spying
Australian bloggers held in Iran return home in possible swap
Middle East
October 5, 2019
Australian bloggers held in Iran return home in possible swap
An Australian travel-blogging couple held in Iran on spying charges have been freed and returned home, authorities said Saturday, in…
Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA
Middle East
October 1, 2019
Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian courts have sentenced one person to death for spying for the CIA and jailed two others…
Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: the CIA’s secret animal spies
Science
September 14, 2019
Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: the CIA’s secret animal spies
In early 1974, Do Da was top in espionage class, on the way to becoming a high-flying CIA agent: he…
US says reports of CIA mole in Kremlin put lives at risk
World
September 11, 2019
US says reports of CIA mole in Kremlin put lives at risk
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday angrily denounced news reports detailing the secret exfiltration of a CIA mole…
Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death
Middle East
July 22, 2019
Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and some have been sentenced…
Iran says it dismantled a U.S. cyber espionage network
Middle East
June 18, 2019
Iran says it dismantled a U.S. cyber espionage network
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it had exposed a large cyber espionage network it alleged was run by…
Nizar Zakka: Iran frees US resident imprisoned for espionage
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Nizar Zakka: Iran frees US resident imprisoned for espionage
Iranian authorities said on Tuesday that they had released Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese businessman arrested in Tehran in 2015 after being accused of…
Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE
Middle East
April 21, 2019
Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested two men on charges of spying for the United Arab…
Huawei takes fight with US over spying fears to top mobile fair
Technology
February 25, 2019
Huawei takes fight with US over spying fears to top mobile fair
Huawei unveiled a new foldable smartphone on Sunday on the eve of the world’s top mobile fair in Barcelona and…
Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli former cabinet minister admitting to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in…