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Michael O'KaneEU designates ISIL-affiliated individual & Al-Qaeda-affiliated group in the Sahel
28/03/2024 — The EU has designated (decision, regulation): Mohamed Ibrahim al-Shafi’i Al-Salem, leader of ISIL-affiliated group ‘Islamic State Sahel Province’, which primarily operates in the tri-border...
Maya Lester KCUK updates guidance on how to request a review of terrorism designation
28/03/2024 — The UK has updated its guidance on how to request variation or revocation of a financial sanction designation under The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit)...
Michael O'KaneEU Commission updates 2 Russia FAQs on shipping insurance payments
28/03/2024 — The EU Commission has updated 2 of its state-owned enterprises Russia FAQs: Question – Does an EU operator engage indirectly with an entity targeted...
Maya Lester KCUK court holds that DP does not own or control sums held in escrow
28/03/2024 — In a judgment yesterday the High Court held that an entity controlled by a DP had no right of redemption in escrow sums. In...
Michael O'KaneUK & US designate Hamas-supporting media network
28/03/2024 — The UK (notice) and US (notice) have designated Mustafa Ayash and Aozma Sultana, the alleged founder and director respectively of Gaza Now, a news...
Maya Lester KCOFSI survey on threats to financial sanctions compliance
28/03/2024 — OFSI is inviting responses to its survey to gather industry perspectives on threats to financial sanctions compliance in the UK.  The survey is open...
Michael O'KaneUS court grants forfeiture of $17 million of Al Naser Airlines after evasion of Iran sanctions & export controls
27/03/2024 — The US District Court of Columbia has granted forfeiture of $17 million in funds that represent the proceeds of Iraq-based Al-Naser Airlines’ circumvention of...
Maya Lester KCUN guidance on humanitarian exceptions to 3 sanctions regimes
27/03/2024 — Following Resolution 2664 in December 2022 which provides an humanitarian exception to asset freeze measures across all UN sanctions regimes, the UN has published...
Michael O'KaneOFAC designates Syrian regime financial facilitators & drug traffickers
27/03/2024 — OFAC has designated (notice) 11 individuals and entities allegedly supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad through the facilitation of illicit financial transfers...
Maya Lester KCOFAC designates IRGC-QF linked entities
27/03/2024 — OFAC has designated (notice) 6 entities, 2 tankers, and 1 individual allegedly facilitating commodity shipments and financial transactions for the IRGC-QF, Houthis, and Hizballah...
Michael O'KaneUN Sanctions Committee responds to ISIL & Al-Qaida report
27/03/2024 — Following the UN ISIL & Al-Qaida Monitoring Team’s 33rd Report, the UN ISIL & Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has agreed to: write to Member States...
Maya Lester KCUK & US designate & DOJ unseals indictments against Chinese actors for malicious cyber activity
26/03/2024 — The UK and the US have designated Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science And Technology Company Limited, an alleged front company for APT31 and Gaobin Ni and...
Michael O'KaneUS expands export controls on designated individuals
26/03/2024 — The US has amended the Export Administrative Regulations (EAR) so that individuals and entities designated under certain OFAC sanctions regimes (Russia, counter-terrorism, proliferation, and...

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