Announcement
12 May 2026
In May 2026, the Government of the United Arab Emirates designated five Lebanese entities on its Local Terrorist List for their links to Hezbollah, resulting in asset freezes and a prohibition on all financial dealings.
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Number of interventions
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1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
12 May 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 12 May 2026
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments
In force
Recent update from 20 May 2026:
On 12 May 2026, the United Arab Emirates Cabinet designated five Lebanese entities on the Local Terrorist List due to their alleged links to Hezbollah. The designation entails an asset freeze and p...
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