The United Kingdom Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation revised entries for two people and three entities under its sanctions regime for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, OFSI said in an Oct. 20 notice. The notices revised identifying information for two former military officials in the region, a terrorist organization and two gold export companies.
Canada sanctioned 31 Belarusian officials for their involvement in the country’s illegitimate presidential elections, Canada said in an October notice. Canada sanctioned 11 Belarusian officials last month (see 2009300011) but added more to bring its sanctions regime in line with the European Union, which targeted 40 Belarusian officials (see 2010050010).
The European Union renewed its sanctions regime against ISIL/Da'esh and al-Qaida for another year, until Oct. 31, 2021, the EU said Oct. 19. The sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes. The extension was made due to the “ongoing terrorist threat.”
The Office of Foreign Assets Control updated 490 entries on its Specially Designated Nationals List to reflect April changes made to the North Korea Sanctions Regulations (see 2004090026), OFAC said in an Oct. 19 notice. OFAC updated the entries to show they may be subject to a prohibition on “persons that are owned or controlled by a U.S. financial institution and established or maintained outside” the U.S.
The United Kingdom Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation designated seven people under its Syrian sanctions regime, it said Oct. 16. The move follows the European Union's designation of the same seven Syrian government officials (see 2010160020).
The U.S. extended by one year, until Oct. 21, 2021, a national emergency authorizing sanctions against narcotic traffickers “centered” in Colombia, the White House said Oct. 19. The White House said the traffickers “continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy” of the U.S.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Oct. 19 sanctioned three people and seven entities for counter-terrorism and Iran-related reasons. The first set of designations target Australia-based al-Qaida-associated facilitator Ahmed Luqman Talib and his company, Talib and Sons, for supporting al-Qaida.
The United Kingdom Office of Financial Sanction Implementation added one person to its Libya sanctions regime, an Oct. 15 notice said. The designation targets Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin, a Russian businessman with close links to the Wagner Group, for violating the United Nations arms embargo against Libya. The European Union sanctioned Prigozhin last week (see 2010150010).
The European Union sanctioned seven Syrian government officials for the “violent repression” of the Syrian population, the European Council said in an Oct. 16 news release. The designations target Syria’s Trade Minister Talal Al-Barazi, Culture Minister Loubana Mouchaweh, Education Minister Darem Taba’a, Justice Minister Ahmad Sayyed, Water Resource Minister Tammam Ra’ad, Finance Minister Kinan Yaghi and Transport Minister Zuhair Khazim. The EU’s Syria sanctions include a ban on oil trade, investment restrictions, asset freezes and export restrictions on certain equipment and technology to Syria.
The United Kingdom Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation amended one entry under its chemical weapons sanctions and two under its ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida sanctions, Oct. 14 notices said. One amended entry is for Said Said, a “significant figure” in Syria’s chemical weapons programs. The U.K. also amended entries for Jamal Hussein Hassan Zeiniye, leader of the Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, and Sa'd Bin Sa'd Muhammad Shariyan Al-Ka’Bi under its ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida sanctions.