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A woman passes by the embassy of Ecuador, in Moscow, Russia, 24 June 2013. Source: EPA/Sergei Ilnitsky

Snowden not on flight to Cuba, whereabouts unclear

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2013 | World

Moscow, AP—A plane took off from Moscow on Monday headed for Cuba, but the seat booked by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was empty, and there was no sign of him elsewhere on board. His whereabouts were unknown. An Aeroflot representative who...

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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this file still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. (Reuters/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras)

Hong Kong lets Snowden leave, with Cuba among possible destinations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2013 | World

Hong Kong, Reuters—A former contractor for the US National Security Agency, charged by the United States with espionage, was allowed to leave Hong Kong on Sunday because a US extradition request did not comply with the law, the Hong Kong government said. Edward...

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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this file still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. (Reuters/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras)

US files espionage charges against Snowden over leaks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2013 | World

Washington, Reuters—The United States has filed espionage charges against Edward Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor who admitted revealing secret surveillance programs to media outlets, according to a court document made public on Friday. The...

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NSA Director U.S. Army General Keith Alexander, centre, testifies before a US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on recently disclosed NSA surveillance programs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 18, 2013.
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US spy chief: Plot against Wall Street foiled

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 20, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the US government’s sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the spy...

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A UK Home Office Carrier Alert notice about NSA leaker Edward Snowden is seen at an airline check-in counter at Chiang Mai airport in Thailand, Friday, June 14, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Arthit Suriyawongkul

NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2013 | World

Bangkok, AP—The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret US government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. A travel alert, dated Monday on a Home Office letterhead, said...