21/04/2026
The UAE State Security Department (SSD) has announced the dismantling of a terrorist organisation and the arrest of its members, who were involved in activities aimed at undermining national unity and destabilising the country through plans to carry out systematic terrorist and sabotage operations on UAE soil.
Investigations revealed links between the organisation and Iran's "Wilayat al-Faqih" ideology, including the spreading of misleading ideas among Emirati youth, recruiting and inciting them to support foreign allegiances against the UAE's foreign policy and internal measures, and portraying the country in a negative light. The organisation also collected funds through unofficial means and transferred them to suspicious external entities.
The group faces charges including establishing a secret organisation, managing its activities within the country, pledging allegiance and loyalty to external parties, and undermining national unity and social peace.