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A man contacted Dubai Police headquarters and threatened to blow up the Burj Khalifa unless US$1 million (Dh3.7m) was paid to him, a court heard this morning. The 38-year-old Indian businessman JF sent a text to a Dubai Police major on February 5 saying, "tomoro burj kaleefa blast arange no arrange 1oooooo dollar take", prosecution records show.

The film was shot in Dubai last year and featured Cruise performing his own stunts on the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. It's expected to premiere at this Decemeber's Dubai International Film Festival, and Cruise is also expected to visit India during the film's promotional tour.

Each year the Emaar Garden Competition is a time of excitement for many of the horticulturalist homeowners who live in Emaar communities and take pride in their gardens.

Construction began Tuesday on the Yongsan Landmark Tower, which is expected to be the most expensive building in the world once it is completed, standing 100 stories tall and rising half a kilometer into the sky.

An exciting new brunch destination has debuted in Downtown Dubai, with the launch of a signature, all-Italian experience, the Friday Vita at Armani/Peck, the authentic Milan-inspired deli atArmani Hotel Dubai. Guests can select from different free flow packages from arrival, starting at AED 240 featuring soft beverages, AED 340 with selected house beverages, and AED 550 with premium beverages.

For all that, skyscrapers remain one of the biggest crapshoots in business. Dubai’s $1.5-billion Burj Khalifa, the reigning world’s tallest building, at 828 metres – twice the height of the Empire State Building – nearly bankrupted the United Arab Emirate.

Eva Longoria is right now on her first trip to the Middle East. Today, she is in Dubai and tweeted from the 124th high Burj Khalifa‘s observatory At the Top: “Hello Dubai! I’m in the tallest building in the world! Armani building also called Burj Khalifa, its beautiful here!”

Under the new ratings, five-star hotels will have three categories - Platinum, Gold and Silver. The criteria for other hotels categories, ranging from four- to one-star properties, have also been overhauled. Hotel apartments will now be rated in three categories (Basic, Standard and Deluxe) instead of two.

British men’s outfitters Hackett London is due to open a new store in Dubai, in line with Hackett’s approach of opening flagship stores in key cities. The first Hackett London store in Dubai will be located in the Dubai Mall, on the first floor in Fashion Avenue at the bottom of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

Whether the problem is declining profits or potential political trouble overseas, investors in Emaar Properties have had little to shout about recently. Even the Burj Khalifa, the developer's most famous project, is facing a looming challenge from Jeddah's Kingdom Tower for the title of the world's tallest building.