(National-UAE) An art dealer and diamond smuggler accused of being a Hezbollah financier has been banned from travelling to the UK.
Nazem Ahmad, 60, is sanctioned by Britain and the US, and he has been banned along with Mustafa Ayash.
Mr Ayash is also under UK sanctions, after being suspected of providing financial support for Gaza Now, which Britain accuses of promoting the “Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist groups.”
The action against the pair is the first example of new travel ban powers under the Domestic Counter Terrorism Sanctions Regime, said the UK’s Treasury.
“The travel bans are a part of continued efforts to protect the integrity of the UK economy from terrorist financing threats,” said the department.
