Earlier today (sorry!), OFAC added the following entities: BAYAN RASANEH GOSTAR INSTITUTE (a.k.a. BAYAN GOSTAR MEDIA INSTITUTE; a.k.a. BAYAN RASANE GOSTAR INSTITUTE), Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [ELECTION-EO13848] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE). INTERNATIONAL UNION OF VIRTUAL MEDIA (a.k.a. IUVM), Iran; Additional Sanctions Information […]
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As I blogged here literally less than 10 minutes ago… The EU added the following persons: 1. AL-BARAZI, Talal DOB: –/–/1963. POB: Hama city, Syria a.k.a: BARAZI, Talal Position: Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in May 2020. Other Information: Gender: male. Listed on: 16/10/2020 Last Updated: 16/10/2020 […]
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Syria: 7 new ministers added to the EU sanctions list Today the Council decided to impose targeted restrictive measures on recently appointed ministers in Syria. Today’s decision brings to 280 the number of persons targeted by a travel ban and an asset freeze. 70 entities are also listed and, as such, are subject to an assets freeze. The sanctions currently […]
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Today, OFAC added the following people under the Syria sanctions related to Executive Order 13894: IBRAHIM, Nasreen Hussein (Arabic: نسرين حسين إبراهيم) (a.k.a. IBRAHIM, Nisrine; a.k.a. IBRAHIM, Nsrin; a.k.a. IBRAHIM, Nsrin Hussin), Damascus, Syria; DOB 13 Nov 1975; POB Latakia, Syria; nationality Syria; Gender Female; National ID No. 06110008173(Syria) (individual) [SYRIA-EO13894]. IBRAHIM, […]
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Syria Sanctions Designations PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 20, 2020 Share Tomorrow will mark the seventh anniversary of the Assad regime’s chemical weapons attack in Ghouta which killed over 1,400 Syrians. Today, in memory of the victims that brutality, the United States is announcing six sanctions […]
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Today, OFAC added the following persons: AL SHIBL, Luna (Arabic: لونا الشبل) (a.k.a. AL CHEBEL, Luna; a.k.a. AL CHEBIL, Luna; a.k.a. AL SHEBEL, Luna; a.k.a. AL SHEBIL, Luna; a.k.a. AL SHIBIL, Luna; a.k.a. ALSHEBEL, Luna; a.k.a. AL-SHIBL, Luna; a.k.a. CHEBEL, Luna; a.k.a. SHIBL, Luna), Damascus, Syria; DOB 01 Sep 1975; […]
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Today, OFAC added the following persons: AL-ASSAD, Hafez (Arabic: حافظ الاسد) (a.k.a. ASSAD, Hafez), Syria; DOB 04 Dec 2001; POB Damascus, Syria; nationality Syria; Gender Male (individual) [SYRIA-EO13894] (Linked To: AL-ASSAD, Bashar). AL-ASSAD, Karam (Arabic: كرام الاسد) (a.k.a. ASSAD, Karam), Syria; DOB 1978; POB Qardaha, Syria; nationality Syria; Gender Male (individual) […]
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OFSI corrects six listings OFSI has removed 5 individuals and amended 1 on the consolidated list. North Korea (DPRK) regime: The entry for Ri Pyong Chol (Group ID: 13546) has been removed. Democratic Republic of the Congo regime: The entries for Robert Kibelisa (Group ID: 13437) and Lambert Mende (Group ID: […]
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Today, UK regulators removed: 1. AL-FURAYJ, Fahd Jasim DOB: 01/01/1950. POB: Hama, Syria a.k.a: (1) AL-FREIJ, Jasem (2) AL-FREIJ, Jasim (3) AL- FREIJ, Jassimm (4) AL-FURAYJ, Fahd, Jassem (5) AL-FURAYJ, Jasem (6) AL-FURAYJ, Jasim (7) AL-FURAYJ, Jassim Other Information: Former Minister of Defence and Deputy Commander in Chief of the […]
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The settlement: $134,523 The base penalty: $134,523…. but the statutory maximum was $1,038,206,212 What were the actual violations? From on or about November 15, 2011, to on or about October 18, 2018, persons located in Crimea, Iran, and Syria placed orders or otherwise conducted business on Amazon’s websites for consumer […]
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