An Egyptian accused of spying for Israel went on trial for a second time in Cairo. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had overturned the acquittal of Sherif Filali, an Egyptian engineer accused of trying to gather military information for the Jewish state. Israel has denied any involvement in the case.
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