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In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 photo, tourists visit St. Catherine’s Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt. (AP)

Israeli Spy Network Uncovered in Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 22, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Israeli spy network operating in northern Sinai was uncovered by Egyptian security forces, according to local press reports. Members of the alleged spy cell are suspected of transmitting information on army and police positions in North...

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Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP

Lebanese Suspect ‘Most Dangerous’ in Iranian Espionage Cell

by Huda Al-Saleh | Apr 4, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Asharq Al-Awsat has obtained new information about the Iranian espionage cell detained while operating clandestinely on Saudi soil. The Saudi Interior Ministry initially announced that eighteen men—one Iranian national, one Lebanese national,...

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File photo shows Bahraini government supporters carrying signs at a rally in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Arabic signs at lower right read: “Iran.” (AP)

Bahrain Appeals Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term for Spy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2013 | Middle East

Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld a ten-year prison sentence given to a man accused of spying for Iran. The ten-year jail term, which was passed in July 2011 by a lower court, was upheld yesterday by the Court of Appeals in Manama,...

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Saudi Arabian special security forces march during a military parade at a base near Mount Arafat, south-east of the holy city of Mecca. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Declares Iranian Link to Espionage Cell

by Badr Al-Qahtani and Huda Al-Saleh | Mar 27, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yesterday, Saudi Arabia officially declared a link between the defendants accused of operating in an espionage cell, which was revealed last week, and the Iranian intelligence apparatus, citing preliminary investigations conducted by the Saudi...

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Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour Turki gestures during a news conference in Riyadh March 24, 2013. (REUTERS)

Mansour Al-Turki Details Saudi Security Situation

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 25, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Major General Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry, has stressed that Riyadh did not point the finger at Tehran when it announced the arrest of the Saudi espionage cell last week. His clarification comes in the...