Skyscraper-studded Dubai has been on a hot streak for the last five years — and some are starting to get burned.

It is fascinating to look at old Dubai in pictures and see just how much the city has changed. It wasn’t all that long ago that camels walked along what we now know as the congested Sheikh Zayed Road.

For most Dubai residents, the names Shabiyyat Al-Shorta and Shabiyyat Al-Defa'a might not spark recognition, until you ...

It was the original Dubai mega-project. Another shows construction on the banks of the Creek with a new water tower in the background. Some of Mr Riley's images taken in the souq show the new ...