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It wasn’t exactly the view they had expected from the 124th floor of the world’s tallest building. As they looked out from the observation deck of the 2,717ft skyscraper, Ben Mathew and his family were suddenly confronted by Tom Cruise – dangling in mid-air outside the window. The 48-year-old Hollywood star, suspended by several safety wires, was filming a stunt for Mission: Impossible IV.

While visiting on floor 124 at Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai, I saw the awesome sight of the people cleaning the windows outside, simply hanging on ropes.

Virtuoso®, the world's leading luxury travel network, is pleased to welcome the Armani Hotel Dubai into Virtuoso Preview, a program showcasing the most anticipated hotels and resorts that have just opened their doors or will be opening within the year. As the first hotel in the Middle East to participate in this prestigious program, the Armani Hotel Dubai joins an elite group of world-class properties that have turned to Virtuoso to increase visibility and add a competitive edge to their sales and marketing initiatives.

The fourth installment of Tom Cruise starrer 'Mission Impossible 4' will be shot at the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. The scenes will be shot around Dubai and some of the action will take place in and on the Burj Khalifa tower, which stands at 828m (2,717ft) tall, reports metro.co.uk. 'To be shooting here, it's a city I've always wanted to shoot in,' said Cruise.

Emaar said net profits dropped to 612 million dirhams (166.8 million dollars) in the quarter ending September 30, compared to 655 million dirhams in the corresponding period last year. The developer that built the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, said however that its revenues increased 43 percent to 2.8 billion dirhams in the same period.

The story of Emirates whose success is intertwined with the rapid development of Dubai could be nothing but fascinating. Against a backdrop of regional unrest and volatile global economies, progress has been maintained at a rapid pace in every year of Emirates’ and Dnata’s existence. The following is a timeline of the airline’s history.

The Burj Khalifa has been designated a global icon by the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats, the Chicago-based organisation that sets the guidelines for tall buildings worldwide. The Dubai tower was given the CTBUH's new 'Global Icon' award at the organisation's awards ceremony last week, with judges claiming that the classification 'Best Tall Building' was not lofty enough for the Burj.

Business Bay will be Dubai's thriving central business district and the region's business capital. Business Bay is a city offering its residents, visitors and office dwellers an ultimate city life experience as Business Bay will become the next Manhattan or Ginza of Dubai. Business Bay will be the home for over 270,000 residents and the entire city will have around 260 towers.

Austrian enamel jewellery specialist Frey Wille has opened two shop-in-shops in key airports as it seeks to further expand its presence in the duty free sector during 2010. The new outlets have started trading at Cairo Airport Terminal 3 and at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. A boutique in Madrid will start trading by the end of 2009, and there are plans for a Cannes shop next year, revealed Elmona.

Dubai Helicopter. Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa, Madinat, Jumeirah Beach. Atlantis