UAE adds 16 individuals, 5 companies to terror list over Hezbollah links

Update UAE adds 16 individuals, 5 companies to terror list over Hezbollah links
The UAE has designated 16 individuals and five Lebanon-based companies in its local terrorist list over links with Hezbollah. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 13 May 2026 09:38
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UAE adds 16 individuals, 5 companies to terror list over Hezbollah links

UAE adds 16 individuals, 5 companies to terror list over Hezbollah links
  • Aim is to dismantle networks linked to the financing of terrorism
  • Those designated will now have all their assets frozen, says government

DUBAI: The UAE’s cabinet has added 16 individuals and five Lebanon-based companies to its local terrorist list over links with Hezbollah, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday.

Cabinet Resolution No. (63) of 2026 also requires regulatory authorities to freeze the assets of the individuals and companies, all from Lebanon, within 24 hours.

“The move forms part of the UAE’s ongoing efforts, both domestically and internationally, to disrupt and dismantle networks linked to the financing of terrorism and related activities, whether direct or indirect,” WAM stated.

The UAE has been intensifying its efforts to counter terrorism and extremism, particularly monitoring suspicious financial channels. And disrupting sources of illicit funding aimed at curbing the spread of such threats and eliminating cross-border terrorist financing, it added.

The individuals are:

(All Lebanese nationals)

1. Ali Mohammed Karneeb

2. Nasser Hassan Nasr

3. Hassan Shehadeh Osman

4. Samer Hassan Fawaz

5. Ahmed Mohammed Yazbek

6. Isa Hussein Qasir

7. Ibrahim Ali Daher

8. Abbas Hassan Ghareeb

9. Emad Mohammed Bazzi

10. Ezzat Yousef Akr

11. Wahid Mahmud Sbeiti

12. Mustafa Habib Harb

13. Mohammed Suleiman Badir

14. Adel Mohammad Mansour

15. Ali Ahmed Krisht

16. Nima Ahmad Jamil

The entities are:

(All headquartered in Lebanon)

1. Bayt Al-Mal Al-Muslimeen

2. Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association

3. Al-Tasheelat Co.

4. The Auditors for Accounting and Auditing

5. Al-Khobara for Accounting, Auditing, and Studies