This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria.
Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 36/2012 has been amended with effect from 21 October 2014, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1013/2014.
Sixteen individuals and two entities have been added to consolidated list and the details for four existing entries have been amended.
ADDITIONS
Individuals
ABDALLAH, Khalaf, Souleymane
DOB: --/--/1960
POB: Deir Ezzor
a.k.a.: AL-ABDULLAH, Khalaf, Sleiman
Position: Minister of Labour
Group ID: 13155
ABDULLAH, Abdelhamid, Khamis
a.k.a.:
- ABDULLAH, Abdulhamid, Khamis
- ADBALLA, Abdelhamid, Khamis, Ahmad
- KHAMIS, Hamid
Position: Chairman of Overseas Petroleum Trading Company (OPT)
Other Information: Overseas Petroleum Trading Company (OPT) is a listed entity.
Group ID: 13164
BEK, Ghazwan, Kheir
DOB: --/--/1961
POB: Latakia
a.k.a.: BEK, Ghazqan, Kheir
Position: Minister of Transport
Group ID: 13160
BILAL, Mohammed
Title: Colonel
a.k.a.: BILAL, Lieutenant Colonel, Muhammad
Position: Senior officer in the Air Force Intelligence Service of Syria
Other Information: He is associated with the listed Scientific Studies Research Centre (SSRC)
Group ID: 13162
CHEIKHA, Kamal
DOB: --/--/1961
POB: Damascus
a.k.a.: AL-SHEIKHA, Kamal
Position: Minister of Water Resources
Group ID: 13152
FARAHAT, Mohamed
a.k.a.: FARAHAT, Muhammad
Position: Vice-President of Finance and Administration at Tri-Ocean Energy
Other Information: Tri-Ocean Energy is a listed entity
Group ID: 13163
GHANNAN, Ghassan, Ahmed
Title: Major General
a.k.a.:
- GHANEM, Brigadier General, Ghassan, Ahmad
- GHANNAN, Major General, Ghassan
Position: Commander of the 155 Missile Brigade
Other Information: Associated with Maher al-Assad
Group ID: 13161
GHAZAL, Mohammad, Walid
DOB: --/--/1951
POB: Aleppo
Position: Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Group ID: 13154
JALALI, Mohamad, Ghazi
DOB: --/--/1969
POB: Damascus
a.k.a.: AL-JALALI, Mohammad, Ghazi
Position: Minister of Communications and Technology
Group ID: 13151
JAZA’IRI, Houmam
DOB: --/--/1977
a.k.a.: AL-JAZAERI, Humam
Position: Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade
Group ID: 13148
KHALIL, Issam
DOB: --/--/1965
POB: Banias
Position: Minister of Culture
Group ID: 13158
MARDINI, Mohamad, Amer
DOB: --/--/1959
POB: Damascus
a.k.a.: MARDINI, Mohammad, Amer
Position: Minister of Higher Education
Group ID: 13149
MOUAYYAD, Mohammad, Mouti’
DOB: --/--/1968
POB: Ariha (Idlib)
a.k.a.: MOAYYAD, Mohammad, Muti’a
Position: State Minister
Group ID: 13159
NOURI, Hassan
DOB: 09/02/1960
a.k.a.: AL-NOURI, Hassan
Position: Minister of Administrative Development
Group ID: 13153
SAFIYEH, Hassan
DOB: --/--/1949
POB: Latakia
a.k.a.: SAFIYE, Hassan
Position: Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
Group ID: 13157
YAZAJI, Nizar, Wahbeh
DOB: --/--/1961
POB: Damascus
a.k.a.: YAZIGI, Nizar, Wehbe
Position: Minister of Health
Group ID: 13156
Entities
ABDULKARIM GROUP
a.k.a.:
- Al Karim for Trade and Industry
- Al Karim Group
Address: Damascus, Syria, 5797
Other Information: Parent company of Pangates with operational control of it. It is also associated with the listed Syrian oil company Sytrol
Group ID: 13166
PANGATES INTERNATIONAL CORP LTD
a.k.a.: Pangates
Address: Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, United Arab Emirates, PO Box 8177
Other Information: Pangates acts as an intermediary in the supply of oil to the Syrian regime
Group ID: 13165
AMENDMENTS
Deleted information appears in square brackets [ ]. Additional information appears in italics.
Individuals
ZAYTUN, Muhammad, Dib
DOB: 20/05/1951
POB: Damascus
a.k.a.: ZEITOUN, Mohammed, Dib
Passport Details: D000001300 (Diplomatic)
Position: [Head of Political Security Directorate.] Head of General Security Directorate
Group ID: 11907
JABIR, Ayman
POB: Latakia
a.k.a.: JABER, Ayman
Other Information: Associate of Mahir al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in coordination of Shabiha militia groups. Also provides financial support to the regime.
Group ID: 12023
AKHRAS, Tarif
DOB: 02/06/1951
POB: Homs, Syria
a.k.a.: AL-AKHRAS, Tarif
Passport Details: 0000092405 (Syrian)
Other Information: Prominent businessman benefiting from and supporting the regime. Founder of the Akhras Group (commodities, trading, processing and logistics). Member of the Board of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce. Former Chairman of the Homs Chamber of Commerce. He has close business relations with President Al-Assad’s family. Provided logistical support for the regime (buses and tank loaders).
Group ID: 12060
Entities
SOURUH COMPANY
a.k.a.: SOROH Al Cham Company
Address: Adra Free Zone Area, Damascus, Syria
Other Information: [Investment in local military industrial projects, manufacturing weapons parts and related items. 100% owned by Rami Makhlouf.] Majority of the shares of the company are owned directly or indirectly by Rami Makhlouf
Tel: +963-11-5327266
Mobile: +963-933-526812, +963-932-878282
Fax: +963-11-5316396
Email: sorohco@gmail.com
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/sorohco
Group ID: 12066
Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individuals and entities. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must report their findings to the Sanctions Officer at the Customs and Excise Division of the Treasury. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated persons or entities, they are not required to report these details again.
Further details of the sanctions regime related to Syria and links to the Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government web site.
