Mr. Sanctions

Category: UNSC (United Nations)

  • August 17, 2026: OFSI catches up to 2 rounds of UNSC updates

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    Today, Monday 17 August, the UK Government has varied the designations of 6 individuals and 2 entities sanctioned under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Regime. This reflects the recent updates to these listings made by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015).

    Varied Individuals:

    Name:UN ID:Unique ID:
    Mohammed Salahadlin Abd El Halim ZIDANAQDi.001AQD0312
    Adem YILMAZQDi.261AQD0120
    Shafi Sultan Mohammed AL-AJMIQDi.338AQD0314
    Amin Muhammad Ul Haq SAAM KHANQDi.0002AQD0136
    Abubakar SWALLEHQDi.436AQD0388
    Hamidah NABAGALAQDi.439AQD0391

    Varied Entities:

    Name:UN ID:Unique ID:
    UMMAH TAMEER E-NAU (UTN)QDe.068AQD0083
    ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT – KHORASAN (ISIL-K)QDe.161AQD0357

    The notice includes links to both UNSC releases (the note verbale, not the press release).

    And here’s OFSI’s Sanctions Notice:

    Sanctions_Notice__Isil__Da_esh__and_Al-Qaeda__17_August_2026Download

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  • August 14, 2026: 4 more amendments from the UNSC ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee

    The United Nations Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch (the Secretariat) conveys updates to the Committees’ lists and to the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List, to States, regional and sub-regional organizations, and private entities/individuals by e-mail after updates are made to the Lists. At this time, not all documents are available in all languages.

    The updates to the list mentioned in the subject above were made on 14 August 2026.  

    To this effect, please see the United Nations Security Council Press Release.

    Please see the note verbale addressed to Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York conveying the changes made.

    An updated version of the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is accessible in XML and HTML formats in all United Nations official languages at the following URL: United Nations Security Council Consolidated List | Security Council

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    The Note Verbale:

    SCA 2 26 (10) Amendments to Four Entries_14AugDownload

    and the press release:

    SC/16433

    14 August 2026

    Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List

    On 14 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

    A. Individuals

    QDi.002 Name: 1: AMIN 2: MUHAMMAD 3: UL HAQ 4: SAAM KHAN
    Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 30 Apr. 1963 b) 1960 POB: Qilagho village, Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Al-Haq, Amin b) Amin, MuhammadLow quality a.k.a.: a) Dr. Amin b) Ul-Haq, Dr. Amin Nationality: Afghanistan Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: na Kabul, Afghanistan (as of June 2026) Listed on: 25 Jan. 2001 ( amended on 18 Jul. 2007, 16 Dec. 2010, 6 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 2 Feb. 2023, 14 Aug. 2026)  Review concluded on: 15 Jun. 2010, 4 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Security coordinator for Usama bin Laden (deceased). Repatriated to Afghanistan in February 2006. He was in Afghanistan as of August 2021. Arrested in Pakistan 2024 and deported to Afghanistan in 2025. Father’s name: Abdul Rahman. Photo and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-21201.

    QDi.436 Name: 1: ABUBAKAR 2: SWALLEH 3: na 4: na
    Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 13 Jan. 1992 b) 16 Mar. 1993  POB: Mengo, Uganda  Good quality a.k.a.: a) ABUBAKER SWALEH b) TOM KIYURIGE Low quality a.k.a.: na ISAAC MUPETANationality: Uganda Passport no: Uganda number A00195974, expires on 16 Dec. 2029 National identification no: Uganda CM920231090NZA Address: Luzira Prison, Luzira, Kampala, Uganda  Listed on: 16 Jun. 2025 (amended on 14 Aug. 2026) Other information: Abubakar Swalleh provides financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to, or in support of, ISIL (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). He acted, since 2018, as an ISIL facilitator who provides financial and logistic support including recruitment for ISIL in East and Southern Africa. Phone number: +963936016952. Gender: Male. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2025-47413.

    QDi.439 Name: 1: HAMIDA 2: NABAGGALA 3: na 4: na
    Name (original script): حميدة ناباجالا Title: na Designation: na DOB: 23 Feb. 1989 POB: Uganda Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) NABAGGALA b) NABAGGAKA c) HAMIDA d) HAMIDAHNationality: Uganda 
    Passport no: na National identification no: Uganda CF89095102DDAE, expires 27 Mar. 2025Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo Listed on: 30 Mar. 2026 ( amended on 8 Jul. 2026, 14 Aug. 2026) Other information: Works as a mediator in financing channels for ISIL in Central Africa, has been charged with financing a bombing that occurred in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in 2021, attempted to coerce her three children in Uganda to send them to ISIL camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gender: Female. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2026-23487.

    B. Entities

    QDe.161 Name: ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT – KHORASAN (ISIL-K) A.k.a.: a) ISIL KHORASAN b) ISLAMIC STATE’S KHORASAN PROVINCE c) ISIS WILAYAT KHORASAN d) ISIL’S SOUTH ASIA BRANCH e) SOUTH ASIAN CHAPTER OF ISIL f) The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham—Khorasan Province g) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Khorasan h) Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province i) Islamic State Khurasan j) ISIS-K k) ISISK l) IS-Khorasan m) ISLAMIC STATE KHORASAN PROVINCE (ISKP) F.k.a.: na Address: na Listed on: 14 May 2019 ( amended on 1 Apr. 2022, 14 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 7 Nov. 2024 Other information: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan (ISIL – K) was formed on January 10, 2015 by a former Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (QDe.132) commander and was established by former Taliban faction commanders who swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). ISIL – K has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities#2019-54448.

    In accordance with paragraph 61 of resolution 2734 (2024), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above entries at the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries.

    The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations.  An updated List is accessible on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee’s website at the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list.

    The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

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  • August 13/14, 2026: UN amends 4 under ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida program – and Canada follows right behind

    The UN notice:

    The United Nations Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch (the Secretariat) conveys updates to the Committees’ lists and to the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List, to States, regional and sub-regional organizations, and private entities/individuals by e-mail after updates are made to the Lists. At this time, not all documents are available in all languages.

    The updates to the list mentioned in the subject above were made on 13 August 2026.  

    To this effect, please see the United Nations Security Council Press Release.

    Please see the note verbale addressed to Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York conveying the changes made.

    An updated version of the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is accessible in XML and HTML formats in all United Nations official languages at the following URL: United Nations Security Council Consolidated List | Security Council

    A log of all updates to the list since 2018, regardless of mechanism, can be found here:https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/list-updates-unsc-consolidated-list

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    The note verbale:

    SCA 2 26 (09) Amendments to Four EntriesDownload

    and the press release:

    SC/16432

    13 August 2026

    Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List

    On 13 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

    A. Individuals

    QDi.001 Name: 1: MOHAMMED 2: SALAHALDIN 3: ABD EL HALIM 4: ZIDANE
    Name (original script): محمد صلاح الدين عبدالحليم زيدان
    Title: na Designation: na DOB: 11 Apr. 1963 POB: Monufia Governate, Egypt  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Sayf-Al Adl (DOB: 11 Apr. 1963. POB: Monufia Governorate, Egypt. Nationality: Egypt. In Arabic: سيف العدل ) b) Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi (DOB: a) 11 Apr. 1960 b) 11 Apr. 1963. POB: Egypt. Nationality: Egypt)  Low quality a.k.a.: a) Ibrahim al-Madani b) Saif Al-‘Adil c) Seif al Adel  d) Salem al-Sharif (سالم الشريف)   e)  Hazem al-Madani  f)  Aber Sabil  g)  Muhannad Salem  h)  Abu Khaled al-San’ani  Nationality: Egypt Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: na Listed on: 25 Jan. 2001 ( amended on 16 Dec. 2010, 24 Jul. 2013, 15 Feb. 2017, 29 Mar. 2019, 1 May 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 13 Aug. 2026 )  Other information: Responsible for Usama bin Laden’s (deceased) security. Hair: Dark. Eyes: Dark. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 15 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 February 2019. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2610 (2021) was concluded on 8 November 2022. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

    QDi.261 Name: 1: ADEM 2: YILMAZ 3: na 4: na
    Title: na Designation: na DOB: 4 Nov. 1978 POB: Bayburt, Türkiye Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: Talha Nationality: Türkiye Passport no: Türkiye number TR-P 614 166 (issued by the Turkish Consulate General in Frankfurt/M. on 22 Mar. 2006, expired on 15 Sep. 2009.)  National identification no: na Address: a) Südliche Ringstrasse 133, Langen, 63225, Germany (previous address) b) Atalar Neighborhood Aslı Street 24/5, 34860 Kartal, Istanbul Türkiye c) Atalar Mahallesi, Atalar mahallesi aslı sokak no 24/5, 34862 Kartal İstanbul, Türkiye Listed on: 27 Oct. 2008 ( amended on 13 Dec. 2011, 6 Dec. 2019, 30 Oct. 2023, 14 Dec. 2023, 13 Aug. 2026 )  Other information: Associated with the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), also known as the Islamic Jihad Group (QDe.119). Deported from Germany to Türkiye in February 2019. Ongoing judicial process as of November 2023. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2610 (2021) was concluded on 30 October 2023. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

    QDi.338 Name: 1: SHAFI 2: SULTAN 3: MOHAMMED SULTAN 4: AL-AJMI
    Original script: شافي سلطان محمد سلطان العجمي
    Title: Doctor  Designation: na DOB: 1 Jan. 1973 POB: Warah, Kuwait  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Shafi al-Ajmi b) Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi c) Shafi S. M. S. Alajmi Low quality a.k.a.: Shaykh Abu-SultanNationality: Kuwait Passport no: a) Kuwait 03111298  b) Kuwait 003111298, issued in Kuwait on 16 September 2010, expired 15 September 2020 in the name of Shafi S M S Alajmi, Arabic script شافي سلطان محمد سلطان العجمي   c) 0216155930 National identification no: naKuwait 273010101204  Address: Area 3, Street 327, Building 41, Al-Uqaylah, Kuwait  Listed on: 23 Sep. 2014 ( amended on 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025, 13 Aug. 2026)  Other information: Fundraiser for Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (formerly listed). In November 2023, he was released from prison in Kuwait as part of the Special Amiri Decree Pardon No. 225/2023. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

    B. Entities

    QDe.068 Name: UMMAH TAMEER E-NAU (UTN)
    A.k.a.: ` na F.k.a.: na Address: a) Street 13, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan b) Pakistan Listed on: 24 Dec. 2001 ( amended on 13 Dec. 2011, 15 Nov. 2021, 13 Aug. 2026) Other information: Its directors included Mahmood Sultan Bashir-Ud-Din (QDi.055), Majeed Abdul Chaudhry (QDi.054) and Mohammed Tufail (QDi.056). Banned in Pakistan. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 15 November 2021. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities.

    In accordance with paragraph 61 of resolution 2734 (2024), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above entries at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries.

    The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations. An updated List is accessible on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee’s website at the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list.

    The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

    and, today, we got a notice that Canada was implementing these changes, too:

    On August 13, 2026, the UN Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee amended four entries on its sanctions list. For more information, consult the Press Release.

    This amendment takes effect immediately under Canadian sanctions legislation, pursuant to the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Taliban, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida.

    For further information on UN Security Council sanctions list, consult:

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  • August 4, 2026: SECO catches up to UN Taliban sanctions changes

    The FINMA Notice:

    Updated sanction message: Taliban

    The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has amended the list of sanctioned natural persons, undertakings and organizations of the Regulation of 21. March 2025 on measures against persons and organizations associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07).

    By decision of 30. In July 2026, the responsible UN Sanctions Committee amended the list of persons, companies and organizations sanctioned in this context. The change is directly applicable in Switzerland. SECO therefore has on 31. July 2026 the sanctions database SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management), which is relevant for Switzerland, was adapted and the adjustment was published on its website.


    In accordance with the provisions of the Regulation, financial intermediaries are required to implement the prohibitions, to block the assets of the sanctioned persons and to report the business relationships concerned to SECO. The report to SECO does not relieve a financial intermediary from making additional clarifications in the event of suspicion in accordance with Art. 6 GwG and, if he cannot clear them, to report it immediately to the notification office for money laundering in accordance with Art. 9 GwG.

    The update notice:

    Taliban_Delta 2026-07-31Download

    Links to the update files – PDF, XML

    Link to the consolidated program list

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  • July 30/31, 2026: UNSC amends 5 Taliban listings – and Canada follows suit

    First, the UN 1988 Committee yesterday:

    The United Nations Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch (the Secretariat) conveys updates to the Committees’ lists and to the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List, to States, regional and sub-regional organizations, and private entities/individuals by email after updates are made to the Lists. At this time, not all documents are available in all languages.

    The updates mentioned in the subject above were made on 30 July 2026.  

    To this effect, please see the United Nations Security Council Press Release.

    Please see the note verbale addressed to Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York conveying the changes made.

    An updated version of the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is accessible in XML and HTML formats in all United Nations official languages at the following URL: United Nations Security Council Consolidated List | Security Council

    A log of all updates to the list since 2018, regardless of mechanism, can be found here:https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/list-updates-unsc-consolidated-list

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    The note verbale:

    NV SCA 14 26 (06) Amendments to 5 individuals_30Jul26Download

    and the PR:

    Security Council Sanctions Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) Amends Five Names on Its Sanctions List

    On 30 July 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2816 (2026), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

    A. Individuals

    TAi.044 Name: 1: HAMDULLAH 2: NOMANI 3: na 4: na
    Name (original script): حمد الله نعمانى
    Title: Maulavi  Designation: a) Minister of Higher Education under the Taliban regime (1996-2001)b) Mayor of Kabul City under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) DOB: a) Approximately 1968 b) 28 Aug. 1965 POB: a) Sipayaw village, Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan b) Ghazni, Afghanistan Good quality a.k.a.: HAMDULLAH NUMANI Low quality a.k.a.: naNationality: Afghanistan Passport no: Afghanistan number D0010694, issued on 7 Apr. 2026, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan, expires 7 Apr. 2031 (Name in Latin script: HAMDULLAH NUMANI)  National identification no: na Address: na Kabul, Afghanistan Listed on: 23 Feb. 2001 ( amended on 3 Sep. 2003, 21 Sep. 2007, 3 Oct. 2008, 29 Nov. 2011, 28 Apr. 2026, 30 Jul. 2026)  Other information: Member of the Taliban Supreme Council. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Height 174 cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 23 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-25939.

    TAi.082 Name: 1: ABDUL-HAQ 2: WASSIQ 3: na 4: na
    Name (original script): عبد الحق وثيق
    Title: Maulavi  Designation: Deputy Minister of Security (Intelligence) under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) DOB: a) 1971 b) Approximately 1975 c) 20 Sep. 1968 POB: a)Gharib village, Khogyani District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan b) Ghazni, Afghanistan  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Abdul-Haq Wasseqb) Abdul Haq Wasiq c) ABDULHAQ WASEEQ Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Afghanistan Passport no: a) Afghanistan number D0009755, issued on 23 Oct. 2021, expires 23 Oct. 2026 (Name in Latin script: Abdulhaq Waseeq) b) Afghanistan number D0010689, issued on 29 Mar. 2026, expires 29 Mar. 2031 (Name in Latin script: Abdulhaq Waseeq, name in original script: عبد الحق وثيق)   National identification no: na Address: Afghanistan  Listed on: 31 Jan. 2001 ( amended on 3 Sep. 2003, 21 Sep. 2007, 3 Oct. 2008, 29 Nov. 2011, 31 Dec. 2013, 11 Feb. 2014, 7 Sep. 2016, 10 Mar. 2026, 28 Apr. 2026, 30 Jul. 2026)  Other information: Height 168 cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-25979.

    TAi.110 Name: 1: NOOR MOHAMMAD 2: SAQIB 3: na 4: na
    Name (original script): نور محمد ثاقب
    Title: na Designation: Chief Justice of Supreme Court under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) DOB: a) Approximately 1958 b) 18 Sep. 1963 c) 19 Oct. 1962 POB: a) Bagrami District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan b) Tarakhel area, Deh Sabz District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan c) Kabul, AfghanistanGood quality a.k.a.: NOOR MOHAMMED SAQEB (name in original script: نور محمد ثاقب)  Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Afghanistan Passport no: a) Afghanistan number D0009914, issued on 10 May 2022, issued in Afghanistan, expires 10 May 2027 (Name in Latin script: Noor Mohammed Saqeb; name original script: نورمحمد ثاقب) b) Afghanistan number P09305451, issued on 29 April 2025, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan, expires 29 Apr. 2030, (DOB 19 Oct. 1962 180 cm Name in Latin script: Noor Mohammed Saqeb; name original script: نورمحمد ثاقب)  National identification no: na 544311Address: Kabul, Afghanistan  Listed on: 25 Jan. 2001 ( amended on 3 Sep. 2003, 21 Sep. 2007, 29 Nov. 2011, 10 Mar. 2026, 28 Apr. 2026, 30 Jul. 2026)  Other information: Member of Taliban Supreme Council and Head of Taliban Religious Committee. Belongs to Ahmadzai tribe. Height 175 cm or 180 cm.Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 23 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-26129.

    TAi.144 Name: 1: SIRAJUDDIN 2: JALLALOUDINE 3: HAQQANI 4: na
    Name (original script): سراج الدين جلال الدين حقانى
    Title: na Designation: Na’ib Amir (Deputy Commander) (1996-2001) DOB: a) Between 1977 and 1978 (Approximately) b) 30 Dec. 1981 POB: a) Danda, Miramshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan b) Khost province, Afghanistan c) Neka district, Paktika province, Afghanistan d) Srana village, Garda Saray district, Paktia province, Afghanistan e) Paktia, Afghanistan  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Siraj Haqqanib) Serajuddin Haqani c) Siraj Haqani d) Saraj Haqani e) ABDUL SATAR ABDULLAH Low quality a.k.a.: Khalifa Nationality: Afghanistan Passport no: a) Afghanistan number P00032260, issued on 30 Jun. 2022, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan, expires 30 Jun. 2032 (Name in Latin script: Abdul Satar Abdullah) b) Afghanistan number D0010367, issued on 18 May 2024, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan, expires 18 May 2029 (Name in Latin script: Sirajuddin Haqqani) c) Afghanistan number P05076602, issued on 5 May 2026, expires 5 May 2036  National identification no: na Address: Kabul, Afghanistan  Listed on: 13 Sep. 2007 ( amended on 22 Apr. 2013, 10 Mar. 2026, 28 Apr. 2026, 30 Jul. 2026)  Other information: Heading the Haqqani Network (TAe.012) as of late 2012. Son of Jalaluddin Haqqani (TAi.040). Belongs to Sultan Khel section, Zadran tribe of Garda Saray of Paktia province, Afghanistan. Height 187 cm or 180cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:  https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2007-44300.

    TAi.147 Name: 1: GUL 2: AGHA 3: ISHAKZAI 4: na
    Name (original script): كُل آغا اسحاقزی
    Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) Approximately 1972 b) 27 Jul. 1976 POB: Band-e Temur, Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Mullah Gul Agha b) Mullah Gul Agha Akhund c) HIDAYATULLAH BADRI d) HEDAYATULLAH HEDAYAT e) HEDAYATULLAH BADRI (name in original script: هدایت الله بدري)  Low quality a.k.a.: a) Hidayatullah b) Haji Hidayatullah c) HayadatullahNationality: Afghanistan Passport no: a) Afghanistan number D0010408, issued on 26 Aug. 2024, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (Name in Latin script: Hedayatullah Badri; name in original script: هدایت الله بدري; expires 26 Aug. 2029) b) Afghanistan number P03318995, issued on 29 Jul. 2020 (Name in Latin script: Hedayatullah Hedayat, expires 29 Jul. 2025) c) Afghanistan number D0010006, issued on 28 Sep. 2022, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (expires 28 Sep. 2027) National identification no: naAddress: Ibni-Sina Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan  Listed on: 20 Jul. 2010 ( amended on 29 Nov. 2011, 31 Dec. 2013, 10 Mar. 2026, 13 Apr. 2026, 30 Jul. 2026 )  Other information: Head of Taliban Financial Commission as at mid-2013. Associated with Mullah Mohammed Omar (TAi.004). Served as Omar’s principal finance officer and one of his closest advisors. Belongs to Ishaqzai tribe. Height: 156 cm. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

    The 1988 Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations.  An updated List is accessible on the 1988 Sanctions Committee’s website at the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1988/materials.

    The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the 1988 Sanctions List.  An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

    and the Canadian notice this morning:

    On July 30, 2026, the UN Security Council Taliban Sanctions Committee amended five names on its sanctions list. For more information, consult the Press Release.

    This amendment takes effect immediately under Canadian sanctions legislation, pursuant to the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Taliban, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida.

    For further information on UN Security Council sanctions list, consult:

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  • July 27, 2026: Canada incorporates UN’s Libya sanctions addition

    On July 22, 2026, the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning Libya added one vessel to its sanctions list. For more information, consult the Press Release.

    This amendment takes effect immediately under Canadian sanctions legislation, pursuant to the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions and Imposing Special Economic Measures on Libya.

    For further information on UN Security Council sanctions list, consult:

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  • July 24, 2026: OFSI adds the vessel the UN added to Libya sanctions

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    Today, Friday 24 July, the UK Government has specified 1 vessel under the Libya Sanctions Regime. This reflects the decision to specify the vessel made by UN Security Council Sanctions Committee pursuant to Resolution 1970 (2011).

    Specified Vessel:

    Name:UN ID:Unique ID:
    IMO 9058713 (“AVAX”)Lye.006LIB0079

    The Sanctions Notice:

    Sanctions_Notice__Libya__24_July_2026Download

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  • July 23, 2026: Sanctions-Adjacent – new visa restriction program from State Department

    New Visa Restriction Policy to Deter and Dismantle Cyberscams and Sextortion

    PRESS STATEMENT

    MARCO RUBIO, SECRETARY OF STATE

    JULY 23, 2026

    As President Trump made clear in E.O. 14390 on Combatting Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens, his administration is taking action to counter an unprecedented threat from online investment scams.  Often orchestrated by Chinese transnational criminal organizations, scammers have defrauded U.S. citizens of at least $10 billion in 2024 alone while fueling corruption, money laundering, and human trafficking.  American children also have been specifically targeted by offenders operating overseas for sextortion scams, devastating families and futures. 

    Today, I am announcing a new global visa restriction policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.  This policy targets individuals responsible for, or complicit in, cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime, such as those involved in cyberscams, and sextortion.  Immediate family members of individuals engaged in such illicit activities may also be subjected to visa restrictions. 

    The Trump Administration is deploying every tool at our disposal—sanctions, prosecutions, asset seizures, extradition requests, and international law enforcement cooperation—to dismantle criminal scam networks and impose costs on those who enable them.  By restricting visa issuance to those who are responsible for or complicit in these criminal enterprises, we are sending a clear message:  The United States will go after those who prey on our citizens.

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  • July 23, 2026: UN adds a vessel to Libya sanctions

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    The updates to the lists mentioned in the subject above were made on 22 July 2026.  

    To this effect, please see the United Nations Security Council Press Release.

    Please see the note verbale addressed to Permanent Representatives and Observers to the United Nations in New York conveying the changes made.

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    and here’s the note verbale referred to:

    1970 Libya Committee_NV SCA 13 26 (03)_AVAXDownload

    and the press release:

    Security Council Committee concerning Libya Adds One Vessel to Its Sanctions List

    On 22 July 2026, the Committee approved the addition of one entry specified below to its List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and other measures relating to attempts to illicitly export petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, from Libya (the Libya Sanctions List), set out in paragraphs 15 and/or 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) and/or paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), or paragraph 10 of resolution 2146 (2014) as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020) and extended in resolution 2819 (2026), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

    B. Entities and other groups

    LYe.006 Name: Avax
    A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: na Listed on: 22 Jul. 2026 Other information: IMO: 9058713
    Listed pursuant to paragraphs 10(a), 10 (b), 10(c) and 10(d) of resolution 2146 (2014), as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020) and extended in resolution 2819 (2026) (prohibition to load, transport or discharge; prohibition to enter ports; prohibition to provide bunkering and vessel services; prohibition to engage in financial transactions with regard to petroleum). Pursuant to paragraph 11 of resolution 2146, as modified by paragraph 2 of resolution 2509 (2020), this designation is valid from 22 July 2026 to 22 July 2027, unless terminated earlier by the Committee pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution 2146 (2014). Flag State: Cameroon. As of 4 April 2026, the vessel was located near the anchorage area of the Benghazi Old Harbour, Libya.

    The Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summary of reasons for listing of the above entry, at the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1970/materials/summaries.

    The updated List is accessible on the Committee’s website at the following URL:  https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1970/materials.

    The Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List is also updated following all changes made to the Libya Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

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  • July 23, 2026: ASO implements recent UN DRC sanctions additions

    Notice of Changes to the Consolidated List – 23 July 2026

    DFAT updated the Consolidated List on 23 July 2026 following receipt of advice from the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UN advice is available here. The changes include:

    • Addition of six individuals and two entities.

    The updated Consolidated List can be downloaded from the following page: Consolidated List | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Guidance on how to interpret the Consolidated List can be found here: Guide to Australia ’s Consolidated List | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    If you have any queries, please contact the Australian Sanctions Office at sanctions@dfat.gov.au.

    Australian Sanctions Office

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