Bahrain Hosts Regional Workshop on Sanctions Evasion and Counterterrorism Financing
TDT | Manama
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Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the National Financial Intelligence Centre and Chairperson of the Committee for the Development of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Policies, inaugurated a workshop titled "Detecting Sanctions Evasion: Pursuit and Prosecution of Offenders."
The event was organized by the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and brought together regional stakeholders committed to strengthening financial security and counterterrorism measures.
Shaikha Mai explained that the workshop aimed to bolster member states’ efforts in preventing terrorist groups from circumventing local and international sanctions. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on the structure and enforcement of sanctions regimes, available mechanisms to detect evasion, and the prosecution of violators.
The workshop featured real-life case studies presented by government officials and independent experts. It also examined common trends and patterns in sanctions evasion, with a particular focus on identifying areas that require improvement to reduce loopholes and ensure effective compliance with national and international sanctions frameworks.
This initiative comes as part of the ongoing collaboration between the National Financial Intelligence Centre, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and both local and international partners to strengthen Bahrain’s commitment to security, and to combat terrorism and its financing.
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