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Maxima Middle East Trading Co.

Offshore · Sanctioned entity
TypeCompany[sources]
NameMAXIMA MIDDLE EAST TRADING CO. · MIDDLE EAST TRADING CORPORATION · Maxima Middle East Trading Co.[sources]
Other nameMAXIMA MIDDLE EAST TRADING CO. · ماكسيما الشرق الأوسط للتجارة[sources]
Incorporation date · [sources]
Dissolution date · [sources]
JurisdictionSeychelles[sources]
CountryUnited Arab Emirates · Seychelles[sources]
ICIJ ID10013331 · 10030281[sources]
KeywordsOil and gas sector · Private sector · قطاع النفط والغاز · قطاع خاص[sources]
ProgramMossack Fonseca[sources]
Registration number011027 · 116851 · D262BMNKADK8[sources]
SummaryEffectively owned by Rami Makhlouf as per the Panama Papers. Pivotal in smuggling oil and gasoline to the Syrian regime through a complex network of companies in UAE, Switzerland and Netherlands. Uncovered by the Panama Papers leaks. Believed that among its co-conspirators are al-Jazeera Company and Beirut-based Overseas Petroleum Trading, which is under US sanctions over cooperation with Ayman Jaber’s al-Jazeera Company. · زوّرت بحسب الخزانة الأميركية عقوداً وبيانات للشحن واستخدمت سفناً وغيّرت وجهات سيرها، واختفت ثم ظهرت على الرادار لتتهرب من الرقابة على العقوبات المفروضة على مؤسسات سورية ولتقدم الدعم النفطي والمعدات للنظام السوري وآلته العسكرية. المالك الفعلي للشركة هو رامي مخلوف بحسب تسريبات أوراق بنما[sources]
Unique Entity IDD262BMNKADK8[sources]
StatusActive · Dissolved[sources]
AddressHELENE MATHIEU LEGAL CONSULTANTS OFFICE 2103, ONTARIO TOWER A'AMAL STREET BUSINESS BAY (OPPOSITE THE OBEROI HOTEL) DUBAI, U.A.E. · P.O. BOX 122925, SHARJAH AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL FREE ZONE SAIF LOUNGE, SHARJAH, ARE · P.O. Box 122925, Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, SAIF Lounge, Sharjah · Suite 13, First Floor Oliaji Trade Centre, Francis Rachel Street, Victoria[sources]
Publishing sourcePanama Papers[sources]
Source linkoffshoreleaks.icij.org · offshoreleaks.icij.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

The Panama Papers data is current through 2015

ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database non-official source,

The Panama Papers data is current through 2015

ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database non-official source,

المالك الفعلي للشركة هو رامي مخلوف بحسب تسريبات أوراق بنما. شركة محورية في تهريب النفط ووالبنزين للنظام السوري عبر شبكة معقدة من الشركات في الإمارات وسويسرا وهولندا. تم اكتشاف أمرها في تسريبات أوراق بنما. يعتقد أن من الشركات المتعاونة معها: شركة الجزيرة وشركة اوفرسيز بتروليم تريدينج Overseas Petroleum Trading ومقرها بيروت التي فرضت عليها عقوبات أمريكية لتعاونها مع شركة الجزيرة التابعة لأيمن جابر

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source,

Maxima Middle East Trading Co. is a company effectively owned by Rami Makhlouf, according to the Panama Papers. The company plays a pivotal role in smuggling oil and gasoline to the Syrian regime through a complex network of companies based in the UAE, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Uncovered by the Panama Papers leaks, among its co-conspirators are believed to be al-Jazeera Company and Beirut-based Overseas Petroleum Trading, which is under US sanctions over its cooperation with al-Jazeera Company, owned by Ayman Jaber. The company is accused of forging contracts and shipping data, and of using ships and changing their destinations, making them disappear and reappear on radar, in order to evade sanctions imposed on Syrian institutions and provide oil support and equipment to the Syrian regime and its military apparatus.

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,376

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions112,259

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks1,079

A knowledge graph of persons of interest inside Syria, including detailed information on family relationships and business ties.

Obsalytics · non-official source

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database7,787

Combined data from the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Pandora Papers and other cross-border investigations conducted by ICIJ and its partners

External dataset · ICIJ · non-official source


Source data IDs: opensyr-node-1634 · icijol-10013331 · ofac-17510 · icijol-10030281 · usgsa-s4mr4j566

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