War of Spies (Series)

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War of Spies is an Egyptian television series produced in 2009, based on a true story from the files of the General Intelligence Directorate. The series revolves around the story of Samia Fahmy, played by actress Mona Shalabi. The story takes place after the 1967 defeat, when her husband Nabil Shereif Salama is recruited by the Israeli Mossad to work as a spy. He tries to persuade his fiancée Samia to join him, but she refuses and prefers patriotism over love.

The series was originally going to be called "Samia Fahmy" instead of "War of Spies", but the intelligence agency intervened in its naming.

Cast:

* Hisham Saleem: Adel
* Mona Shalabi: Samia Fahmy
* Sherif Salama: Nabil
* Basm Yakhour: Shlomo - Abu Suleiman
* Rania Yusuf: Shirley, an Israeli officer
* Fadia Abdel Ghani: Samia's mother
* Ahmed Fouad Saleem: Samia's stepfather
* Ahmed Sayyam: Isaac
* Sherif Sabri: David, a Jew
* Hamdi Hijazi: Frederick
* Afaf Mustafa: Nabil's mother
* Nadia Al Iraqiya: A German woman
* Jamila Aziz
* Rasha Amin
* Yasser Mustafa: A colonel in the intelligence agency
* Ahadi Sadik: A disabled Jew
* Hossam Fiaz: A journalist, Fayed
* Mamdouh Adly Kassab: Nabil's father
* Mohamed Nasr: Rouf, an Egyptian intelligence officer

Episodes:

Episode 1: The first episode of the series introduces Samia Fahmy, a journalist played by Mona Shalabi. She is haunted by nightmares and refuses to talk about her experiences in Italy. She meets with Adel, an intelligence officer, but refuses to reveal any information. The intelligence agency pressures her to cooperate, and she eventually agrees to go back to their office.

Episode 2: Samia goes back to the intelligence office and tells Adel about her encounter with Nabil. However, when he presses her for more details, she becomes angry and leaves. She remembers that she had a secret marriage with Nabil in Alexandria before he left for Germany.

Episode 3: The third episode shows the Egyptian intelligence agency investigating Nabil's activities in Europe. They discover that he is living with a woman named Ingie, who has a bad reputation. The Israeli Mossad also becomes involved, through their director in Hamburg, Isaac.