GCC Declares Hizbullah 'Terrorist' Organization
The Gulf Cooperation Council decided on Wednesday to consider Hizbullah a “terrorist organization,” a day after Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused Saudi Arabia of pressuring Lebanon to silence his party.
The six-member GCC took the action against Hizbullah members because of "hostile actions of the militia who recruit the young people (of the Gulf) for terrorist acts," the bloc's Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani said in a statement.
Zayani cited "their terrorist acts and incitement in Syria, Yemen and in Iraq," which he said were threatening Arab security.
The GCC includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
The Hizbullah chief said on Tuesday that Riyadh should spare Lebanon and the Lebanese if it has a problem with Hizbullah.
He repeated his accusations that Saudi Arabia was directly responsible for some of the car bombings in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq and denounced Saudi "massacres" in Yemen.
Tensions rose in Lebanon last week when Saudi Arabia announced that it was halting $4 billion in aid to the Lebanese army and security forces.
Its decision was followed by a travel warning and a decision to blacklist several individuals and firms over their alleged ties with Hizbullah.
Several Gulf states also issued travel advisories to Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia has linked its move to Lebanon's refusal to join the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in condemning attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran, and alleged Hizbullah "terrorist acts against Arab and Muslim nations."
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