A Dubai website is advertising stays in a one-bedroom Burj Khalifa apartment for as little as a one night stretch.

The mydubaistay.com site says the signature apartment on the 19th floor of the world’s tallest tower is available from $286 per night, and can sleep up to four people.

When contacted by Arabian Business, an official at mydubaistay.com said that the apartment had only recently been put up for rent, and that it was the only one of its kind on their books. He declined to reveal the identity of the landlord.

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Richard Holbrooke dies, Richard Holbrooke government career, Hillary Clinton, Nobel Peace Prize seven times

Richard Holbrooke, the US diplomat who brokered the accord that ended the war in Bosnia and served as US representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, died on Monday.

Holbrooke, 69, whose government career spanned nearly five decades and ranged from junior diplomat in South Vietnam to serving as the US ambassador to Germany and at the United Nations, died after surgery to repair a tear in his aorta.

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Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group, has been named Chairman of Dubai World, the flagship conglomerate of the emirate.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday issued a decree restructuring the Board of Directors of Dubai World under the Chairmanship of Shaikh Ahmed, who is also the head of Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee.

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United Parcel Service is requiring photo identification for retail shipping as it expands security during its peak season following the interception of a parcel bomb at Dubai airport in October, it was announced this week.

The world's largest package delivery company, which expects a 7.5 percent rise to about 430m deliveries this holiday season, said this week that retail customers will not be permitted to ship without a government-issued picture ID at the UPS Store, Mail Boxes Etc and authorized shipping outlets worldwide.

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