(Reuters) - A group of five or six Slovak hang-glider enthusiasts has been detained inIranon suspicion of espionage, the Slovak news websitewww.sme.sksaid on Friday. The Slovak foreign ministry said it knew of the case but refused to confirm any details or the number of detainees. There was no immediate comment from Iranian authorities. "We are ...

Slovakia's Foreign Ministry says it is being denied access to one of its citizens arrested in Iran on charges of spying for the United States. Foreign Ministry spokesman Boris Gandel said on January 22 that attempts to visit 26-year-old Matej Valuch have so far failed. Iranian state television aired what it said was a "confession" by Valuch on ...

MOSCOW, January 22 (RIA Novosti) - A Slovakian national was detained in Iran on suspicion of espionage, the TASR-Slovakia news agency reported on Tuesday. The SME daily quoted Slovak Foreign Ministry spokesman Boris Gandel as saying that Iranians suspect the mans actions posed a threat to Irans national security. The spokesman said Iranian authorities ...