TITLE: United States Office of Foreign Assets Control Adds Individuals and Entities to Sanctions List for Counter-Terrorism Designations
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On March 20, 2026, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, adding ten individuals and six entities designated for counter-terrorism purposes, while removing five individuals designated for counter-narcotics and Russia-related sanctions.
The newly designated individuals and entities are subject to secondary sanctions pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations and Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886. The individuals added include Hamdan Ali Al Lakis, Maya Boustany, Raoof Fadel, Alaa Hassan Hamieh, Daniel Hamieh, Muhammad Hasan Hamieh, Bahaa Addin Hashem, Mohamad Jamil Salami, Hala Mohamad Tarshishi, and Mohamad Hasan Wehbe, with nationalities primarily from Lebanon, Poland, Syria, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. The entities designated include CALLLYNC S.A.L. Offshore (Lebanon), CALLLYNC Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością (Poland), CALLLYNC Telekomunikacijske Storitve d.o.o. (Slovenia), Seven Seas for International Trading and Logistics (Canada), Seven Seas Group S.A.R.L. (Lebanon), and Seven Seas SAL Offshore (Lebanon). These entities are linked to designated individuals and engaged in various business activities including computer programming and international trading.
Removals from the SDN List include three individuals designated under counter-narcotics sanctions: Cesar Gastelum Serrano, Alfredo Gastelum Serrano, and Guadalupe Candelario Gastelum Serrano from Mexico. Additionally, four individuals and one entity designated under Russia-related sanctions (Executive Order 14024) were removed: Imre Laszloczki (Hungary), Gilad Piflaks (Israel/Uzbekistan), Yurii Anatolyevich Korzhavin (Russia), Lidiya Germanovna Korzhavina (Russia), and Reliable Freight Services FZCO (United Arab Emirates).