State Slaps Terrorist Designations on Saudi Individual, Egyptian Militant Group

The State Department designated Saudi national Ibrahim al-Rubaysh (here), along with a slew of aliases, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, as well as the Egyptian militant group Ajnad Misr (here). State accuses al-Rubaysh of being an al-Qa'ida leader in the Arabian Peninsula. State also accuses Ajnad Misr, which it describes as a violent extremist group, of orchestrating attacks against the Egyptian government and civilians (here). The designation includes prohibitions against knowingly providing, attempting or conspiring to provide material support or resources or engaging in transactions with the individual. The designations also freeze all property and interests of the entity in the U.S. or in the control of U.S. citizens.