Don’t miss a visit to the Kashta Gallery in the Boulevard of Jumeirah Emirates Towers to see Magnum Cinema, an exhibition of cinema-themed images. The show features a stunning selection of 124 photographs spanning more than 50 years of film with icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Ingrid Bergman and James Dean. Intriguing behind-the-scenes shots, actors and actresses off camera, and film directors in action reveal the often-hidden story behind the making of film.

As the summer heat approaches, many of us wonder how we will bear to go outside and face the sweat-fest even for our daily jogging ritual. Temperatures can easily rise up to 120 degrees on Dubai’s worst summer days, meaning that you must plan when you step outdoors. Dubai has quite a few nice parks and beach fronts which we included in this edition of the Haute 5 as the best places to go jogging not only for their lovely ambiance but for your health.

Have you ever gone on a vacation or a business trip with the option of having your own personal shopper cater to your fashion needs? This is exactly what you will get when you stay at the luxurious Address Hotel adjoining the Dubai Mall. Now featuring 1,200 stores including a variety of haute couture brands, the Dubai Mall is the perfect place to begin a fashion frenzy, especially when its accompanied by a personalized assistant.

Strolling through the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi one cannot help but be taken by the regal nature of the surroundings. The marble floors painted with rich sandstone and tan coloring recall the landscape of the Arabian Desert while lavishly allocated gold and silver gracefully paint the Palace walls. This is certainly a place of luxury. Yet the real gem of this colossal structure of wealth is the many ancient artworks that decorate the showcases in the Palace Halls. The Barakat Collection has a new home in the Emirates Palace and gives back to the richness of its new abode endowing it with beauty, wonder, and curiosity just as much as the Palace adorns the artwork with the greatness that it deserves.

A wedding is a slightly different affair in the Middle East. Often honoring traditions passed down over centuries, weddings in the Middle East are more than just a contract between two people but between families and society. The cost of a wedding in the Gulf States is now one of the highest in the world; families pay for celebration almost as if it were an investment and plan accordingly for the wedding day in order to make it a true work of art. Even during a period of economic challenge, the bridal market in the Middle East surely has not withered.

Tennis has quickly become one of the most popular sports in the Emirates. Some of the best tennis players in the world came to Dubai to play in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships just this past February 2010. The following tennis courts are highly recommended for their popularity, ambiance, and facilities.

A bit surprising for a region with such a great mass of desert, Golf has become one of the most popular recreational sports in the Gulf States. The UAE in particular has profited from the sport making it one of the most quickly developing golfing nations in the world. Popping up throughout the desert are the following highly recommended Golf courses in Dubai.

One of the soon to be hotspots of the Burj Khalifa, the Armani Hotel is now scheduled to open late April. Dubai will be the first destination for a series of hotels, resorts, and residences marking Armani’s debut into the world of hospitality.

Dubai Fashion week kicks off this week with more than 45 designers exhibiting their autumn and winter 2010 collections once again at the Godolphin Ballroom in Jumeirah Emirates Towers from April 3-7. The increasingly exciting array of international and regional designers projects the real possibility that Dubai may very soon be competing with Fashion weeks in London, Paris, New York, and Milan – that is, as long as it remains true to its identity.