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The poster shows Tom Cruise, the film's lead actor, who, as super spy Ethan Hunt, scaled the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, among other stunts performed in Dubai. The film releases at the end of the year and is hotly tipped to play a role in the Dubai International Film Festival in December.

A man dubbed the 'French Spider-Man' today described reaching the top of the world's tallest building as "an amazing sight and an amazing feeling". Alain Robert took six hours, 14 minutes and 55 seconds to scramble to the top of the Burj Khalifa, completing the feat at the top of the antenna at 12.07am today.

Elizabeth Taylor's love affair with jewellery actually began when she was just a child, around the same time she made her 1942 screen debut in There's One Born Every Minute. Following the actress's death some 69 years later, 269 precious pieces from her celebrated lifelong collection were entrusted to Christie's for auction in New York.

At The Top, the world’s highest observation deck housed on the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa, has been temporarily closed for “maintenance and upgrade,” it was announced on Sunday. “Due to unexpected high traffic, the observation deck experience at the Burj Khalifa, At The Top, has been temporarily closed for maintenance and upgrade. Technical issues with the power supply are being worked on by the main and sub-contractors and the public will be informed upon completion,” a Burj Khalifa spokesperson said in a statement.

Dubai's six-year boom, which fueled construction of the world's tallest building and artificial island archipelagos, slammed to a halt in 2008 after the global financial crisis. Millions of dollars of construction projects were slashed or put on hold and the emirate is struggling to dig out from under a massive debt burden, estimated at more than $100 billion. Developers at Emaar Hospitality, of Emaar Properties, say the restaurant opening at these soaring heights is a sign that the low point of Dubai's recession is ending.

In a world run by James Bond, there are few spy movie franchises that can compete, but the "Mission: Impossible" series does a superb job of standing on its own. In the 15 years since theatergoers saw Tom Cruise hanging by wires in the first film, the franchise has spawned three sequels, including the most recent addition, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol."

Are you celebrating your birthday in January? If yes, head to At the Top, Burj Khalifa, the world’s highest observation deck with an outdoor terrace, which marks its first anniversary of opening on January 4, to win attractive prizes. One of the world’s most popular tourism destinations, At the Top, located in Level 124 of Burj Khalifa, is celebrating its first anniversary with an array of promotional activities that will pamper visitors with a wide range of exciting gifts, an official release said.

The Future Champions Day card was sponsored entirely by Dubai on Saturday, but it was Qatar that muscled in on the action when Strong Suit won the Burj Khalifa Challenge Stakes to set up a trip to next month's Breeders' Cup meeting. The three-year-old colt, owned by Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, took the Group 2 contest in commanding style and will be sent to Churchill Downs by the trainer Richard Hannon in a bid to deny Goldikova a historic fourth victory in the Breeders' Cup Mile.

It is the tallest building and tallest free-standing structure in the world, has the highest number of storeys (in addition to the 160 habitable floors, it has 46 maintenance levels in the spire and two parking levels in the basement making it 206 floors in total) and highest outdoor observation deck in the world and has an elevator with the longest travel distance.

The iconic attractions in Downtown Dubai, described as 'The Centre of Now,' can now be accessed by visitors with a new convenient addition - the luxury Trolley Buses. Emaar Malls Group, the shopping malls and leisure subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has introduced air-conditioned Trolley Buses, each with a capacity of 25 passengers to enhance the ease of access for visitors to Downtown Dubai.