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Counter Terrorism Designations; Issuance of Counter Terrorism General License

Release Date
04/17/2025
Recent Actions Body

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Counter Terrorism General License 33, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving International Bank of Yemen (IBY)."

Additionally, OFAC has updated its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List.

Specially Designated Nationals List Update

The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List:

AL JEBRY, Kamal Hussain (Arabic: كـمـال حـسـيـن الـجـبـري) (a.k.a. AL JABRI, Kamal Hussein Mohssen), Sana'a, Yemen; DOB 12 Mar 1964; POB Yemen; nationality Yemen; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport 00005959 (Yemen) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: INTERNATIONAL BANK OF YEMEN Y.S.C.).

AL-ABSI, Ahmed Thabit Noman (Arabic: أحمد ثابت نعمان العبسي), Sana'a, Yemen; DOB 09 Sep 1955; POB Ta'izz, Yemen; nationality Yemen; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport 05619734 (Yemen) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: INTERNATIONAL BANK OF YEMEN Y.S.C.).

BAZARA, Abdulkader Ali (Arabic: عبدالقادر علي بازرعه) (a.k.a. BAZARA, Abdulkader Ali Ahmed), Sana'a, Yemen; DOB 10 Sep 1953; POB Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; alt. POB Yemen; nationality Yemen; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: INTERNATIONAL BANK OF YEMEN Y.S.C.).

The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List:

INTERNATIONAL BANK OF YEMEN Y.S.C. (Arabic: بنك اليمن الدولي) (a.k.a. YEMEN INTERNATIONAL BANK), P.O. Box 4444, Al Zubairi St., Sana'a, Yemen; SWIFT/BIC IBOYYESA; Website https://www.ibyemen.com; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 1979; Target Type Financial Institution; Registration Number 436/21 (Yemen) [SDGT] (Linked To: ANSARALLAH).


Unrelated Administrative List Updates

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