Persian Gulf Arab States Declare Hezbollah A Terrorist Group

Reuters: Gulf Arab states label Hezbollah a terrorist organization

The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) named Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Wednesday, opening up the possibility of further sanctions against the Iran-allied group that wields influence in Lebanon and fights in Syria.

The Sunni Muslim dominated council - representing Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar - already imposed sanctions on the Shi'ite Muslim group in 2013 after it entered Syria's war in support of President Bashar al-Assad.

In Wednesday's announcement, GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif al-Zayani said the council would now "take the necessary measures to implement its decision ... based on anti-terrorism laws applied in the GCC and similar international laws".

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