(MENAFN) A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced 15 people to death for spying for Iran and handed 15 others prison terms ranging from six months to 25 years.
In detail, they were among 32 men, comprising 30 members of the kingdom's Shia Muslim minority, an Iranian national and an Afghan, put on trial in February.
Prosecutors accused them of treason, setting up a spy ring, and passing on sensitive data on military zones.
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have escalated in the past year.
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