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Opened with great fanfare on Jan. 4 as the tallest building in the world, the 2,717-foot-high Burj Khalifa, designed by Chicago architect Adrian Smith, acted instantly as a kind of 160-story Rorschach Test.

Developed by Kobi Karp, a Miami based architectural and interior design firm, the “Miapolis” is a 975-meter high tower planned for Watson Island that if constructed will surpass Dubai’s Burj Khalifa by 183 meters. Accommodating an amusement park, observatory, restaurants, 1.96 million sq ft of shops, over 1000 apartments, 1 million sq ft office space and a 792-room hotel, the 160-story superscraper will create 35,000 permanent jobs and generate $39 million to the City and $2.5 billion to the local economy annually.

Dubai World is prepared to sell prized assets including previously ringfenced ports firm DP World in a bid to raise as much as $19.4 billion to repay creditors, a document obtained by Reuters showed. The document, presented on July 22 to creditors at Dubai's lavish Atlantis Hotel, also revealed that the state-owned conglomerate's debt stood at $39.9 billion

The Palace — The Old Town has introduced complimentary in-room fitness kits to guest rooms. The indoor kit includes an exercise DVD, Swiss ball, medicine ball, dumbbell set, exercise mat and resistance band, with personal trainers available on request to conduct training sessions in guest rooms.

The world's tallest building officially opened this month in the United Arab Emirates. At 2,717 feet - more than a half-mile - the Burj Khalifa towers over Dubai come closer than any other man-made structure to truly scraping the sky.

Given the Burj’s record-breaking potential, it’s no surprise that At.mosphere is the world’s highest restaurant (after all, most buildings don’t have this many floors). This fact alone has sent the media into a frenzy, and once again all eyes are on Dubai .

Emaar Hospitality Group has partnered with Visa’s 2011 Premium Privileges programme to reward customers with exclusive discounts, when they use their Visa debit or credit card to indulge at selected outlets across The Address Hotels + Resorts, Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club, and the Dubai Marina Yacht Club over the next four months.

FROM the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum should be master of all he surveys. But there are a few problems for the ruler of Dubai: the murk of dust and exhaust that lays heavy on the desert metropolis makes it very hard to see to the bottom, while the lifts of the newly opened building are not working, making it impossible to get to the top.

Brazil international Grafiti aims to live up to the high expectations of his newly adopted club Al Ahli in Dubai by scoring plenty of goals during the upcoming season. Al Ahli CEO Ahmed Khalifa Hammad expressed his delight at introducing their newest signings At the Top (124th floor) of the iconic Burj Khalifa.

Burj Khalifa scooped the top accolade at Cityscape Abu Dhabi, with judges praising the 828 meter tower in downtown Dubai as ‘truly iconic’. The Burj, designed by SOM architects for developers Emaar, won best mixed use category just weeks after re-opening to the public following problems with its lifts.