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A businessman was acquitted today of threatening to blow up the Burj Khalifa unless he was paid a million dollars. J F, 38, from India, used another man's mobile phone to send the threat by text to a police officer, in an effort to have the other man arrested and jailed, Dubai Criminal Court was told. He was caught when he boasted about what he had done to a hotel nightclub barman, who reported the boast to the victim.

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Nearly 40 investors have registered to take part in an auction to buy an entire corporate floor in the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, the online auctioneers have told Arabian Business. US-based LFC Group of Companies, which is handling the sale via the Freedom Realty Exchange, said it expects to see a spike in registrations in the weeks leading up to the auction.

This is 408 feet taller than the twin towers, which were destroyed on the September 11th, terrorist attacks on this country. Even though One World Trade might be making headlines today, there is still only one king of the skyscrapers and that is the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited a charity art exhibition organised by Noor Dubai Foundation in Burj Khalifa area.

“We have not got a single property from Palm Jumeirah or Burj Khalifa to date. “We have got a list of properties that have to be auctioned, but I can confirm that none of them are from these areas,” said Humaid Omran Al Shamsi, Section Head, Auctions Section, DLD, told Emirates 24|7.

UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended the reception party held by Falcon and Partners on Friday at the Burj Khalifa Boulevard on the occasion of Dubai World Cup 2012. The reception was attended by over 400 businessmen, sport icons and distinguished personalities from all over the world.

The Nabrman fashion show will be held in Atmosphere, on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa, on 14 April. The restaurant sits at a height of over 442 metres and will play host to designs from Nabrman, a UAE-based fashion house led by Emirati entrepreneur Hend Al Mutawa, has been turning traditional Abayas high-end since it launched two years ago.

The arts received a double boost yesterday with the announcement of two multimillion-dirham projects. The first, a glittering new cultural district in Downtown Dubai, will cater for aficionados of both opera and modern art. The second, the expansion of the blossoming grassroots art scene in Al Quoz industrial area, will provide studio and gallery space for aspiring artists.

Armani Hotel Dubai, in co-operation with Swiss Art Gate UAE, will host an art exhibition “UAE 40 – The Emirates Revisited,’ to coincide with Art Dubai, the premier art event in the city. Featuring oil and photography on canvas by Swedish artist Fabian Edelstam, “UAE 40 – The Emirates Revisited will open on March 19 at Armani/Ristorante in Armani Hotel Dubai, located in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.