NEWS 05 May 2023 International sanction 2023 Updated sanction notification The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research FBA has amended Annex 7 to the Ordinance of 8. June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7). On the 4th In May 2023, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education […]
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Syria: EU sanctions drug trade benefitting the regime The Council today decided to list 25 individuals and 8 entities in the framework of EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. The majority of today’s designations target individuals and entities responsible for the production and trafficking of narcotics, notably Captagon. The trade […]
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Press Release March 30, 2023 Federal Reserve Board fines Wells Fargo $67.8 million for inadequate oversight of sanctions risk at its subsidiary bank For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that it has fined Wells Fargo & Co., of San Francisco, California, $67.8 million […]
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Today, OFAC added the following persons: DAQQOU, Hassan Muhammad (Arabic: حسن محمد دقو) (a.k.a. DAQOU, Hassan; a.k.a. DAQOU, Hassan bin Muhammad; a.k.a. DAQOU, Hassan Muhammed; a.k.a. DAQOU, Mohamed Hassan; a.k.a. DEQQO, Hassan Mohammed; a.k.a. “DAGO, Hassan Mohamed”; a.k.a. “DAQU, Hassan”; a.k.a. “DUKKO, Hassan”), Tfail, Lebanon; DOB 01 Feb 1985; nationality […]
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Press release Tackling the illicit drug trade fuelling Assad’s war machine The UK and US have imposed sanctions on those responsible for the illicit captagon trade, which is estimated to be worth up to $57 billion to the Assad regime. From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Lord Ahmad of WimbledonPublished28 March 2023 Seized […]
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News 14 March 2023 International sanction 2023 Updated sanction notification On March 10, 2023, the Federal Council adopted the European Union’s (EU) temporary amendment to its sanctions against Syria in order to facilitate the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid. To this end, he amended the ordinance of June 8, 20121 on […]
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UK Government announce a series of new designations on Individuals and Entities related to Human Rights Abuses on International Women’s Day On 8 March, the UK is imposing new sanctions on four individuals and one entity. All Individuals are subject to asset freeze and travel ban. All entities are subject […]
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Designation of Syrian Military Official PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 6, 2023 As the United States and the world comes to the aid of the Syrian people in the aftermath of last month’s earthquakes, we are reminded that their humanitarian suffering long predates this natural disaster. […]
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