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Al Watan

Sanctioned entity

Al Watan is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	Al Watan · Al-Watan				[sources]
Other name	Al Watan Newspaper · El Watan · الوطن				[sources]
Legal form	Private				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Phone	+963112137400 · +963112139928				[sources]
Website	www.alwatan.sy				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Address	Al Iqtissadiya · Al Watan Newspaper - Damas – Duty Free Zone · Al Watan Newspaper, Duty Free Zone, Damascus, Syria · Syrian Arab Publishing and Distributing Company				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-10-29	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Al Watan is a pro-regime Arabic language daily newspaper published in Syria. Al Watan incited violence against demonstrators and spread disinformation. Al Watan’s last known owner is Rami MAKHLOUF.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2024-01-16

Daily newspaper which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Tel: +963 11 2137400; Fax: +963 11 2139928

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

fax : 00963 11 2139928 - quotidien de presse participant à des campagnes de désinformation et d'incitation à la violence contre les manifestants

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

Owner is Rami Mahklouf who was listed 9 May 2011|Fax is +963 11 2139928

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Owner is Rami Mahklouf who was listed 9 May 2011. Fax is +963 11 2139928

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Syrian Arab Publishing and Distributing Company	-
Al Iqtissadiya	-
Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus, Duty Free Zone · Al Watan Newspaper, Damascus, Duty Free Zone · Al Watan Newspaper, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic · Al Watan Newspaper, Duty Free Zone, Damascus	Syria

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020-12-31	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2013-11-06	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 1244/2011 du 01/12/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-

Data sources

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

Source data IDs: ca-sema-syria-1-23 · fr-ga-2009 · au-dfat-2360-al-watan · gb-fcdo-syr0280 · ch-seco-12439 · eu-fsf-eu-2576-9 · gb-hmt-12425 · ca-sema-1-23-sy-al-watan

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