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Medina's mosques threatened by development
Fear that expansion of three of city's oldest mosques will also destroy key historic sites.
Saudi Arabia: Opening up long hidden ancient ruins
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.
Escaping Syria's civil war
Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.
Mecca for the rich: Islam's holiest site 'turning into Vegas'
Once a dusty desert town, Mecca now soars above its surroundings with a glittering array of skyscrapers and luxury hotels.
Clean energy: A faded shade of green
At the start of this century, clean energy was all the rage. The revolution may still be happening, but it's taking its time, reports Peter Huck.
NZ tuition fees among world highest
Tuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year.
Saudi star-gazers accused of bungling Ramadan dates
Every now and then, Ramadan celebrations are marred by bickering between competing Islamic authorities over when Eid starts.
Subaru asked to back Saudi Arabian women
A group campaigning for an end to Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers is calling on Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries to pull out of the kingdom.
Bin Laden: From pious teen to the 'personification of evil'
The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with Osama bin Laden.
Bahrain sentences four to death for killing policemen
A Bahraini court has sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during the pro-democracy protests.
Harsh crackdown on Shia worshippers in Bahrain
Sunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.
Memos show link between oil and Iraq invasion
New documents have raised questions over Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.