The Isle of Man Treasury issued a financial sanctions notice reflecting amendments to five entries under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime following updates made to the United Nations Sanctions List. The amended entries remain subject to an asset freeze and appear on the UK sanctions list, which has effect in the Isle of Man under domestic implementing regulations. The notice relates to the regime implemented via the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Sanctions) Regulations 2024, which applies the UK’s ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 in the Isle of Man to ensure compliance with United Nations obligations, including Security Council Resolution 2368. The five amended listings are for Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr Tantoush, Al-Azhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed Rouine, Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abo Ghaith, Shafi Sultan Mohammed Al-Ajmi and Gulmurod Khalimov. Institutions that suspect a match and hold or deal with a designated person’s funds or economic resources must freeze assets immediately, avoid making assets available unless an exemption or licence applies, and report frozen assets and suspected breaches or blocked transactions to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), including where entities are owned or controlled by a designated person.
The Treasury (Isle of Man) 2025-08-27
Isle of Man Treasury publicises five amended ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida UN sanctions entries
The Isle of Man Treasury updated its financial sanctions notice, amending five entries under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime per the UN Sanctions List. These entries, subject to an asset freeze, are on the UK sanctions list, effective in the Isle of Man under domestic regulations. Institutions must freeze assets of designated persons and report to the Financial Intelligence Unit if they suspect a match or deal with such funds.