A Kiwi stuck in the Middle East has driven hours through the desert in an effort to race back to New Zealand. The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has disrupted travel in and out of the region with much of the airspace completely shut - leaving thousands of international travellers stranded. Kiwi journalist and Checkpoint's Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown has just made the overland journey from Qatar to Saudi Arabia and hopes to fly back to New Zealand shortly. He spoke to Lisa Owen.
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