Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Saudi Arabia has arrested 33 spies with links to Iran and Israel in three years, a local report has said.

The spies were 30 Saudis, an Iranian, an Afghan and a Jordanian, and while only one had links with the intelligence services in Israel, the other 32 were part of espionage rings working for Iran, Saudi daily Okaz reported on Sunday.

Investigations revealed that the Jordanian had contacts with an officer in the Israeli intelligence services and that he communicated with him electronically and through emails.

The Jordanian national reportedly received money for his services. He was eventually arrested by the Saudi security and a court sentenced him to nine years in jail to be followed by deportation from the kingdom.

The 32 spies with links to the Iranian intelligence services are still on trial and the public prosecutor has recently presented his evidence against each of the suspects, the daily said.

*Gulf News