SECO amends 1, removes 2 from counter terror list
Swiss authorities have changed the following individual listing under the Bin Laden/Al-Qaida/Taliban counter terrorism sanctions: SSID: 10-16693 Foreign identifier: QI.S.208.05. Name: Radulan Sahiron...
View ArticleOFSI removes 2 from counter terrorism list
Earlier today, UK officials removed the following 2 persons: 1. AL-CHERIF, Said Ben Abdelhakim Ben Omar DOB: (1) 25/01/1970. (2) 25/01/1971. (3) 12/12/1973. POB: (1) Manzil Tmim (2) Sosa (3) Solisse...
View ArticleOFAC updates the 2 recent CAATSA-RUSSIA designations
The following 2 CAATSA-RUSSIA designations have been updated: FORTUNA (UBDP8) Russia flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 8674156 (vessel) [CAATSA – RUSSIA]. -to- FORTUNA (UBDP8) Russia flag;...
View ArticleFebruary 22, 2021: OFAC adds 2 to Burma sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC added the following people: KYAW, Maung Maung, Burma; DOB 23 Jul 1964; nationality Burma; Gender Male; National ID No. 12/BAHANA(N)010023 (Burma) (individual) [BURMA-EO14014]. TUN,...
View ArticleOFAC Enforcement Action: BitPay pays $507,375
So, BitPay, which “offers a payment processing solution for merchants to accept digital currency as payment for goods and services”, settled 2,102 apparent violations of multiple programs that were...
View ArticleAustralia Sanctions Office (ASO) makes both UN and autonomous sanctions changes
Notice of Changes to the Consolidated List Autonomous Sanctions (Designated and Declared Persons—Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Amendment (Continuation of Effect) Instrument 2020 Following...
View ArticleUN Central African Republic Sanctions Committee updates Bi-Sidi Souleman listing
While I was picking up the online UN press release for the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida deletions (the Arabic text doesn’t cut and paste well from the PDF), I found that today, the UN had modified the...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Bank of China websites and phishing emails
19 Feb 2021 Fraudulent websites and phishing SMS message related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release...
View ArticleFebruary 24, 2021: SECO updated Bi Sidi Souleman CAR designation
On Wednesday, apparently in line with updates made by the United Nations, Swiss authorities updated the following Central African Republic sanctions listing: SSID: 300-43100 Name: Bi Sidi Souleman...
View ArticleSECO amends a bunch of counter terror sanctions designations
Today, Swiss regulators updated a lot of their Bin Landen/Al-Qaida/Taliban counter terrorism sanctions – it’s a 27 page PDF. While I have not reviewed all of the updated listings, they seem to all...
View ArticleAnd now, the OFSI notice on Burma…
Today, UK regulators added the following persons: 1. SAN, Tin Aung DOB: 16/10/1960. POB: Myanmar Nationality: Myanmar Address: Myanmar. Position: (1) Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Navy (2) SAC...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Citibank website
22 Feb 2021 Fraudulent website related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Citibank (Hong Kong)...
View ArticleAnother year for EU’s Belarus sanctions…
Belarus: EU prolongs sanctions for a year European Union renews Belarus sanctions The Council today decided to prolong until 28 February 2022 the restrictive measures targeting high-level officials...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Union Bancaire Privee website
23 Feb 2021 Fraudulent website related to Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Union Bancaire...
View ArticleFebruary 25, 2021: EU makes head of Venezuela mission persona non grata
Venezuela: head of mission to the EU declared persona non grata On the initiative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council today agreed that the...
View ArticleOFSI adds Sultan Saleh Aida Aida Zabin to Yemen sanctions
Today, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) updated the UK Sanctions List – so OFSI is adding the following person: 1. ZABIN, Sultan Saleh Aida Aida Position: Director of the...
View ArticleKhashoggi-related sanctions, Part 1: OFAC
Today, OFAC designated the following person: AL ASIRI, Ahmad Hassan Mohammed (a.k.a. AL-ASIRI, Ahmed; a.k.a. AL-ASSIRI, Ahmed; a.k.a. ASSERI, Ahmed Hassan M.; a.k.a. ASSIRI, Ahmed), King Abdullah Rd.,...
View ArticleJust a matter of time: Treasury Press Release on Khashoggi-related OFAC...
PRESS RELEASES Treasury Sanctions the Saudi Rapid Intervention Force and Former Deputy Head of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Presidency for Roles in the Murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi...
View ArticleCanada makes statement about Crimea…
Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs on illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia February 26, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Bank of China websites and phishing SMS messages
26 Feb 2021 Fraudulent websites and phishing SMS messages related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release...
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