BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities Tuesday postponed the espionage trial of former Lebanese Army officer Adib al-Alam and his wife till Feb.14.

The postponement came after Alam’s wife, Hayat Saloumi, failed to appear in court as expected.

The Military Court under Brig. Gen. Nizar Khalil also postponed the spy trial of Nicola Habib, who remains at large.

Authorities gave no explanation for the postponements.

Alam, who ran a housekeeping service in Beirut that he allegedly used as a front, was arrested in April 2011 along with his wife and nephew, Joseph Alam. Under interrogation, they confessed to having spied for Israel for over 15 years.

Alam's arrest was reportedly key in authorities' ultimately successful attempt to unravel a network of spies created by Israel with the intention of establishing a “database” of information on Hezbollah.