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The daily, which is close to the government, said the attack in the Egyptian capital resulted in the officer being handicapped for the rest of his life.
"A woman at the American embassy in Cairo asked Tal to spy on the Syrian embassy there and to get to know intelligence officers," Al-Watan said, adding that "the young woman was paid for her services."
It added: "Tal al-Mallohi admitted committing espionage and was arrested so justice can take its course. She will appear soon in court."
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement on September 20 that Mallohi was summoned for interrogation last December 27 and immediately detained.
HRW said security officers went to Mallohi’s house and confiscated her computer, some CDs, books and other belongings.
It said Mallohi's family had not yet been allowed contact with her, it added, and called for her immediate release.
Her blog, which contains poetry and social commentary, focuses mostly on the plight of the Palestinians and does not address Syrian politics, HRW said.
Syrian League for the Defence of Human Rights chief Abdel Karim Rihawi told AFP on Monday Mallohi's lawyers had not yet been able to see her file, but that family members had now been permitted to visit her.
"Her family was allowed to see her on Thursday" for the first time since her arrest, Rihawi said, adding that Mallohi was expected to appear in court "in the next few days."
He demanded that her trial be "in public and impartial."
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"A woman at the American embassy in Cairo asked Tal to spy on the Syrian embassy there and to get to know intelligence officers," Al-Watan said, adding that "the young woman was paid for her services."
It added: "Tal al-Mallohi admitted committing espionage and was arrested so justice can take its course. She will appear soon in court."
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement on September 20 that Mallohi was summoned for interrogation last December 27 and immediately detained.
HRW said security officers went to Mallohi’s house and confiscated her computer, some CDs, books and other belongings.
It said Mallohi's family had not yet been allowed contact with her, it added, and called for her immediate release.
Her blog, which contains poetry and social commentary, focuses mostly on the plight of the Palestinians and does not address Syrian politics, HRW said.
Syrian League for the Defence of Human Rights chief Abdel Karim Rihawi told AFP on Monday Mallohi's lawyers had not yet been able to see her file, but that family members had now been permitted to visit her.
"Her family was allowed to see her on Thursday" for the first time since her arrest, Rihawi said, adding that Mallohi was expected to appear in court "in the next few days."
He demanded that her trial be "in public and impartial."
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