Known Also As: Arch Consulting and Engineering; Arch Consulting Company; Arch Company; Arch Constructions;

Country: Lebanon;

Address: Al Huda Building, 2nd Floor, Al Miqdad Street, Haret Hreik, Lebanon; Old Airport Way, Amir Bldg, 4th Floor, Beirut, Lebanon

Commercial Registry Number: 2008487 (Lebanon);

Website: www.archconsulting.com.lb;

Activities:
Arch Consulting (Arch) is owned, controlled, or directed by Hizballah, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended.

Arch is subordinate to Hizballah’s Executive Council. Hizballah takes advantage of this entity’ privately owned appearance to conceal money transfers for Hizballah and evade U.S. sanctions. As of 2019, Hizballah worked with U.S.-designated former Lebanese Minister Yusuf Finyanus to ensure that Arch and Meamar won bids for Lebanese government contracts worth millions of dollars. Both companies in turn sent some profits from these contracts to Hizballah’s Executive Council.

Since their inception, Arch has been associated with Hizballah. According to publicly available information, several senior officials have ties to Hizballah; Arch is registered under the name of a Hizballah-supported candidate in the 2004 municipal elections. Moreover, Arch was previously part of the U.S.-designated Jihad al-Bina company, Hizballah’s main construction company. Despite becoming independent in 2005, it remains an important source of funding for Jihad al-Bina. OFAC designated Jihad al-Bina pursuant to E.O. 13224 in February 2007.