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Why did Israeli spies build a fake beach resort?

Espionage, exodus and wind-surfing.

Arous was an idyllic holiday resort on Sudan鈥檚 Red Sea coast, a slice of paradise offering an escape to up to 30 scuba-diving tourists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But it held a secret, one so outlandish it鈥檚 just been made into a Netflix movie. The 大象传媒 news website鈥檚 Middle East Editor Raffi Berg tells us a tale of espionage, exodus and wind-surfing.

Producer: Harriet Noble
Mixed by Weidong Lin
Editor: John Shields

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Upskirting: How one woman fought back and changed the law

Upskirting: How one woman fought back and changed the law

Five things Gina Martin found out about getting her upskirting law passed.

Ten things you might not know about Stacey Dooley

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The darker side of apps we all have on our phones

How the apps we all use can have far-reaching consequences for some users.

Don鈥檛 Tell Me The Score

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