Iran arrested an "Israeli spy" and a number of other people who were in contact with foreign intelligence, without giving the nationality of those arrested, according to what Iranian state media reported on Monday, and reported by Reuters. "An Israeli spy was arrested in the Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan ... also other spies who [...]
read more"I swear to be loyal to the Italian Republic, to observe its Constitution and laws and to fulfill with discipline and honor all the duties of my state for the defense of the homeland and the safeguarding of free institutions". Thus says article 575 of the Military Code, with reference to the formula of Oath of men and [...]
read moreTwo Russian diplomats stationed in Bulgaria have been declared "unwanted persons" by the Bulgarian government because they were allegedly involved in an affair that led to the arrest of at least six Bulgarian citizens, accused of having carried out acts of espionage on behalf of Moscow. As reported by intelNews, the six arrested were stopped by counter-intelligence [...]
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Iranian state media today announced the arrest of 16 officials in the country's oil ministry, allegedly accused of sabotaging Iran's energy policy. It is unclear whether these arrests are in any way connected with Tehran's announcement last week when it broke the news that it had dismantled "one of [...]
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The Swedish prosecutor in Stockholm confirmed the news, released by media reports, of the second arrest for espionage. The arrest came after a man was arrested in the Swedish capital on Tuesday, allegedly also accused of spying on behalf of Russia. As reported by intelNews, a man was arrested [...]
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The FSB - the Russian security services heirs of the KGB - announced on December 28 that it had arrested Paul Whelan, an American citizen suspected of espionage and of having opened a criminal case against him, without however providing details on the nature of his alleged spying activities in the country. The news […]
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A woman of Russian nationality who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was fired in 2017 on suspicion of providing information to Russia. The British newspaper The Guardian, which reported the story last week, did not provide the identity of the Russian woman. But he said he [...]
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Maria Butina was arrested in Washington with the heavy accused of espionage. Maria Butina, twenty-nine, long red hair, originally from Siberia, has lived in the United States since 2016 on a student visa. Study international relations at the American University of Washington. In Russia he founded a sister association of the National Rifle Association, the US association of porters [...]
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The head of Germany's domestic intelligence office warned of the security risks posed by Chinese direct investments in German high-tech companies and other European companies. Since 2012, Hans-Georg Maassen has been director of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, National Security and the Counterintelligence Agency of Germany. Speaking [...]
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The Hungarian MEP, Béla Kovács, belonging to the radical nationalist party Jobbik, frequently visits Moscow and, for this reason, suspected by the magistrates of having had regular meetings with Russian diplomats, was accused of "having been involved in espionage of interests of Foreign countries". The countries allegedly being spied by Kovács [...]
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According to the Nova Agency, a Cambodian court has accused two journalists of espionage for collaborating with the Washington-based broadcaster "Radio Free Asia". The US press reports that the two journalists, Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, face up to 15 years in prison. According to the spokesman for the court of [...]
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