This booming Emirate in the Middle East has a few places to put on your to-do list, writes Megan Singleton.

A woman sentenced to 16 months in jail in Dubai for having :sex outside marriage - after she complained she'd been raped - says she decided to speak out to draw attention to the risks of outsiders misunderstanding the city's Islamic-influenced legal codes

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.

Diana Balham cruises through a danger zone without a scratch.

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

Bigger, taller, glitzier - it's how they do things in Dubai, and little problems like a property crash aren't being allowed to dampen the mood. Chris Barton reports.

Whisking your loved one to one of these romantic retreats will impress.

How to make the most of your trip without getting an intimate tour of the jails.

Ten Dubai highlights that no tourist should miss.

Dubai is like a 40-year-old man with a new red Ferrari. It can't help but show off.

The Kiwi at the centre of a fiery love triangle has been freed from a Dubai prison cell.

A UAE midfielder capped off his side's 7-2 thrashing over Lebanon with a bizarre penalty attempt.

A New Zealander has been jailed in Dubai for having consensual sex with two women, both of whom have also been jailed.

Championship is led by Whincup, van Gisbergen lies third.

V8 Supercar champion James Courtney is ready to put his new red rocket into hyperdrive in Abu Dhabi this weekend.

Kiwi Toby Carroll has been bailed from a Dubai prison and his two girlfriends have revealed new details of the events before their arrests.

As Toby Carroll begins his 49th day in a Dubai prison, his family fear his property career could already be ruined.

Model Priscila Ferreira is at the centre of a love triangle in which a Kiwi man is being held by Dubai police.