UN Security Council adds 3 entries to ISIL & A-Q sanctions list

The UN Security Council has added 2 individuals, Salim Mustafa Muhammad Al-Mansur and Umar Mahmud Irhayyim Al-Kubaysi, and 1 entity, Al-Kawthar Money Exchange, to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list (asset freezes and travel bans imposed). The entity – a money exchange business owned by Mr Al-Kubaysi – was listed for facilitating “financial transactions on behalf of companies associated...