Kuwait includes Hezbollah, entities in the list of sanctions
The updated list includes Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association, a Lebanese national identified only as A.M., a Tunisian national identified as A.F., and a Somali national identified as A.M. This step reflects Kuwait's full commitment to enforcing Security Council resolutions aimed at combating terrorism, enhancing financial transparency, and preventing the misuse of the financial system to support terrorist activities.
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