President Donald Trump made a splashy debut on the world stage this weekend.

New order means women have more control over their life.

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

Investors wonder: Is oil the water of the coming Space Age?

Guterres says world witnessing the crippling of a generation.

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

The kingdom prepares to sell Saudi Aramco and ease its economic reliance on oil.

"We're going to find out what actually happened on 9/11."

UK to ban electronic devices on UK-bound flights from Middle East.

Chinese companies are big winners in the competition among foreign bidders for stakes in Abu Dhabi's largest oil concession.

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

A former New Zealand student who built a bomb used in an Isis suicide attack was allegedly inspired by a close friend's death.

A security expert is calling for more scrutiny of foreign students coming here to study following a former student in NZ being gunned down in Saudi Arabia after planning an attack.

A woman in Saudi Arabia who posed for a photo in public without a hijab has been arrested and faces being lashed.

Bangladeshi Nazer al-Islam Abdul Karim, 65, was showered with gifts after people took pity on him on social media.

An outspoken billionaire Saudi prince wants an 'urgent' end to his country's ban on women driving.

The sister of the San Bernardino shooter has spent months trying to adopt her niece, but so far is only allowed to see her in six-hour regular visits.

A British tourist allegedly gang-raped in Dubai faces a prison sentence and needs $42,200 for legal fees after police accused her of having "extra-marital sex".

Despite the Auditor-General's findings, the Opposition continues to call for McCully's head..

A report by the Auditor-General into the controversial deal that saw $11.5 million of taxpayer money spent on a Saudi farm has been released.

A marriage in Saudi Arabia lasted just two hours - because the bride broke an agreement not to share pictures of the ceremony over Snapchat.

It hasn't exactly been the best week for Donald Trump. But things aren't exactly smooth sailing for Hillary Clinton's camp either.

The daughter of King Salman of Saudi Arabia has fled Paris after allegedly instructing one of her bodyguards to murder a painter and decorator.

A stalled free trade deal with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries will be completed, Trade Minister Todd McClay has announced.

A free trade deal between New Zealand and the GCC was concluded in 2009 but has not been signed or ratified.

COMMENT: Burkinis be damned is the one-sided debate raging here in France. Comeback king Nicolas Sarkozy has promised voters he'll ban the burkini.

Even from beyond the grave Dr Walid Juffali continues to defy a former wife. The Saudi tycoon succumbed to cancer on July 20, just

The Saudi government still says it had no connection to the hijackers. Newly released classified information proves otherwise.

A Saudi major who claims has been detained after alleging that officials were running drug-smuggling operations under cover of the Muslim pilgrimage.

Suicide bombers suspected of links to Isis struck for the fourth time in less than a week when they targeted three locations in Saudi Arabia.