Why Dubai is gambling $15BN on the world's biggest palm island

Dubai is in the middle of a renaissance, and back to doing what it does best: smashing world records. After nearly a decade of economic uncertainty, the world's favourite oasis has returned to construct megaprojects on a scale never seen before. Want proof? Look to the sea.

Dubai is beating its own world records this time. Palm Jebel Ali is the new world’s largest palm-shaped island. It will have 2,000 luxury villas, 80 hotels, a sea village, a yacht club, and a mega mosque. But has the glitzy city learned the lessons from its last crash?