With Iran expelling more than 1.5 million Afghans since January 2025, questions have arisen over the reasons behind the accelerated pace of forced returns and the economic consequences their absence will leave on Iranian cities, where they made up a significant share of the labor force.

Samsung has quietly installed Israeli spyware on its phones sold in the Middle East and North Africa, sparking fears of surveillance and espionage.

Three separate judicial investigations are underway in France and Switzerland against Mario Brero, the head of the Swiss intelligence company Alp Services, which was enlisted by the UAE for espionage and defamation.

A Chinese teapot, a gift from Beijing to a British embassy employee, turned out to be a spy device that could have compromised sensitive information.

The Chinese Ministry of State Security plays a significant external role in penetrating the defenses of its adversaries, particularly against the United States.