Lebanon condemns terrorist plot targeting UAE and Hezbollah's involvement
[Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog amid US-Israel-Iran war for the latest regional developments.]Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has condemned the terrorist plot targeting the UAE. In a statement carried by the National News Agency, the ministry denounced the involvement of Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the plot, recalling the Lebanese government’s March 2, 2026, decision to ban the group’s military and security activities.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.The UAE’s State Security Apparatus (SSA) announced the dismantling of a terrorist network reportedly funded and operated by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, along with the arrest of its members.According to the SSA, the network had been operating in the country under the guise of a fake commercial enterprise, aiming to penetrate the national economy and carry out external operations threatening the country’s financial stability.The SSA explained that the network operated according to a pre-established strategic plan in coordination with external parties linked to Hezbollah and Iran, in violation of economic and legal regulations, to launder money, finance terrorism and threaten national security.The ministry said Lebanon expresses its full solidarity with the UAE, which has consistently stood by it during times of hardship.It also praised the vigilance of the UAE’s security agencies and expressed the Lebanese authorities’ full readiness to cooperate in investigations to ensure those responsible are brought to justice.Dubai's Al Habtoor Group announces closure of Lebanon operations, terminates all workersUAE condemns destabilising Hezbollah-affiliated terrorist plot targeting Kuwait
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Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has condemned the terrorist plot targeting the UAE.
In a statement carried by the National News Agency, the ministry denounced the involvement of Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the plot, recalling the Lebanese government’s March 2, 2026, decision to ban the group’s military and security activities.
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The UAE’s State Security Apparatus (SSA) announced the dismantling of a terrorist network reportedly funded and operated by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, along with the arrest of its members.
According to the SSA, the network had been operating in the country under the guise of a fake commercial enterprise, aiming to penetrate the national economy and carry out external operations threatening the country’s financial stability.
The SSA explained that the network operated according to a pre-established strategic plan in coordination with external parties linked to Hezbollah and Iran, in violation of economic and legal regulations, to launder money, finance terrorism and threaten national security.
The ministry said Lebanon expresses its full solidarity with the UAE, which has consistently stood by it during times of hardship.
It also praised the vigilance of the UAE’s security agencies and expressed the Lebanese authorities’ full readiness to cooperate in investigations to ensure those responsible are brought to justice.
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