Spying

Egypt sentences 5 convicts to 25 yrs in jail for spying

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 - 03:03 GMT

Another convict, who was present at the cage, was sentenced to 15 years in jail; meanwhile, all the convicts were fined LE 500,000 (US$ 30,000) each.

Retired U.S. Marine held in Russia for spying is innocent -family

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 - 04:00 GMT

A retired U.S. Marine detained by Russia on spying charges was visiting Moscow for a wedding and is innocent, his family said on Tuesday.

Eli Cohen: Israeli spy born in Egypt, hanged in Syria

Sat, 19 May 2018 - 11:55 GMT

Four years after spying for Israel, Eli Cohen was caught by Syrian intelligence in one of the most famous espionage cases in the modern history of Syria.

African Union says has no secret dossiers after China spying report

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 - 10:01 GMT

The AU has nothing to spy on, a senior official said in Beijing, rejecting a report in Le Monde that Beijing had bugged the regional bloc's headquarters.

Morsi’s case of communicating with Hamas adjourned to Feb.28

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 - 02:26 GMT

Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the case of toppled president Mohamed Morsi and 23 other defendants accused of spying for Hamas, to February 28.

Current and former Uber security staffers cast doubt on spying claims

Sat, 13 Jan 2018 - 10:55 GMT

Former security chief of Uber Technologies swore in a closed legal proceeding that he knew of no attempts to steal trade secrets from anyone.

Iran says jailed U.S. student, dual nationals lose spying appeal

Sun, 03 Sep 2017 - 05:59 GMT

Iranian court upheld 10-year jail terms against a U.S. citizen, two Iranian-Americans and a U.S. resident from Lebanon who had been convicted on spying charges

Blackburn Rovers security guard arrested for spying on child girl

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 - 05:59 GMT

A Blackburn Rovers security guard has been arrested by the British police forces for suspicion of using the stadium’s camera to spy on a 12-year-old girl in her bedroom.

Half of German companies hit by sabotage, spying in last two years

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 - 02:15 GMT

Over half of the German companies have been hit by spying, sabotage or data theft in the last two years, with estimated 55 billion euros' worth of damage a year

Saudi teachers face trial for alleged Iran spying, pipeline plot

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 - 01:29 GMT

Two men have gone on trial in Saudi Arabia charged with spying for Iran and plotting to attack a major oil pipeline, two Saudi newspapers reported on Wednesday.

Is Egypt’s blocking of 21 websites defendable?

Thu, 25 May 2017 - 09:31 GMT

21 websites blocked in Egypt, including Qatar’s Aljazeera, because they publish content that “supports terrorism and deliberately spreads lies.”

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