Its ethos is to live for the now, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Kuwait refused to waive diplomatic immunity.

Stephanie Holmes discovers this Israeli city's hottest spots.

Emirates Palace is the height of opulence, but it's not as expensive as you'd think.

Drivers had to pick a day of the week on which they wouldn't drive their car.

Militants deployed a steady stream of suicide vehicles in the narrow streets of the city.

German schoolgirl Linda Wenzel, 16, has made some shock admissions after being caught.

Ex-wives of Isis extremists have revealed bizarre details of lives in the caliphate.

US intelligence officials say UAE behind hacking of Qatari websites, leading to tensions.

Police moved in at dawn to clear illegal camps in area of northern Paris.

Rex Tillerson to meet with Kuwaiti officials as dispute between Gulf countries continues.

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

Most Palestinians have never known anything but the Israeli occupation.

Iranian President said stability cannot be achieved in Middle East without Tehran's help.

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.

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

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

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.

Food crises are erupting across Africa and there is no money to fight it.