Qatar imposes sanctions on 11 individuals, two terrorism related entities

The National Counter Terrorism Committee said that Qatar, in collaboration with the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has imposed sanctions on 11 individuals and two entities, targeting leaders, financiers, and facilitators of Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and Yemen (ISIS-Y) and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

In a statement issued yesterday, the committee said Qatar works with US Treasury and member-states of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Centre (TFTC) on joint sanctions against key terrorists and supporters. This action includes all of the member-states of TFTC: the United States of America, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and the UAE. As a result of yesterday’s actions, Qatar has sanctioned 11 individuals and two entities under Decree Law No11 of 2017.

Consequently, those persons are subject to sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans, reaffirming Qatar’s strong and continuous commitment to combating terrorism and terrorism financing.

Speaking about the sanctions list, National Counter Terrorism Committee Chairman Major General Abdulaziz A al-Ansari said, “Qatar has strengthened its counter-terror legislation and set new rules for defining terrorism and the financing of terrorism. “We are committed to taking the necessary steps to defeat terrorism in all its forms, and will continue to work closely with the United States to impose sanctions on those who facilitate terrorist activity.”

In July 2017, Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States building on the long history of co-operation and partnership between the two countries. The MoU covers counterterrorism co-operation in key areas such as security, intelligence, and finance.

Announced in May 2017, the TFTC facilitates co-ordinated action, the sharing of financial intelligence, and building member-state capacity to target terrorist financing networks and related activities that pose national security threats to TFTC member states. Pursuant Decree Law No 11 of 2017 amending some provisions of Law No 3 of 2004, the following individuals and entities are designated:

• • Adil Abduh Fari Uthman al-Dhubhani (Fari) (Yemeni National)
  • Radwan Muhammad Husayn Ali Qanan (Yemeni National)
  • Khalid al-Marfadi (Yemeni National)
  • Sayf Abdulrab Salem al-Hayashi (Yemeni National)
  • Abu Sulayman al-Adani (Yemeni National)
  • Nashwan al-Wali al-Yafi'I (Yemeni National)
  • Khalid Sa'id Ghabish al-Wafi (Yemeni National)
  • Bilal Ali Muhammed al-Wafi (Yemeni National)
  • Nayif al-Qaysi (Yemeni National)
  • Abdula Wahaba al-Humayqani (Yemeni National)
  • Hashim Muhsin Aydarus al-Hamid (Yemeni National)
  • Rahmah Charitable (Yemeni Entity)
  • Al Khayr Supermarket (Yemeni Entity)
  • (QNA)