UAE adds 16 people and 5 businesses to its terror list due to Hezbollah ties.

 

Due to ties to Hezbollah, the UAE's cabinet has added 16 people and five businesses based in Lebanon to its list of local terrorists, according to a Tuesday report from state news agency WAM.

Additionally, regulatory bodies are required by Cabinet Resolution No. (63) of 2026 to freeze the assets of all Lebanese persons and corporations within a day.

According to WAM, "the action is 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."

The UAE has been stepping up its efforts to combat extremism and terrorism, especially by keeping an eye on dubious funding routes. 

Additionally, it stated that interrupting sources of illicit finance was intended to stop cross-border terrorist financing and stop the proliferation of such threats.

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