Land reclamation in the United Arab Emirates is built on a man-made island, was started in 1994 and completed in 1999. Ras Al Khaimah The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has also joined the race to build new land reclamation projects. Such projects include Al Marjan Island and its Real Madrid Resort Island. The Palm Islands are located off the coast of The United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf and will add 520 kilometers of beaches to the city of Dubai. There have been numerous environmental and economic concerns regarding the various land reclamation projects in the UAE. For example, extraction of rock and sand harms
Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border dispute Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border dispute The Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border dispute was apparently resolved with the Treaty of Jeddah, which was signed at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 21 August 1974. The provisions of the treaty were not publicly disclosed until 1995, when it was lodged with the United Nations. However, the United Arab Emirates never ratified the agreement. In 1949, Saudi Arabia under the rule of Ibn Saud and ARAMCO had made incursions to the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, due to the prospect of getting oil. Ibn Saud was also interested in ruling the