June 25, 2015: HMT renews Nur Idiris Hassan Nur for another year
Yesterday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) renewed the Final Designation for the following individual: HASSAN NUR, Nur, Idiris DOB: 31/03/1993. POB: Kotka, Finland Nationality: Finnish Passport Details:...
View ArticleJune 22, 2015: OSFI makes changes to its anti-terror list
Here’s the list of changes, straight from the Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities, as published in the Canada Gazette: Adding “Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB)” to the...
View ArticleJune 26, 2015: UN, DFAT, OSFI update Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd Al-Khaliq
On Monday, Australian and Canadian regulators made the following changes specified by the United Nations Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee to: QDi.255 Name: 1: ADIL 2: MUHAMMAD 3: MAHMUD 4: ABD AL-KHALIQ...
View ArticleJune 30, 2015: OFAC extends temporary Iranian sanctions relief
Continuation of Certain Temporary Sanctions Relief Implementing the Joint Plan of Action, as Extended 6/30/2015 Today, the P5 + 1, EU, and Iran decided by mutual consent to extend the JPOA for seven...
View ArticleJuly 1, 2015: SECO updates Bin Laden/Taliban/Al-Qaida sanctions
On Wednesday, Swiss regulators amended the following 3 individuals: SSID: 10-13793 Foreign identifier: QI.A.201.05. Name: Yasser Mohamed Ismail Abu Shaweesh DOB: 20 Nov 1973 POB: Benghazi, Libya Good...
View ArticleJuly 2, 2015: OFAC adds 2, changes 1 South Sudan designations
Last Thursday, OFAC added the following 2 individuals to the SDN List under its South Sudan sanctions program: DUAL, Simon Gatwech (a.k.a. DUAL, Simon Gatwec; a.k.a. DUAL, Simon Gatwich; a.k.a. DUAL,...
View ArticleJuly 2, 2015: HMT renews 4 TAFA Final Designations
On July 2, Her Majesty’s Treasury renewed the Final Designations of the following 4 individuals under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act of 2010 (TAFA) for an additional year: AMIN, Ruhul DOB:...
View ArticleJuly 3, 2015: UN, DFAT add 6 to South Sudan sanctions
On July 3, Australian regulators added the following 6 persons: SSi.001 Name: 1: GABRIEL 2: JOK RIAK 3: na 4: na Name (original script): na Title: Lieutenant General Designation: Sudan People’s...
View ArticleJuly 3, 2015: EU. HMT add 7 to DPRK sanctions
In accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1062, British regulators added the following 6 persons: CHOE, Chun-Sik DOB: 23/12/1963. POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Passport Details:...
View ArticleJune 19, 2015: Finnish regulatory updates
On Friday, June 19th, the Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the public of the following recent EU regulatory updates implemented in Finland: Financial Sanctions Yemen Council Decision (CFSP)...
View ArticleJuly 10, 2015: 2nd Temporary Iran Sanctions Relief Extension of the week
Continuation of Certain Temporary Sanctions Relief Implementing the Joint Plan of Action, as Extended 7/10/2015 On July 10, 2015, the P5 + 1, EU, and Iran decided by mutual consent to extend the JPOA...
View ArticleJuly 10, 2015: OFAC retires separate FSE, SSI and NS-PLC files
As promised multiple times over the last 9 months, OFAC finally got rid of the separate data files for the non-SDN lists. Now, all of them are only available as part of the Consolidated Sanctions List....
View ArticleJuly 9, 2015: OFAC removes a bunch of Balkans and Burmese sanctions targets
On Thursday, OFAC delisted the following persons who were designated under the Balkans and Burmese programs: WIN, Soe; DOB 10 May 1947; nationality Burma; citizen Burma; Lieutenant-General; Prime...
View ArticleJuly 9, 2015: EU, HMT adds 4, changes 2 South Sudanese sanctions targets
Last Thursday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1112 by adding the following 4 persons to the Consolidated List under the South Sudan sanctions...
View ArticleJuly 14, 2015: OFAC”s statement on Iran Nuclear Deal
Otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – not to be confused with the Joint Plan of Action: Statement Relating to the July 14, 2015 Announcement of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
View ArticleJuly 13, 2015: UN, DFAT, OSFI update Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr Tantoush
On Monday, Australian and Canadian regulators changed the following Al-Qaida sanctions listing: QDi.057 Name: 1: IBRAHIM 2: ALI 3: ABU BAKR 4: TANTOUSH Name (original script): ابراهيم علي أبو بكر تنتوش...
View ArticleJuly 10, 2015: OFAC publishes initial set of Venezuela sanctions regulations
Last Friday, OFAC published the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, which implement Executive Order 13692 and the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014. As OFAC notes, these are...
View ArticleJuly 16, 2015: HMT issues Iran sanctions relief notice
Dear Subscribers, On 14 July 2015, The E3+3 (UK, France, Germany, Russia, China and US) the EU and Iran reached a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme. The successful implementation of...
View ArticleJuly 15, 2015: EU, HMT remove 2 people, 4 entities from Belarus sanctions
On July 15, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) removed the following 2 individuals: KOZIK, Leanid, Piatrovich DOB: 13/07/1948. POB: Borisov a.k.a: KOZIK, Leonid, Petrovich National Identificationno:...
View ArticleJuly 16, 2015: HMT response to 4th Independent Reviewer Report
So, Mr. Watchlist is going to save you the effort of downloading the 11-page response to the Independent Reviewer Report, which reviews the implementation of the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act of...
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