Qatar: UAE spy reflects the depth of its policy problem

An official source at Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the State of Qatar is following with great concern media reports that the use of government bodies and figures in the UAE Israeli companies and the use of its technology to spy on countries and personalities, including Qatari government figures, years ago through the penetration of mobile phones.

The source said in a statement to the Qatar News Agency, "It is clear from the reports that the evidence was attached to judicial files, and this disclosure reflects that the problem experienced by the policy makers of Abu Dhabi Foreign and deep and old, and raises several questions about the roots of the current Gulf crisis, and how long spent the crisis from Time to plan to tear down the bonds of cooperation and brotherhood between brothers. "

The New York Times has revealed that the UAE has used Israeli spy programs for more than a year to monitor opponents and opponents.

Leaked messages
The newspaper pointed out that e-mails exchanged between the Israeli company "NSO" and senior UAE officials on the modernization of espionage techniques, saying that Emiratis were seeking to pick up calls to the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani a year ago.

"The current crisis in the Gulf has started with cyber terrorism and piracy for the Qatar News Agency website. Today, these media reports indicate that the series of violations extends to pre-piracy, and it appears to be continuing," the official said.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry official condemned any attempts to infringe individuals' privacy and violate state sovereignty by trying to spy on its officials. The ministry called on developers of such techniques to demonstrate minimum values ​​and ethics and to abide by international laws and customs.

Violations of privacy
In a related context, the National Committee for Human Rights in Qatar denounced "violations of the UAE's continuing right to privacy, using Israeli espionage programs more than a year ago, and the Human Rights Committee said that officials in the UAE tried to ensure that the possibility of recording calls on the phones of political symbols and media and human rights activists in the Diameter.

The National Committee for Human Rights provided the necessary support to the Qatari victims affected by the espionage case by the UAE. The Committee affirmed its continued pursuit of the perpetrators in coordination with international lawyers, organizations and mechanisms.

"The rulers of the UAE have turned the smartphones of opponents inside the UAE or rivals abroad into watchdogs," the New York Times reported.

Leaked messages between the Israeli company and senior UAE officials showed Abu Dhabi had asked to pick up phone calls to former Saudi National Guard commander Prince Mteb bin Abdullah and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri.