2015-18763. Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders 13224 and 13582

AGENCY:

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one individual whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 and three individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13582, whose names have been added to OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List).

DATES:

OFAC's actions described in this notice were effective July 21, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: [phone], Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: [phone], Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: [phone], Office of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: [phone], Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury (not toll free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available from OFAC's Web site (www.treasury.gov/​ofac). Certain general information pertaining to OFAC's sanctions programs is also available via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: [phone].

Notice of OFAC Actions

On July 21, 2015, OFAC blocked the property and interests in property of the following individual pursuant to E.O. 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism”:

SHALAN, Abd Al Nur (a.k.a. CHAALAN, Abdul Nur Ali; a.k.a. SHAALAN, Abdul Nur Ali; a.k.a. SHALAN, Abd Al Nur Ali; a.k.a. SHA'LAN, Abdul Nur Ali; a.k.a. SHALAN, Abdul-Nur Ali); DOB 17 May 1964; alt. DOB 1961; POB Baabda, Lebanon (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).

On June 21, 2015, OFAC blocked the property and interests in property of the following three individuals pursuant to E.O. 13582, “Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Syria”:

1. BADR AL DIN, Mustafa (a.k.a. AL FIQAR, Dhu; a.k.a. BADREDDINE, Mustafa Amine; a.k.a. BADREDDINE, Mustafa Youssef; a.k.a. ISSA, Sami; a.k.a. SAAB, Elias Fouad; a.k.a. SA'B, Ilyas), Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 06 Apr 1961; POB Al-Ghobeiry, Beirut, Lebanon (individual) [SDGT] [SYRIA] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).

2. AQIL, Ibrahim (a.k.a. AKIEL, Ibrahim Mohamed; a.k.a. AKIL, Ibrahim Mohamed); DOB 24 Dec 1962; alt. DOB 01 Jan 1962; POB Bidnayil, Lebanon (individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).

3. SHUKR, Fu'ad (a.k.a. CHAKAR, Fu'ad; a.k.a. “CHAKAR, Al-Hajj Mohsin”), Harat Hurayk, Lebanon; Ozai, Lebanon; Al-Firdaws Building, Al-'Arid Street, Haret Hreik, Lebanon; DOB 1962; POB An Nabi Shit, Ba'labakk, Biqa' Valley, Lebanon; alt. POB Beirut, Lebanon (individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).

Dated: July 21, 2015.

John E. Smith,

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.