dubai Waterfront completes 40 per cent of Madinat Arab infrastructure
   Infrastructure work is 40 per cent complete on Madinat Arab, the first phase of the 1,400 hectare Dubai Waterfront project, according to Matthew Joyce, managing director of the project.

4. The MEED List: Dubai Waterfront
   The six key people behind the 130-square-kilometre Waterfront real estate project.

5. Nakheel banks on Dubai utilities
   The expansion plans of local property company Nakheel rely on the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) providing enough power and water for its projects, according to the company's legal counsel, Steve Hunt.

6. Waterfront to develop light rail systems
   Real estate developer Nakheel is planning to build light rail and tram systems as part of its Dubai Waterfront development.

7. Work starts on $11bn Arabian Canal
   Contractors have started work on two preliminary contracts for the 80km canal, which will also pass through the Dubai Waterfront, Discovery Gardens, Dubai Industrial City, the Jebel Ali Business Park and the Jumeirah Golf Estates.

8. Nakheel to award contracts for Waterfront development in Dubai
   Construction deals worth $3.2bn to be announced by early 2009.

9. Contractors approached for Dubai Waterfront building works
   Local developer Nakheel has invited selected companies to express interest in a building package for the Madinat Arab district at Dubai Waterfront.

10. Firms sit by Waterfront
    Two major awards have been made on the Dubai Waterfront development, which now incorporates Palm Jebel Ali. The overall development comprises 10 districts covering an area of 440 square kilometres, almost three times the size of Washington DC.