Oman announces to have uncovered a United Arab Emirates (UAE) spy network in the Gulf Arab state that targeted "the way Oman’s government and military work". The UAE have denied having links to any such network while experts from the Dubai-based Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis called allegations "very murky”. "One possibility is that the UAE wants to know more about Iran-Oman relations because of Tehran and Muscat's long ties in security and military cooperation," Aljazeera.net quotes one of the experts as saying. Omani government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a number of Omani nationals had been arrested two months ago, including some who worked for the government.