Gaza violence: Crossings reopen after negotiated ‘calm’

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The mother of Palestinian Tamer Abu al-Khair, killed on the border, at his funeral in Gaza Israel has reopened two boundary crossings with Gaza, a week after closing them due to a rocket attack. The Kerem Shalom commercial crossing and the Erez transit point were reopened on Sunday morning. The […]

Saudi Arabia ‘hacked Amazon boss’s phone’, says investigator

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Bezos’ text messages to his lover were published by the National Enquirer An investigator for Amazon boss Jeff Bezos says that Saudi Arabia hacked Mr Bezos’s phone and accessed his data. Gavin de Becker was hired by Mr Bezos to find out how his private messages had been leaked […]

Saudi Arabia ‘hacked Amazon boss’s phone’, says investigator

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Bezos’ text messages to his lover were published by the National Enquirer An investigator for Amazon boss Jeff Bezos says that Saudi Arabia hacked Mr Bezos’s phone and accessed his data. Gavin de Becker was hired by Mr Bezos to find out how his private messages had been leaked […]

IS defeat: British fighters emerge after fall of Baghuz

The end of the Islamic State group’s so-called caliphate was announced less than a week ago – and now, the first British fighters who stayed until the very end are resurfacing. The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville spoke to a former police cadet from west London, Hamza Parvez, who spent five years with the extremists. He once […]

IS defeat: British fighters emerge after fall of Baghuz

The end of the Islamic State group’s so-called caliphate was announced less than a week ago – and now, the first British fighters who stayed until the very end are resurfacing. The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville spoke to a former police cadet from west London, Hamza Parvez, who spent five years with the extremists. He once […]

‘World’s longest salt cave’ discovered in Israel

Image copyright Reuters Israeli researchers say they have discovered the world’s longest salt cave. The 10km (6.2 miles) of passages and chambers inside Malham Cave, overlooking the Dead Sea, were mapped out over two years. The desert site was near where, according to the Bible, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Rain […]

‘World’s longest salt cave’ discovered in Israel

Image copyright Reuters Israeli researchers say they have discovered the world’s longest salt cave. The 10km (6.2 miles) of passages and chambers inside Malham Cave, overlooking the Dead Sea, were mapped out over two years. The desert site was near where, according to the Bible, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Rain […]

‘World’s longest salt cave’ discovered in Israel

Image copyright Reuters Israeli researchers say they have discovered the world’s longest salt cave. The 10km (6.2 miles) of passages and chambers inside Malham Cave, overlooking the Dead Sea, were mapped out over two years. The desert site was near where, according to the Bible, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Rain […]

‘World’s longest salt cave’ discovered in Israel

Image copyright Reuters Israeli researchers say they have discovered the world’s longest salt cave. The 10km (6.2 miles) of passages and chambers inside Malham Cave, overlooking the Dead Sea, were mapped out over two years. The desert site was near where, according to the Bible, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Rain […]

‘World’s longest salt cave’ discovered in Israel

Image copyright Reuters Israeli researchers say they have discovered the world’s longest salt cave. The 10km (6.2 miles) of passages and chambers inside Malham Cave, overlooking the Dead Sea, were mapped out over two years. The desert site was near where, according to the Bible, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Rain […]