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Lebanon (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others): list of designations and sanctions notices

List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
28 January 2026

Current list of designated persons for Lebanon (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others)

To date, no persons have been designated.

Purposes of the Lebanon (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) sanctions

The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are intended to give effect to the UK’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1636 (2005), which established a sanctions regime imposing restrictive measures in respect of certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others.

Content of sanctions notices

Each notice sets out for the relevant date the:

  • additions – new designations
  • delistings – removals from the list following a decision by the UN
  • revocations – removals from the list following an official decision-making process
  • variations – changes to a designation following an official decision-making process
  • corrections – administrative amendments

How the changes are represented

For additions the notice lists the new entry.

For delistings and revocations the notice lists the entries that are being removed.

For variations and corrections:

  • deleted information appears in strikethrough and highlighted in pink
  • newly added information is underlined and highlighted in yellow

How the entries appear on the notice

Individuals

  • Unique ID
  • Regime name
  • Sanctions imposed
  • Other information
  • UK statement of reasons
  • DOB(s)
  • Nationality(ies)
  • National Identifier number(s)
  • National Identifier additional information
  • National identification details
  • Passport number(s)
  • Passport additional information
  • Position(s)
  • Gender
  • Town of birth, Country of birth
  • Name, Name type (Primary name, Primary name variation or Alias)
  • Alias strength
  • Name non-latin script, Type, Language
  • Title
  • Address
  • Designation source (whether UK or UN)
  • Date designated
  • Last updated
  • OFSI group ID

Entities

  • Unique ID
  • Regime name
  • Sanctions imposed
  • Other information
  • UK statement of reasons
  • Type of entity
  • Subsidiaries
  • Parent companies
  • Business registration number(s)
  • Name, Name type (Primary name, Primary name variation or Alias)
  • Name non-latin script, Type, Language
  • Address(es)
  • Phone number(s)
  • Website(s)
  • Email address(es)
  • Designation source (whether UK or UN)
  • Date designated
  • Last updated
  • OFSI group ID

For more information about these fields, see the UK Sanctions List format guide.

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Published 28 January 2026

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