Nakheel claims 30% of an island

Nakheel, Dubai's master developer, says it has reclaimed 30 per cent of the 400-hectare island of the world's most ambitious urban development project - Waterfront, reported Gulf News. With an area of 1.4 billion square feet, twice the size of Hong Kong Island and bigger than Manhattan and Beirut, Waterfront makes up 65 per cent of Nakheel's current landbank.