Tag: Spying

Ecuador’s president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a center for spying, Ecuador’s...

Indian couple charged with spying on Kashmiri, Sikh community

An Indian couple accused of spying on Germany’s Sikh community and Kashmir movement has been charged with espionage, German prosecutors announced on Tuesday. They named...

Indian army chief accepts ‘spying’ with quadcopters over LoC

NEW DELHI: Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat blatantly acknowledged to spying over the Line of Control (LoC) with quadcopters. Addressing a press conference on Thursday,...

UK academic on spying charge in UAE released on bail

Britain's Foreign Office says a UK academic who has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates for six months on spying allegations has been released on...

PM Secretariat takes anti-spying measures

---PM Khan, senior officials avoid using cellphones to avoid breach of sensitive communication   ISLAMABAD: Following a threat of breach of official communication, Prime Minister Imran...

Hungarian politician on trial for spying on EU for Russia

  BUDAPEST: A Hungarian member of the European Parliament went on trial Tuesday on charges of spying for Russia. The initial session of the trial of...

Israel arrests former government minister for Iran spying

JERUSALEM: A former Israeli government minister, once imprisoned for trying to smuggle drugs, is back behind bars after being charged with spying for archenemy...

Trump ‘demands’ probe of alleged spying on his campaign

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has demanded that the Justice Department investigate whether his presidential campaign was "infiltrated" or spied on for political purposes,...

India jails diplomat for spying for Pakistan

NEW DELHI: An Indian diplomat was sentenced on Sunday to three years in jail on charges of spying for Pakistan’s intelligence services. Madhuri Gupta was...

India court convicts diplomat for spying for Pakistani security agencies

Madhuri Gupta, an Indian diplomat who had been posted at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, was convicted by an Indian court on Friday...

Indian lodged in Pakistan jail over spying asks for prison transfer

Hamid Nehal Ansari, the Indian national in Mardan jail cell requested the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to shift him to Peshawar jail cell, citing...

Spying on spouse’s phone now criminal offence in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday announced “spying” on your spouse’s phone is now a criminal offence potentially punishable by a hefty fine – and a...

Iran confirms nuclear negotiator imprisoned for spying

TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary confirmed on Sunday the five-year prison sentence given to a Canadian-Iranian member of its nuclear negotiating team on spying charges. “Mr Abdolrasoul...

Taiwan detains Chinese student on charges of spying

TAIPEI: Taiwan authorities detained a Chinese student on Friday on suspicion of breaching national security laws, a court official said, in an unusual espionage case...

Saudi Arabia to try four Iranians for spying, terrorism

Four Iranians including an alleged spy will stand trial in Saudi Arabia, local media reported on Friday, as a diplomatic crisis festers between the...

BlackBerry delays Pakistan shutdown as talks on govt access continue

PTA gives one month extension to BlackBerry which was supposed to wrap up its business in Pakistan by Nov 30 Govt wants access to BlackBerry’s...

France summons US envoy over ‘unacceptable’ spying

France on Wednesday summoned the US ambassador to explain allegations of what French President Francois Hollande branded “unacceptable” spying by the United States on...