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The UAE Local Terrorist List, parsed from the official file every day.

Plus the UN mirror, the 13 global feeds and 9 UAE regulators and registries, all in the same screening run.

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13 official sanctions feeds, snapshotted twice a day

5 GCC and MENA national lists, parsed from source daily

AdverseMe screens against the UAE Local Terrorist List, published by the Executive Office for Control and Non-Proliferation (EOCN). The Excel file is fetched daily at 04:30 UTC, its three listed sheets are parsed with Arabic and Latin names, and every version is diffed. Subjects are also checked against 9 UAE regulator and registry sources and the 13 global feeds.

Issuer
EOCN
Format parsed
Excel, 3 of 5 sheets
Refresh
Daily, 04:30 UTC
UAE sources
9 in the catalogue

The list

UAE Local Terrorist List

Issued by the Executive Office for Control and Non-Proliferation (EOCN).

What it is

Cabinet designations of individuals, organisations and entities for terrorism and terrorist financing, published by EOCN with the UN Consolidated List. UAE targeted financial sanctions duties apply beyond regulated institutions and DNFBPs. The exact customer due diligence requirements depend on the business activity and supervisor; sanctions screening is not the whole KYC process.

The file as parsed

A binary Excel workbook with five sheets. The individuals, organisations and entities sheets are ingested by their Arabic tab names. The two de-listing sheets are skipped on purpose. Each row carries an Arabic and a Latin name. The download link carries a rotating file id, so the current link is resolved from the publisher's page on each run.

How it is ingested

Fetched daily at 04:30 UTC, stored as an immutable snapshot, parsed into a normalised watchlist store keyed on natural identifiers, and diffed against the previous version so additions, modifications and removals are known. A failed fetch is logged and the last good snapshot stays in force.

See official targeted financial sanctions guidance and the Ministry's current legislation. For the 2025 AML framework and activity-specific scope, read our UAE DNFBP screening guide. References checked ; this is not legal advice.

Screening and hits

How a match is handled

  1. 1

    Candidates by name

    Trigram search over the store proposes candidates, in Arabic or Latin. Transliteration and a consonant-skeleton comparison catch spelling variants.

  2. 2

    Scored like every other source

    Each candidate is scored with date of birth, nationality and identifiers, using the same resolver as the global feeds, and lands in a confirmed or possible bucket.

  3. 3

    Associated parties too

    For a company subject, directors, officers and beneficial owners are batched against the same lists, so a designated owner surfaces on the company's screening.

  4. 4

    Escalation under monitoring

    A new designation in the daily diff writes an alert for free. A confirmed match on an added entry escalates to a full re-screen; possible or modified hits alert only.

Catalogue

9 UAE sources

Every catalogue entry whose coverage includes the UAE. The 13 global feeds, snapshotted twice a day, apply as well. See the full list of 110+ sources under Coverage.

Regulators and registries 9

  • DFSA/ADGM Enforcement (UAE)

    Dubai Financial Services Authority and Abu Dhabi Global Market enforcement

    Tier 3 active paid
    Middle East Regulators UAE people and companies

  • SCA Enforcement (UAE)

    UAE Securities and Commodities Authority enforcement actions

    Tier 3 active paid
    Middle East Regulators UAE people and companies

  • DFSA/ADGM Register (UAE)

    UAE financial services registry

    Tier 3 active paid
    Middle East Registries UAE companies

  • UAE Executive Office, Targeted Financial Sanctions List

    The mandatory UAE Local Terrorist List + UN Consolidated mirror published by the UAE Executive Office for Control & Non-Proliferation. Compliance-critical for any UAE-regulated entity.

    Tier 1 active paid
    Sanctions Lists UAE people and companies

  • CBUAE Administrative & Financial Sanctions

    Central Bank UAE published enforcement actions against licensed financial institutions (administrative + financial sanctions).

    Tier 1 active paid
    Middle East Regulators UAE people and companies

  • UAE Ministry of Economy, TFS Portal (DNFBP)

    Targeted financial sanctions for designated non-financial businesses (real estate, dealers in precious metals, etc.) outside the CBUAE perimeter.

    Tier 2 active paid
    Middle East Regulators UAE people and companies

  • DIFC Public Register (UAE)

    Dubai International Financial Centre, every DIFC entity + Registrar notices, strike-offs, and enforcement decisions. Most regional corporate-vehicle risk routes through DIFC.

    Tier 2 active paid
    Middle East Registries UAE companies

  • ADGM Public Register (UAE)

    Abu Dhabi Global Market entity register + FSRA enforcement. Coverage for AD-domiciled funds and SPVs.

    Tier 2 active paid
    Middle East Registries UAE companies

  • DFSA Public Register (DIFC), licensed individuals + firms

    DFSA positive-list of licensed individuals + firms + enforcement decisions. Complements the existing dfsa_news (which only covers press releases).

    Tier 2 active paid
    Middle East Registries UAE people and companies

Frequently asked questions

What is the UAE Local Terrorist List?

The list of individuals and organisations designated by the UAE Cabinet under Cabinet Decision 74 of 2020, published by the Executive Office for Control and Non-Proliferation alongside the UN Consolidated List mirror. Targeted financial sanctions duties have broader reach than the regulated financial and DNFBP sectors. Follow official procedures for potential matches, confirmed designations, freezing and reporting; a similar name alone is not an official determination.

How does AdverseMe read the file?

The publisher's Excel workbook has five sheets: individuals, organisations and entities, plus two de-listing sheets. The three listed sheets are ingested, keyed by their Arabic tab names. The two de-listing sheets are deliberately excluded so a removed designation is never treated as active. The download link rotates, so the current file is resolved from the publisher's targeted financial sanctions page on every run.

Will an Arabic name match a Latin search?

Every entry carries both an Arabic and a Latin name, so Latin queries match directly. On top of that, names are transliterated to ASCII and compared on a consonant skeleton, which bridges spellings such as Ibrahim and Ebrahim and the al- and el- article forms.

What happens when a subject matches?

The match is a critical finding on the screening, scored by the AI council and stated on the first page of the PDF with the list name. If the subject is a company, its officers and beneficial owners are screened against the same lists. Under monitoring, a new designation in a daily diff alerts immediately and a confirmed match escalates to a full re-screen.

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