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The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia, August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing

CIA Declassifies 12 Million Pages

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 20, 2017 | World

Washington- The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declassified about 930,000 documents, totaling some 12 million pages, unlike what has been rumored that 13 million declassified documents were released. Previously, the database was only accessible at the National...

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Possible CIA Resignations as Trump’s Feud with Spy Agencies Escalates

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 15, 2017 | World

Washington – After criticism showered the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump , many national Secret Service agents plan their resignation. A Secret Service official said that a growing number of officers, in their 50’s with over 20 years of experience under their...

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Opinion: Agents Working For Iran

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Dec 7, 2016 | Opinion

The Specialised Criminal Court in the Saudi capital Riyadh sentenced 15 people involved in an Iranian spy cell made up of 32 people to death yesterday. Two other people were acquitted and 15 other defendants were given prison sentences. These sentences are provisional...

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An image grab taken from YouTube shows Syrian anti-regime protesters tearing a billboard of President Bashar al-Assad after rebels overran the northern city of Raqqa on March 4, 2013.(AFP)

Syrian Regime Infiltrating Opposition Ranks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 4, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian opposition activists have disclosed information confirming that the Syrian regime and its security organs are deploying loyal agents to “spy on the opposition’s activities and carry out the kidnapping and killing of opposition...