Security sources: Syrian diplomats involved in espionage ring

22/7/2012 -


Alsahwah.net- Yemeni security sources have revealed that investigation conducted by the Yemeni authorities with an Iranian espionage ring have revealed that Syrian diplomats in Yemen were involved in an Iranian espionage ring.  

A Kuwaiti newspaper, Alsyasya, has quoted a Yemeni security official who asked anonymity said that a Syrian diplomat is among nine-member spy ring that was arrested by the Yemeni authorities last week.  

It spelt out that Syrian diplomat arranged meetings between the ring and Yemeni politicians and youths to recruit them with Iran.  

It said that the ring managed to mobile 50 Yemeni academics to work for the favor of the Iranian regime and spread the Shiite sect in Yemen.  

Meanwhile, well-informed sources Foreign Ministry has summoned a number of Iranian diplomats in Sana'a, informed them that they are no longer desired in Yemen and gave them an ultimatum of 72 hours to leave the state, the Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper quoted Yemeni political sources.   

Al-Qabas further said Yemen plans to summon its ambassador in Tehran for consultations on grounds of finding out an Iranian espionage ring operating in Yemen since seven years.