MUSCAT: Oman has dismantled an Emirati spy ring that was targeting the government and the military in the Gulf sultanate, a security official said on Sunday.

"Security forces (of Oman) were able to discover a spy ring belonging to the state security forces of the United Arab Emirates targeting the regime in Oman and the mechanism of governmental and military work there," the official was quoted by the official ONA news agency as saying.

"The accused will be presented for trial," the unnamed official added.