A hotel named after chef Matsuhisa’s trendy restaurant? Word is out that next year Las Vegas will be home to the world’s first Nobu Hotel to be located in Caesar’s Palace. The fun and stylish hotel is rumored to have yet another destination- Abu Dhabi. Reem Investments has confirmed intent to operate a Nobu Hotel on Najmat Marina and Canal on Reem Island.

Christie’s Dubai auction of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art held at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers this past Tuesday brought in a total of $7,980,875 (AED 29,305,773) and set 42 new world auction records for Middle Eastern artists. The highlight of the sale was a group of 6 works from Edge of Arabia which were sold for $1,051,000 (AED 3,859,272) against a pre-sale estimate of around $135,000. The money raised will go to Edge of Arabia’s Education Program to help bring art workshops to universities and schools in Saudi Arabia.

Don’t miss “Faces of the Middle East” an exclusive photographic exhibition by Dubai One’s TV Anchor Hermoine Macura at the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding. Hermoine traveled the Middle East region and documented image of the region’s people. Their faces tell stories of survival, hardship, displacement, loss, love and the common thread of humanity.

For those craving delectable marble slabs of tender and tasty meat head to the following top places in Dubai to order your Prime Rib.

This week Christie’s Dubai will auction one of the world’s largest pearls in its spring jewelry sale. Pearls are a unique heritage item to Dubai and recall the Emirate’s early history in pearl diving.

New York City’s Brooklyn Diner is coming to Dubai. Also known as the“Finer Diner,” the restaurant is expanding to bring American comfort food to the Middle East with its first location in Dubai Festival City. Dubai’s residents and tourists alike will get a taste of Brooklyn’s authentic multi-cultural food as well as enjoy photographs of the Borough’s landmarks.

Tonight marks Bonham’s first dedicated photographs sale alongside its annual Orientalist Art Auction at the One and Only Royal Mirage in Dubai.

Dubai’s Ayyam Gallery holds its seventh auction this Friday at its Al Quoz Art Center. Featuring over 70 lots, this auction commences the gallery’s auction calender with marvelous work by some of the region’s most talented modern and contemporary artists. With the last sale bringing in over $1 million USD, we wait in anticipation for the success of this biannual auction.

Edge of Arabia, an internationally renowned art project which has largely contributed to the unveiling of the Saudi Arabia art scene to the rest of the world will auction off six works at Christie’s Dubai Sale of Modern Contemporary Art, Iranian and Turkish Art on April 19th, 2011. The sale is part of a fundraiser by the project to further encourage the development of Edge of Arabia’s education program as well as art workshops in Saudi Arabian schools and universities. The group of works is expected to raise around $150,000 (AED 550,000).