Fast food chain and franchisor BurgerFuel Worldwide has opened its largest store ever, in the capital city of Saudi Arabia.

Leslie Bravery responds to the Israeli ambassador's comments on the Gaza conflict

The Sea of Galilee is a must for any tourist on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. After all, it is mentioned frequently in the New Testament.

Israel needs to "flatten all of Gaza" in order to spare the lives of Israeli soldiers and civilians, according to a son of former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon.

The warmth of the Middle East might a short break to the Emirates looks appealing. But you don’t have to settle for the usual suspect, Dubai, says Nick Boulos.

A New Zealand documentary maker has escaped the Gaza Strip in a taxi as Israeli air strikes began while he was filming.

Dubai, famed for its mega-projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis, has announced a new development to open the world's biggest mall and a park larger than London's Hyde Park.

In their unwillingness to face the reality of changing demographics, US Republicans are behaving like King Canute.

The US President must be allowed to build on his Administration's achievements, writes Reverend Jesse Jackson.

The parents of triplets who died in the Doha mall fire have made an emotional plea for justice after the trial over their deaths was delayed for a third time.

The hearing into the fatal fire at Doha's Villaggio mall which killed 19 people including three Kiwi triplets has been postponed for a third time.

Lebanon's Baalbek is, as Brett Atkinson, discovered, an extreme cultural mosaic.

Dating back to the second century BC, the Nabataean archaeological site, also known as Madain Saleh, has long been hidden from foreign visitors to Saudi Arabia. Assaad Abboud checks out a site that rarely opens up to tourists.

The father of Kiwi triplets killed in a Qatar mall fire says it is distressing to see stories circulating about the fire being an act of terrorism without any facts to back them up.

Journalists and academics have questioned a Saudi news agency that claims the Qatar mall fire that killed New Zealand triplets was an act of terrorism.

Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.

Parking congestion at Auckland mosque more pressing issue than conflagration over clumsy anti-Islamic production.

Jordan's World Heritage Site still enthrals visitors, writes Diana Balham.

In our second debate on the Electoral Commission's recommendations for MMP, Graeme Edgeler and Muriel Newman put the arguments for and against reducing the threshold. Join the debate and leave your comments at the end.

Diana Balham cruises through a danger zone without a scratch.