Espionage

Egypt jails two on Israel spy charges: judicial official

A court in Egypt has sentenced a man and woman to lengthy jail terms and slapped them with large fines after convicting them of spying for Israel, a judicial official said Saturday.Their two accomplices -- Israeli intelligence officials -- were sentenced in absentia to life terms, the official added.The man, Ramzy al-Shebini, was sentenced to life, and the woman, Sahar Salama, to 15 years. In Egypt, a life term generally means 25 years.