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
Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates Law enforcement is the responsibility of each emirate of the UAE; each emirate's police force is responsible for matters within their own borders, but they routinely share information with each other on various areas. The forces also each have units to deal with protests, riot control or heavily armed suspects. Crimes against national security will be referred to the Federal Courts. There is also close cooperation between the law enforcement and the military. The police in the UAE come under the Ministry of Interior and are also responsible for maintaining the prisons and