UN Imposes Sanctions On Four Linked To Al-Qaida / SITE Institute, 4 Aug 2006

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"The United Nations imposed sanctions on two Libyans, a Moroccan and a Tunisian with alleged links to the al-Qaida terror network. The U.N. Security Council committee in charge of sanctions against al-Qaida and remnants of Afghanistan's former Taliban rulers said Thursday it added Libyans Ismail Abu Shaweesh and Merai Zoghbai, Moroccan Jamal Housni, and Tunisian Nessim Ben Romdhane Sahraoui to its sanctions list on Aug. 2. The U.N. sanctions require all 192 U.N. member states to impose a travel ban and arms embargo and to freeze the financial assets of all those on the sanctions list. It includes over 325 individuals and 100 groups or "entities." Abu Shaweesh is on trial in Duesseldorf, Germany, with two other defendants on charges of planning an elaborate insurance fraud to raise funds for al-Qaida. Prosecutors say the intent was to fake the death of his brother, Yasser Abu Shaweesh, in a car crash and use the insurance payout to support the terror group." [Brief]

Saudi Charity in Indonesia, Philippines Tied to Terrorist Funding / SITE Institute, 4 Aug 2006
"The U.S. Department of the Treasury has designated the Philippine and Indonesian branch offices of the Saudi Arabia-based International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) as entities that have assisted the fundraising efforts of al-Qaida and related terrorist groups, according to an August 3 press statement. The department's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) also designated Abd Al Hamid Sulaiman Al-Mujil, executive director of the Eastern Province Branch of IIRO in Saudi Arabia, as a terrorist financier. Treasury officials said Al-Mujil used his position to help finance activities of the al-Qaida network in Southeast Asia." [Brief]