Today, on January 19th, the U.S. Department of State designated Ansarallah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended and have been added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List. Additionally, the U.S. Department of State also designated three of Ansarallah’s leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended. The United States is committed to supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni people. Concurrent with the designations, OFAC issued four General Licenses—General License 9, “Official Business of the United States Government,” General License 10, “Official Activities of Certain International Organizations, General License 11, “Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations’ Activities in Yemen,” and General License 12, “Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts and Components or Software Updates”—and three Frequently Asked Questions (875, 876, 877), to help facilitate the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian assistance, including COVID-19-related assistance, and certain other critical commodities to the people of Yemen that would otherwise be prohibited pursuant to authorities administered by OFAC. In addition, OFAC has updated its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List:
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATE
The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
APIKIAN, Philipp Paul Vartan; DOB 15 Jan 1969; POB Geneva, Switzerland; citizen Switzerland; Gender Male; Passport X0062329 (Switzerland) issued 27 Feb 2012 expires 26 Feb 2022 (individual) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
BAZZONI, Alessandro, Via Cantonale 8, Lugano 6900, Switzerland; DOB 09 Jul 1971; POB Milan, Italy; citizen Italy; Gender Male; Passport YA9636063 (Italy) issued 12 Jul 2016 expires 11 Jul 2026 (individual) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
D'AGOSTINO CASADO, Francisco Javier, Calle El Parque. Res. Campo Alegre Plaza, Piso 5. Urb. Campo Alegre, Caracas, Miranda 1060, Venezuela; DOB 02 Jun 1974; POB Caracas, Venezuela; nationality Spain; citizen Spain; alt. citizen Venezuela; Gender Male; Cedula No. V-11307398 (Venezuela); Passport XDC221294 (Spain) issued 18 Sep 2015 expires 11 Jul 2018; National ID No. R.E. 201000798316 (Spain) (individual) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
82 ELM REALTY LLC, 450 Park Avenue, Ste 1403, New York, NY 10022, United States; Company Number 3848561 (New York) (United States) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
AMG S.A.S. DI ALESSANDRO BAZZONI & C. (a.k.a. AMG S.A.S. DI ALESSANDRO BAZZONI AND C.; a.k.a. AMG S.A.S. DI ALESSANDRO BAZZONI E C.), Via Sottomonte 5, Verona 37124, Italy; V.A.T. Number IT02483560237 (Italy) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
ANSARALLAH (a.k.a. ANSAR ALLAH; a.k.a. "ANSARULLAH"; a.k.a. "PARTISANS OF GOD"; a.k.a. "SUPPORTERS OF GOD"), Yemen; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions [FTO] [SDGT].
CATALINA HOLDINGS CORP., New York, NY 10107-1706, United States; Company Number 3934472 (New York) (United States) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
D'AGOSTINO & COMPANY, LTD (a.k.a. D'AGOSTINO AND COMPANY, LTD), Torre Dayco, Piso PH, Caracas, Venezuela; Organization Type: Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c. [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
ELEMENT CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED, Avenida Federico Boyd con Calle 49, Edificio Alfaro Piso 4 Oficina 4-A, Apartado 0832-00998, Panama City, Panama; Virgin Islands, British; Website www.element-capital.com; Nationality of Registration Virgin Islands, British; Organization Type: Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c.; Company Number 1476279 (Virgin Islands, British) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
ELEMENTO LIMITED, 35 Strait Street, Valletta VLT 1434, Malta; 85 St. John Street, Valletta MT-VLT1165, Malta; Norway; Website www.elemento.com.mt; Company Number C 72520 (Malta); alt. Company Number 920167667 (Norway) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
ELEMENTO OIL & GAS LTD (a.k.a. ELEMENTO OIL AND GAS LTD), 35 Strait Street, Valletta VLT 1434, Malta; Company Number C 73377 (Malta) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
ELEMENTO SOLUTIONS LIMITED, 12 Hay Hill, London W1J 8NR, United Kingdom; Company Number 10289741 (United Kingdom) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC (a.k.a. TOVARYSTVO Z OBMEZHENOYU VIDPOVIDALNISTYU FIDES SHYP MENEDZHMENT), Bud.42,VUL.MARSELSKA Suvorovsky R-N, Odessa 65123, Ukraine; Organization Established Date 01 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2015; Organization Type: Activities of holding companies; alt. Organization Type: Sea and coastal freight water transport [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LOS ESPACIOS ACUATICOS E INSULARES (a.k.a. "INEA"), Av. Orinoco, Edificio I.N.E.A., Caracas, Venezuela; Identification Number IMO 4166811 [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
JAMBANYANI SAFARIS, 364 Gibson Road, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe; P.O. Box 155, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe; Website www.jambanyani.com; Organization Established Date 28 Sep 2019; Organization Type: Tour operator activities [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
KVT-RUS (Cyrillic: КВТ-РУС) (a.k.a. KBT-RUS; a.k.a. KVT-RUS, OOO (Cyrillic: ООО, КВТ-РУС); a.k.a. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY KVT-RUS (Cyrillic: ОБЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ КВТ-РУС)), 6,2 Pudovkina St., Moscow 119285, Russia; CAATSA Section 235 Information: EXPORT SANCTIONS Sec. 235(a)(2); alt. CAATSA Section 235 Information: FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sec 235(a)(7); alt. CAATSA Section 235 Information: BANKING TRANSACTIONS. Sec 235(a)(8); alt. CAATSA Section 235 Information: BLOCKING PROPERTY AND INTERESTS IN PROPERTY. Sec 235(a)(9); alt. CAATSA Section 235 Information: BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED PERSON. Sec 235(a)(10); Tax ID No. 7729675572 (Russia); Business Registration Number 1117746121899 (Russia) [CAATSA - RUSSIA].
RUSTANKER LLC, ul Lenina 32, Temryuk, Krasnodarskiy Kray 353500, Russia; Identification Number IMO 6166689 [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
SERIGRAPHICLAB DI BAZZONI ALESSANDRO, Via Amsicora 46, Porto Torres 07046, Italy; V.A.T. Number 02732450909 (Italy) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
SWISSOIL TRADING SA, Rue Pierre-Fatio 15, Geneva 1204, Switzerland; Website https://www.swissoil.trading/; V.A.T. Number CHE-104.851.121 (Switzerland) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
The following vessels have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
BALIAR Crude/Oil Products Tanker Liberia flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9192258 (vessel) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC).
BALITA (f.k.a. ANGLIA) Crude/Oil Products Tanker Cameroon flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9176773 (vessel) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC).
DOMANI (f.k.a. GERD KNUTSEN) Shuttle Tanker Cameroon flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9041057 (vessel) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC).
FORTUNA (UBDP8) Russia flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 8674156 (vessel) [CAATSA - RUSSIA].
FREEDOM (f.k.a. MAGUS) Crude Oil Tanker Cameroon flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9018464 (vessel) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC).
MAKSIM GORKY (f.k.a. MAXIMO GORKI) Crude Oil Tanker Russia flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9590008 (vessel) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LOS ESPACIOS ACUATICOS E INSULARES).
SIERRA (f.k.a. SIENNA) Crude/Oil Products Tanker Russia flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9147447 (vessel) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: RUSTANKER LLC).
The following changes have been made to OFAC's SDN List:
AL HAKIM, Abdullah Yahya (a.k.a. AL HAKIM, Abu Ali; a.k.a. AL-HAKIM, Abdallah; a.k.a. ALHAKIM, Abu Ali; a.k.a. AL-HAKIM, Abu-Ali; a.k.a. AL-MU'AYYAD, Abdallah), Dahyan, Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen; DOB 1985; alt. DOB 1984 to 1986; POB Dahyan, Yemen; alt. POB Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen; nationality Yemen; Gender Male; Huthi group second-in-command (individual) [YEMEN]. -to- AL HAKIM, Abdullah Yahya (a.k.a. AL HAKIM, Abu Ali; a.k.a. AL-HAKIM, Abdallah; a.k.a. ALHAKIM, Abu Ali; a.k.a. AL-HAKIM, Abu-Ali; a.k.a. AL-MU'AYYAD, Abdallah), Dahyan, Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen; DOB 1985; alt. DOB 1984 to 1986; POB Dahyan, Yemen; alt. POB Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen; nationality Yemen; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Ansarallah Chief of Military Intelligence Staff (individual) [SDGT] [YEMEN] (Linked To: ANSARALLAH).
AL HOUTHI, Abdul Malik (a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdel-Malek; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdel-Malik; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdul Malik Badruddin Ameerudin Hussain; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdul-Malik; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdulmalik Bin Bader Al-Deen); DOB 1982; alt. DOB 1981; alt. DOB 1980; POB Dahyan Governorate, Yemen; nationality Yemen; Leader of the Houthi group (individual) [YEMEN]. -to- AL HOUTHI, Abdul Malik (a.k.a. AL-HOUTH, Abdulmalik Bin Bader Al-Deen; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdel-Malek; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdel-Malik; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdul Malik Badruddin Ameerudin Hussain; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdul-Malik; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdulmalik Bin Bader Al-Deen); DOB 1982; alt. DOB 1981; alt. DOB 1980; POB Dahyan Governorate, Yemen; nationality Yemen; citizen Yemen; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Leader of Ansarallah (individual) [SDGT] [YEMEN] (Linked To: ANSARALLAH).
AL-HUTHI, Abd al-Khaliq (a.k.a. ABU-YUNUS; a.k.a. AL HUTHI, Abd-al-Khaliq Badr-al-Din; a.k.a. AL-HUTHI, 'Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din; a.k.a. AL-HUTHI, Abd-al-Khaliq); DOB 1984; Gender Male; Huthi military commander (individual) [YEMEN]. -to- AL-HUTHI, Abd al-Khaliq (a.k.a. ABU-YUNUS; a.k.a. AL HUTHI, Abd-al-Khaliq Badr-al-Din; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abd al-Khaliq; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdul Khaliq Badreddin; a.k.a. AL-HUTHI, 'Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din; a.k.a. AL-HUTHI, Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din; a.k.a. AL-HUTHI, Abd-al-Khaliq); DOB 1984; nationality Yemen; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Ansarallah military commander (individual) [SDGT] [YEMEN] (Linked To: ANSARALLAH).