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In 2005, by UNSC Resolution 1636, the UN Security Council imposed travel bans and asset freezes on people suspected of being involved in the 14 February 2005 terrorist bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, in which Syria was implicated by a UN report. The EU implemented those measures by adopting Council Common Position 2005/888/CFSP and Council Regulation (EC) No 305/2006. See the European Commission’s Guidance and FAQs for further details on these sanctions.
In response to the execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari on Saturday (14 January 2023), the UK designated Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri pursuant to its Iran (human rights) sanctions regime. According to the FCDO, Mr Montazeri is one of the most powerful figures in Iran’s judiciary and responsible for the trial process and the use of the …
Danish multinational company, Danfoss A/S has reached a civil settlement with OFAC and agreed to pay USD 4,379,810 in respect of 225 apparent violations of multiple OFAC sanctions programs, including Iran, Syria, and Sudan. From 2013 to 2017, Danfoss’s wholly owned UAE subsidiary, Danfoss FZCO routed payments from customers in Iran, Syria, and Sudan to its bank accounts in the …
The General Division of the High Court of Singapore has dismissed an claim by Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd concerning the validity and enforceability of a sanctions clause which prevented JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA from acting contrary to US sanctions when fulfilling the requirements of two letters of credit. Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd v JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA [2022] SGHC 213. …
On 4 November 2022, BIS issued an Administrative Charging Letter against UAE-based trading company WEBS Electronics Trading Company LLC and its owner and general manager Mohammad Alhamra. It is alleged that, between November 2017 and September 2019, they violated the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by reexporting US-origin items from the UAE to Syria and Iran on 11 occasions and attempting …
OFAC last week announced that Tango Card, a Seattle-based company that supplies and distributes gift cards, has agreed to pay $116,048.60 to settle its potential civil liability arising from the transmission of 27,720 gift cards and promotional debit cards (totalling $386,828) to individuals with email / IP addresses associated with Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea or Crimea. The transmissions are …
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