Around 80 extremist groups were listed by the UAE, with Islamic organizations in Sweden, Norway and Denmark featured alongside the likes of the Islamic State (Isis) and al-Qaeda.
Major terrorist groups, such as al-Qaeda, Isis and the Muslim Brotherhood, are mentioned, as well as smaller regional and international groups.
The Islamic Association of Norway is one of the groups on the list.
The UAE imposes harsh penalties for anyone who is connected with a terror group on the list.
“Whoever seeks or communicates with a foreign state, terrorist organisation or with anyone who works for their interests, to commit any terrorist act, shall be punished with imprisonment for life while the death penalty will be imposed if the terrorist act has been carried out,” Gulf News reported the law states.
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