Published 2 years ago

U.S. sanctions Lebanese businessman, his companies over Hezbollah links

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Ahmad Jalal Reda Abdallah, associates are accused of serving Hezbollah's financial network. The sanctions also hit five of his associates and eight of his companies in Lebanon and Iraq, effectively blocking them off from any assets they have in the US and legal transactions with Americans. This comes as Lebanon's elections left Hezbollah's alliance without a ruling majority.

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Reuters

U.S. sanctions Lebanese businessman, his companies over Hezbollah links

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued new Hezbollah-related sanctions, designating Lebanese businessman and the Iran-backed group's financial facilitator, Ahmad Jalal Reda Abdallah, and his companies. Abdallah, five of his associates and eight of his companies in Lebanon and Iraq were sanctioned and added to the sanctions list of the U.S.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Arab News

US sanctions Lebanese businessman, his companies over Hezbollah links

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department on Thursday issued new Hezbollah related sanctions, designating Lebanese businessman and the Iran-backed group’s financial facilitator, Ahmad Jalal Reda Abdallah. Abdallah, five of his associates and eight of his companies in Lebanon and Iraq were sanctioned and added to the sanctions list of the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Treasury Department said.

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Al Jazeera

US sanctions Lebanese businessman over alleged Hezbollah links

US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on alleged ‘financial facilitator’ for Lebanese group Hezbollah.

2 years ago·Qatar

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Al Arabiya

US announces new Hezbollah-related sanctions on Lebanese businessmen, companies

The US sanctioned several Lebanese individuals and companies on Thursday for their work to facilitate funds to the Iran-backed Hezbollah.Ahmad Jalal Reda

2 years ago·Saudi Arabia

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