The foundation of cities like Dubai was built on an age-old industry that has been present in the region for over 7000 years - pearl diving. The once-lucrative industry is a heritage that Emiratis ...

But Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, was once a simple village. Up until the 1950s, residents relied upon fishing and pearl-diving to make money. However, the invention of artificial pearls in ...

This United Arab Emirates city-state has evolved from a small town, supported by pearl diving and trade, to an uber-metropolis filled with manmade landscapes. Love it or hate it, Dubai is the ...

Time Out Dubai goes pearl diving in the UAE, at Sir Baniyas Island and the Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara. Find out more about this Arabic hobby The website for Desert Islands Resort & Spa by ...

It has been described as “sad”, “troubled” and “fallen” but for thousands of investors, discussion of the $6bn Dubai Pearl scheme provokes far less sympathetic language. The huge mixed-use project, ...

The indoor pool is housed inside a 1,500-square-meter oyster-shaped structure, a nod to the United Arab Emirates’ history as a pearl diving nation. But the biggest star of Deep Dive Dubai is ...

Deep Dive Dubai says it is 15 metres deeper than any other. The facility, shaped like an oyster in reference to the UAE's pearl diving heritage, is also the region's largest underwater film studio ...

Deep Dive Dubai says it is 15 metres deeper than any other. The facility, shaped like an oyster in reference to the UAE's pearl diving heritage, is also the region's largest underwater film studio, ...