Ian Raine, project director of the Arabian Canal, stands in front of one of the excavation points of the project in Dubai, June 4, 2008. The Arabian Canal, a 75km (47 miles) man-made waterway upto 150 metres (492 feet) wide and six metres (20 feet) deep, is Dubai's biggest and one of the largest complex civil engineering projects in the Middle East, according to Limitless Construction Company. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)