Espionage
US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead
Middle East
October 6, 2020
US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A US judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of…
Trump offered to pardon Assange if he provided source for Democratic emails, lawyer says
World
September 18, 2020
Trump offered to pardon Assange if he provided source for Democratic emails, lawyer says
LONDON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if the WikiLeaks founder provided the source for…
British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran could face extra year in prison
Middle East
September 14, 2020
British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran could face extra year in prison
(CNN) A British-Iranian mother and charity worker Nazain Zaghari-Ratcliffe could face an additional year in an Iranian prison as new…
Iran executes man convicted of spying on US-slain general
Middle East
July 20, 2020
Iran executes man convicted of spying on US-slain general
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran executed a man convicted of providing information to the United States and Israel about a…
Iran executes defense ministry staffer as alleged CIA spy
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Iran executes defense ministry staffer as alleged CIA spy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has executed a former employee of the defense ministry who was convicted of spying on…
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
World
June 19, 2020
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure…
Trump ‘offered pardon’ to Assange if he denied Russia leak, court hears
World
February 20, 2020
Trump ‘offered pardon’ to Assange if he denied Russia leak, court hears
US President Donald Trump promised to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he denied Russia leaked emails of his 2016…
Iran to execute alleged spy who gave nuclear secrets to CIA
Middle East
February 4, 2020
Iran to execute alleged spy who gave nuclear secrets to CIA
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday that its top court confirmed a death sentence for an Iranian man convicted…
Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack
World
January 30, 2020
Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack
GENEVA (AP) — Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that…
Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks
Middle East
November 8, 2019
Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks
Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders…