CAIRO, June 23 (Reuters) - A court sentenced an Egyptian businessman, as well as two Israelis tried in absentia, to life in prison on Thursday for spying on behalf of Israel, a judicial source said.
Egypt arrested businessman Tarek Abdel Rezek Hussein, 37, an owner of an import-export firm, in August. Two Israelis, who have not been arrested, were also sentenced by the emergency state security court.
Hussein was accused of accepting ${esc.dollar}37,000 to provide Israel with information about Egyptians working in telecommunications companies who could be recruited to spy in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon.
The case is separate to one involving Ilan Grapel, 27, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen detained on suspicion of spying. (Writing by Edmund Blair)
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