September 30, 2014: HMT modifies Syria, Al-Qaida sanctions listings

Two changes from Her Majesty's Treasury yesterday:

First, the following person's listing under the Syrian sanctions program was reissued due to a change in the reason for his designation:

HASSAN, Samir

Other Information: He is a prominent businessman. Since March 2014, he has held theposition of Vice Chairman for Russia of the Bilateral Business Councils. ~~Close businessassociate of Maher Al-Assad.~~
Group ID: 12053.

and the following two listings were modified:

~~OCEANS~~ OVERSEAS PETROLEUM TRADING

a.k.a: (1) Overseas Petroleum Company

(2) Overseas Petroleum Trading ~~Tradeing~~ (SAL) (Off-Shore)

Address: Dunant Street, Snoubra Sector, Beirut, Lebanon.

Other Information: Organises covert shipments of oil to the Syrian regime.Group ID: 13026.

TRI OCEANS TRADING

a.k.a: Tri-Ocean Energy

Address: 35b Saray El Maadi Tower, Corniche El Nile, Cairo, P.O. Box: 1313 Maadi, Egypt,11431.

Other Information: Organises covert shipments of oil to the Syrian regime.

Group ID: 13027.

This is in conjunction with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1013/2014.

Secondly, the following person had been added in error to the Al-Qaida sanctions list, and is now removed:

RAHMAT, Qari

DOB: (1) –/–/1981.

(2) –/–/1982.

POB: Shadal (variant Shadaal) Bazaar, Achin District, Nangarhar Province,
Afghanistan

a.k.a: RAHMAT, Kari

Address: (1) Kamkai Village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

(2) Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
Other Information: UN Reference No: TI.R.172.14.
Group ID: 13090.

and the following two Al-Qaida sanctions listings have been modified:

1. BELMOKHTAR, Mokhtar

DOB: 01/06/1972.

POB: Ghardaia, Algeria

a.k.a: (1) ABOU EL ABASS, Belaouar, Khaled

(2) ABOU EL ABASS, Belaouer, Khaled
(3) ABOU EL ABASS, Khaled

(4) ABOU EL ABBES, Khaled

(5) ABOU EL ABES, Belmokhtar, Khaled
(6) ABOU EL ABES, Khaled

(7) BELMUKHTAR, Mukhtar

(8) KHALED, Abou Abbes

(9) OOR, Khaled, Abulabbas, Na

Nationality: Algerian

Other Information: UN Ref QI.B.136.03. Also referred to as Belaoua and Belaour.
Father's name is Mohamed. Mother's name is Zohra Chemkha. Member of the Council
of the Organization of Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb. Head of Katibat el
Moulathamoune active in AQIM's 4th region (Sahel/Sahara). Head of Al Mouakaoune
Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun.

Group ID: 7881.

2. AL-'ALI, Hamid, Hamad, Hamid
DOB: 17/11/1960.
POB: (A) Kuwait

POB: (A) Kuwait

(B) Qatar
Nationality: Kuwaiti

Passport: (A) 001714467 (Kuwaiti)
(B) 101505554 (Kuwaiti)

Other Information: A Kuwait-based financier, recruiter and facilitator for Islamic
State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QE.J.115.04), and Jabhat al-
Nusrah, listed as Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).
Associated with Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai (QI.A.299.11) and
Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani (QI.A.317.13).

Group ID: 13088