Latest from Lebanon

60 Minutes reporter speaks from jail

High-profile 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown has spoken from her Lebanese jail cell.

The bitter feud behind 60 Minutes arrest

The 60 Minutes crew being held over a failed child rescue operation highlights a bitter feud within the controversial industry.

60 Minutes crew charged

Four members of a 60 Minutes team allegedly involved in a bungled child-snatch attempt have been charged by Lebanese authorities.

60 Minutes abduction: Charges expected

The crew detained in Lebanon are expected to be charged over the abduction of two children, as Channel 9 is accused of paying $100,000 to a child recovery agency.

UNICEF condemns SBW's use of photos

UNICEF has criticised Sonny Bill Williams' use of graphic photos of young dead Syrian refugees, saying the images don't respect the dignity of the children.

'What a trip, what a race, what a city'

NZ journalist and radio host Rachel Smalley has completed the Beirut Marathon with a team of Kiwis, running as part of World Vision's Forgotten Millions campaign.

People, not politics, matter

The memories and the sound of war can never be forgotten but help when working with refugees, writes Rachel Smalley.

Dying for help life for refugees

Mustafa was standing outside his home in Aleppo when the jet flew over. He has no memory of what happened next but he regained consciousness many days later.

Refugee kids stole my heart

World Vision's Dominica Leonard travelled with Rachel Smalley to the Middle East to meet Iraqi and Syrian refugees for our Forgotten Millions campaign. Here she tells the story of three young children who stole her heart in the midst of a refugee camp in

Mossad spy accused of botching operation

How Syria's neighbours are drawn into its war

Syria's neighbours are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home.

Lebanon: Temples and T-shirts

Lebanon's Baalbek is, as Brett Atkinson, discovered, an extreme cultural mosaic.

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.

Iran funds action movie glorifying Hizbollah (+trailer)

Emanuele Ottolenghi: Iran regime change only hope

Alexander Gillespie: How many must die?

David Shearer: Battle-hardened in the war zones

Fragments of David Shearer's backstory were at the heart of his fight to lead Labour. For the first time aid workers fill in the gaps from two decades' work on the frontline

The week in celebrity photos

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