The temperature in the UAE passed the magical 50 degrees Celsius mark last weekend.

As residents and tourists enjoyed Time Out’s summer survival guide (click here to see our suggestions of ways to avoid the scorching summer) weathermen in Dubai were recording the 2008 highs.

According to arabianbusiness.com the sweltering 51.4 degrees was recorded at an inland military base in the UAE.

The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology is forecasting temperatures of about 45 degrees on Monday and Tuesday in Dubai, with Abu Dhabi likely to hit 47 degrees and Al Ain predicted to reach 48 degrees.

The Euro 2008 tournament has entered the quarter final stage and its starting to get really exciting.

We’ve already said goodbye to former champions France and Greece, seen some amazing matches (Turkey’s late victory over Croatia being the most memorable) and enjoyed the atmosphere in Dubai’s most interesting venues.

The Euro Fan park at the Madinat Arena, the luxury of the Grand Hyatt’s swimming pool and the Hawthorn Hotel in Deira have been particularly busy so far.

I’m doing spectacularly badly on Time Out’s predictor so far (click here to join in and stand a chance of winning a holiday in England) but have fared much better on this game.

Utterly pointless, but in between games it is a decent way of getting a football fix.

My top score so far is 57.

Wait a few seconds for it to load and then click on the game screen below to play.

The smell of popcorn wafting through malls, queues reaching across cinema foyers and endless celebrity interviews on television can only mean one thing: blockbuster season has struck Dubai.

Following on from recent appearances by Indiana Jones and the Kung Fu Panda comes the Incredible Hulk.

The mean, green fighting machine is back for another pop at box office success. Read Time Out’s review here and watch the trailer below.

Facing up to the Hulk can’t be easy. But big screen opposition this week has previous experience of facing down superheroes. I Could Never Be Your Woman star, Michelle Pfeiffer, played Catwoman in the 1989 movie Batman.

She will only face the Hulk in cinema foyers, however, and for lovers of romantic comedy there will only be one winner.

Read Time Out’s review here, and watch the trailer below.

The final trailer is for M Night Shyamalan’s The Happening.

This whole project was shrouded in secrecy but you can see Time Out’s review here and watch the trailer below.

Time Out has teamed up with the City Women to talk again about the entertainment highlights in Dubai this week.

Find out who Time Out’s online editor is tipping to win Euro 2008, where to go to show off your skateboarding skills and why the next generation of Hollywood star could be living in Dubai.

 

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Watch City Women on City 7 TV every week night at 19.30.

There is a “high” threat of terrorism in the UAE, according a British Embassy source quoted on arabianbusiness.com.

Quoting a note on the British Embassy website the news site reports that the threat has been upgraded from a “general” threat to a “high threat” in the last week.

“We issue travel guidance for every country and it is constantly updated,” said embassy spokesperson Simon Goldsmith.

“Threat levels tend to go up and down and essentially what we are doing is advising British travelers and residents to maintain their level of security awareness.

“What we are not doing and I underline ‘not’, is advising people to change their travel plans.”

You can find more details on the British Embassy website here.