51.   Yemen has in the past cooperated with the United States in its attempts to freeze funds of companies and people linked to terrorism.

52.   A Swiss official told AFP that the country froze their funds to forestall such a scenario.

53.   As a result the Republicans filed suit Wednesday, seeking to freeze Democratic funds.

54.   Those funds have been frozen by New York authorities in two bank accounts in the United States.

55.   They include freezing terrorist funds, bringing in legislation to criminalise terrorist funding and reporting suspicious transactions linked to terrorism.

56.   Japan on Tuesday announced it was freezing the funds of an additional eight suspected terrorists and one organization due to their alleged involvement in terrorist activities.

57.   Pakistan closed its offices and froze its funds but has not officially banned the group.