The Saudi Arabian royals is a tangled web of backstabbing, death and lots of money.

Moody's have changed Qatar's economic outlook to 'negative' over Arab nations turmoil.

Qatar has personally delivered a handwritten letter in response to Saudi Arabia's demands.

Sex slave tricked, starved into eating one-year-old son by ISIS soldiers.

Explosive allegations of corruption surrounding Qatar's 2022 have rocked football.

Kurdish refugee Sarkawt Abdullazada's family fled Saddam Hussein's regime in 1998.

The movie Wonder Woman raises ethical questions about the views of its Israeli star

Reports from Syrian state run TV claim the leader has been killed in an air strike.

Bin Laden's son to "take the reins of authority" as mouthpiece for al Qaeda.

Many places are remarkable but the politics rule out total relaxation.

How bin Laden's family escaped US capture and ended up in an Iranian prison.

The ups and downs of ski touring on the border of Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran.

There has been no change in NZ's position says English.

Lecturer says Unitec prioritised "Saudi Arabian money" by passing students who cheated.

The super-rich are buying experiences instead of handbags and heading to NZ.

COMMENT: New Foreign Minister made a rookie error in his first week, writes Audrey Young.

The Prime Minister says New Zealand does not regret sponsoring the UN resolution.

New wife would have to be willing to join him in Isis capital.

An arms supply hub operated by Hezbollah in Damascus was apparently hit in the attack.

Shocking new details of Syria's torture and murder of its citizens have emerged.

NZ also looking at beefing up security on flights from Muslim-majority countries

Simon Bridges says the CAA is 'assessing the evidence' for more security checks.

New Zealand will spend $53 million on pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo in a trade push.

Amid a worldwide shortage of pilots Emirates is hoping to attract more Kiwis.

What do you know about Asia's third-smallest country?

United States invented tale of gas attack to justify air strike, claims Assad.

A man has escaped death after throwing a cigarette down a hole causing an explosion.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is meeting with Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State.

There is still beauty close to the horrors of the Syrian conflict.

Lula the bear and Simba the lion have been taken out of a zoo in war-torn Iraq.