Seafaring traditions are alive and well in Sur, an historic part of Oman's coast, writes Jim Eagles.

Madonna appears to take a cheeky swipe at Lady Gaga during rehearsals for her upcoming world tour.

The grandparents of NZ triplets killed in a fire at a daycare centre in a Doha mall are travelling to Qatar to support their grief-stricken mother and father.

This dramatic fortress, perched high above Israel's Negev Desert, was built by King Herod on the site of a former Bronze Age camp.

In Oman, Jim Eagles finds the picturesque fishing village of Quriyat refreshingly different.

This unusual avian hospital is the biggest of its kinds in the world. Wealthy Arabs from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar bring their prized hunting birds here to have their broken wings fixed... or simply to be fussed over.

Jim Eagles visits a falcon hospital in Abu Dhabi for an insight into this most majestic of birds.