Muslims to Fast Longer During Ramadan in World’s Tallest Building - Dubai's Burj Khalifa Tower

Muslims to Fast Longer During Ramadan in World’s Tallest Building - Dubai's Burj Khalifa Tower

By l0gikal on 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.
Dubai International Finance Center

Dubai International Finance Center

By elan on 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.
Saudi Arabia planning mile-high skyscraper; Kingdom Tower to double height record

Saudi Arabia planning mile-high skyscraper; Kingdom Tower to double height record

By HijabGirl on 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.

Mission Possible in Dubai

Mission Possible in Dubai

By elan on 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
Ramadan: A Season of Brisk Business in the Middle East

Ramadan: A Season of Brisk Business in the Middle East

By Saladin on 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
Generation Starbucks: Dubai Parents Resist School-Coffee Bar

Generation Starbucks: Dubai Parents Resist School-Coffee Bar

By elan on 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.
Green Looks Forward: Dubai Reps Arab Art at Weeklong Expo

Green Looks Forward: Dubai Reps Arab Art at Weeklong Expo

By elan on 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.
Ferrari Previews the GT Roller Coaster

Ferrari Previews the GT Roller Coaster

By uzzie on 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.
World Renown Artists Descend on Dubai for Region’s Biggest Contemporary Art Fair

World Renown Artists Descend on Dubai for Region’s Biggest Contemporary Art Fair

By elan on 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
Dubai Hunts 11 Europeans For Hamas Murder

Dubai Hunts 11 Europeans For Hamas Murder

By IslamOnline on 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...

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