ABOVE: Rami Makhluf Today the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated as an SDN Rami Makhluf, the maternal cousin of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and owner of Syriatel, Syria’s largest mobile phone provider. The basis for…
Screen clip from Al-Zawraa On January 9, the Department of Treasury designated Syrian television station Al-Zawraa under Executive Order 13438. That executive order targets parties that threaten Iraqi stabilization, including insurgent and militia groups and their support. Among the reasons…
During President Bush’s trip to Arkansas on Monday, he was asked about the situation in Burma: So, along the lines in Burma, we have sanctioned individuals within Burma and are considering additional sanctions. Bush was referring to the recent addition…
We have previously reported on the recent criminal complaint filed against the Dutch company Aviation Services International B.V. and its owner Rob Kraaipoel. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Aviation Services purchased aircraft parts in the United States, exported…
Invitrogen and the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently signed a settlement agreement pursuant to which Invitrogen agreed to pay $30,000 for three shipments and one attempted shipment of human leukocyte antigen tissue typing trays to Syria without a…