By l0gikal on Islam and Religion from blog.beliefnet.com
Apartment residents in the upper floors of the world's tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower, will have to endure a longer daily Ramadan fast, according to the United Arab Emirates city’s top cleric. 
By elan on Everything Else from www.elanthemag.com
Dubai International Finance Center (DIFC) is a global financial center that fills the time-zone gap for Western and Eastern financial centers. 
By HijabGirl on Science and Tech from www.thedaily.com
The Daily reports that Saudi officials have authorized the construction of what will be the tallest building in the world, the mile-high Kingdom Tower. The 5,280 ft. behemoth will stand nearly twice as tall as the current record holder for tallest skyscraper, Dubai’s Khalifa Tower, and feature apartments, offices, and a luxury hotel. The price tag to build the massive structure is estimated at $30 billion.
By elan on Everything Else from www.elanthemag.com
Diminutive daredevil, and all around dynamo, Tom Cruise has swept into the tiny Gulf Emirate of Dubai to film the latest installation of the Hollywood blockbuster franchise Mission Impossible. According to Dubai’s media office, the miniature Sheikhdom will entertain the pocket-sized actor and an estimated 400 crew members for a full three weeks.Read More 
By Saladin on Business and Finance from www.time.com
Like Christmas in the U.S., the austere Muslim holy month is becoming increasingly commercialized in places like Dubai and Egypt 
By elan on Everything Else from www.elanthemag.com
The opening of a new Starbucks branch in the central reception area of a Dubai primary school has created much friction with parents.
By elan on Events from www.elanthemag.com
Dubai, home of its eponymous film festival, fashion week, and cutting-edge architecture (including the tallest building in the world), is clearly the Islamic world’s leader in cultural exhibition. Continuing in this spirit was last week’s 4th annual Art Dubai expo, a large, multicultural contemporary art fair repping 70 galleries from every corner of the earth, including Sydney, Madrid, Paris, Mumbai, Istanbul, Beirut, Berlin, Budapest, and of course Dubai itself.
By uzzie on Everything Else from autos.yahoo.com
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Bizarro, Millennium Force, Nitro and other attention-grabbing roller coasters need to watch their backs. Ferrari has previewed its Ferrari World Abu Dhabi GT roller coaster, and it promises to be one of the most memorable amusement park rides on the planet. 
By elan on Events from www.elanthemag.com
Art aficionados, listen up - last night marked the kick-off of Art Dubai, an annual art extravaganza that draws the best of the best in collectors, artists and art enthusiasts, celebrating the vibrant art culture stemming from over 30 countries in the Middle East, South Asia and more. Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the 4-day event, which is hailed as the biggest contemporary art fair in the Middle East. Read More 
By IslamOnline on Politics from www.islamonline.net
Dubai is hunting 11 Europeans for the murder of a top Hamas leader in a hotel room last month as speculations are growing over Israel’s Mossad involvement in the killing... 
