EU News

• Syria: EU Court renders verdicts on three Syrian asset freeze listing challenges
• Syria: EU sanctions on Syria extended by one year
• Syria: Addition of 16 individuals to EU sanctions list
• Iran: CJEU gives judgment on Safa Nicu appeal
• Iran: EU info requirements for Iran trade
• Central African Republic: Conflict diamonds asset freeze maintained by EU General Court
• Guinea-Bissau: EU renews Guinea-Bissau sanctions
• DRC: EU implements updated UN sanctions
• Libya: EU sanctions and further export restrictions
• Terrorism: UN Terrorism additions adopted by EU
• Terrorism: ECJ judgements on Hamas and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
• North Korea: EU updates sanctions
• North Korea: EU considering new sanctions in conjunction with Japan
• North Korea: Latvian regulator fines three banks for sanction violations

UK News

• UK: New International Sanctions Bill announced
• Brexit: UK provides further detail on post-Brexit sanctions apparatus
• UK sanctions reporting requirements expanded

Russia News

• Kiselev inclusion on restrictive measures list upheld by EU Court
• EU renews Crimea & Sevastopol sanctions
• EU sanctions renewed
• Turkey presence on Russia sanctions list significantly reduced
• Putin announces renewal of retaliatory sanctions
• OFAC adds names to Russia/Ukraine sanctions lists, blocks banks and businesses operating in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
• ExxonMobil appeals from $2 million OFAC fine for signing contract with blocked Russian oil company executive
• U.S. toughens sanctions on Russia, North Korea and Iran; Russia Retaliates

US News

• Cuba: President Trump issues directive reimposing some sanctions
• Cuba: OFAC settles with American Honda Finance Corporation for car leases to Cuban embassy in Canada
• DR Congo: OFAC sanctions senior DRC government official
• Iran: U.S. renews nuclear sanctions relief
• Iran: Appellate court overturns OFAC penalty against car stereo exporter
• Iran: Jury finds Manhattan skyscraper subject to forfeiture
• Iran: Extradited Singaporean national sentenced to prison for exporting U.S. components found in IEDs in Iraq
• Iran: Companies based in Iran, China and Turkey sanctioned for supporting Iran’s weapons programmes
• Iran, Sudan and Cuba: AIG settles with OFAC over marine cargo insurance
• North Korea: FinCEN imposes AML restrictions on Chinese bank; OFAC sanctions Russian and Chinese companies for exports to North Korea
• Sudan: U.S. extends sanctions review
• Syria: U.S. sanctions individuals and entities linked to Assad regime
• Venezuela: OFAC sanctions eight judges on Venezuela’s Supreme Court
• Counter-Narcotics: New designations in Mexico and Colombia
• Counter-Terrorism: New designations in Yemen, Iraq and Pakistan
• Export controls: U.S. man charged for attempted weapons export to Russia
• Export controls: U.S. businessman pleads guilty to illegal exports to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
• TCO sanctions: Two former PacNet executives removed from SDN list

UN News

• South Sudan: Sanctions reviewed by Security Council
• North Korea: Security Council extends sanctions regime
• Council additions and amendments