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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.

Burj Khalifa, the world’s only ‘Global Icon’ and the civic pride of the city of Dubai, now has a monument saluting the international collaboration that marked the accomplishment of the world’s tallest building. Emaar Properties, the developer of Burj Khalifa, has unveiled ‘The Burj Monument,’ 18 metres high and in stainless steel, in Downtown Dubai, near The Dubai Mall.

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the final stop in what organisers claim is the first interactive inter-GCC rally tour that sets the stage for an exciting competition in six GCC countries. Eighteen people will be recruited to form six teams to participate in the 4,000km-long Focus Rabaa challenge, which kicks off in Riyadh in late April and will take the teams through six GCC countries in 10 days. The final challenge will be held at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Rixos Hotels has announced the launch of Rixos Residences Palm Jumeirah, a combined hotel and residence project in Dubai.

Although his project The Trump International Hotel and Towers project may have been cancelled in Dubai, Donald Trump is quite “jealous” of the UAE’s achievements which include the world’s tallest tower – the Burj Khalifa. Trump also emphasised that all these projects make the Gulf region an important player in the emerging world.

Several world-renowned authors who are in Dubai to take part in the city’s prestigious literary event, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, toured At the Top, Burj Khalifa, the world’s highest observatory deck with an outdoor terrace, located on Level 124 of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

A traditional ceremony to mark the completion of the world's tallest freestanding broadcasting tower has been held in Tokyo. A Shinto priest offered prayers of safety and prosperity for the new landmark in Tokyo - the 634-metre-high tower named the Tokyo Sky Tree. Construction, which began in July 2008, was completed earlier this week.

Join Andy Murray as he showcases his footballing skills at the top of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Those searching for a more intimate dining experience can head to the Armani hotel, where it’s possible to book a table in the kitchen and watch the chef rustle up a fare dreamt up by the billionaire designer Giorgio Armani himself. The hotel is the 77-year-old’s second venture into the luxury lifestyle business - his first opened in Dubai in 2010 - and he regularly checks in on an experience which can cost guests up to 11,000 euros ($14,800) a night.

A Jeddah-based project to build the tallest tower in the world has been given the go-ahead after it received its final license, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) Prince Alwaleed bin Talal confirmed.