United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates president Khalifa dies
The pro-Western president of the United Arab Emirates who aligned the Gulf Arab state closer to the United States and its allies, died on Friday.
Allocating Water for Dates
Plant and Food Research is working the the Middle East to help an environment agency there know how much water can be safely allocated to date plantations. It's an extension of the work it has been… Audio
Dubai princess 'forcibly returned' after attempt to flee - reports
Human rights advocates are demanding to know the whereabouts of a daughter of Dubai's ruler, after reports she was forcibly returned after fleeing the Gulf Arab state.
NZ and UAE inaugurate Solomons' solar farm
New Zealand and the UAE complete a major solar array project in Solomon Islands. Audio
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Own Odysseys - Arabian Environmental Protection
Darryl Lew was in the recent employment of the UAE government, running the NZ equivalent of the Environmental Protection Authority, Ministry for the Environment and Regional Council functions, and… Audio
Cashmere High School wins $100,000 science prize
A plan to install electricity-generating tiles at Cashmere High School has won two science students a hundred thousand dollars. Audio
Animal rescue centre in United Arab Emirates
A New Zealand woman, Amirah William, helped to set up an animal rescue centre with two volunteers last year to rehome the growing number of stray dogs found in the United Arab Emirates, but she now… Audio