Prominent Trump supporters, including right-wing influencer Laura Loomer, pushed his administration to take aggressive action against the group. The two Republican-led state governments, Florida and Texas, have already designated the group as a terrorist organisation.

US labels Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan as ‘terrorists’; Egypt, Saudi Arabia hail action

The United States has designated the Egyptian, Lebanese and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organisations, imposing sanctions on the groups and their members. Washington says the move targets alleged support for violent acts and backing for Hamas, though critics warn it could affect ties with Middle Eastern partners. The Lebanese branch was labelled a Foreign Terrorist Organization while others were listed as global terrorists.


US Labels Muslim Brotherhood Branches in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as Terror Groups 

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced to death 22 Islamist militants, including a former police officer, for terrorist attacks, including the attempted assassination of a former interior minister, according to news reports.

Egyptian court sentences to death 22 Islamist militants, including ex-cop

Egypt's highest civilian court on Monday upheld death sentences for 12 senior Muslim Brotherhood figures over a 2013 sit-in which ended with security forces killing hundreds of protesters, judicial sources said.

Egypt upholds death sentence for 12 senior Muslim Brotherhood figures

Egypt on Thursday sentenced Mahmud Ezzat, the 76-year-old top leader of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of "terrorism", the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported.

Egypt jails top Muslim Brotherhood leader for life

Outlawed and repressed, the Muslim Brotherhood was not behind the recent protests in Egypt, but has sought to capitalise on a new wave of dissent, analysts say. The protests first erupted on September 20 after an exiled Egyptian businessman in a series of online videos called for people to demonstrate against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, accusing him of wasting taxpayers' money on vanity building projects.

Muslim Brotherhood sidelined in Egypt protests: Analysts

The Muslim Brotherhood accused Egyptian authorities of being responsible for Mohamed Morsi's "deliberate slow death" after the former Islamist president died after falling ill in a Cairo court on Monday.

Muslim Brotherhood blames Egyptian authorities for Morsi's 'deliberate slow death'

A day after Egypt former President Mohamed Morsi collapsed and died in state custody, United Nations rights office has called for an 'impartial inquiry by an independent body' into the case.

United Nations calls for 'impartial inquiry by independent body into death of Egypt's Mohamed Morsi

President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions against Egypt's oldest Islamist movement.

Trump weighs labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

President Donald Trump is seeking to blacklist the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group, a far-reaching step that would place the United States firmly on the side of its authoritarian allies in the Middle East.

Trump seeks to declare Muslim Brotherhood terrorists

UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed is known for his intense opposition to political Islam, including the Brotherhood.

Opinion: Mahathir's reforms could put Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the spot

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with rape: Legal source

Judicial sources said Mahmoud Hussain was being held on charges of disturbing public security and spreading false news

Egypt confirms Al Jazeera producer's arrest for 'provoking sedition'

Abdel Aziz was on his way home in Cairo when the car beside his motorcade exploded, the interior ministry said

Egypt assistant prosecutor general survives assassination attempt

Ties between Turkey and Egypt ruptured in 2013 after the military ousted elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi

Turkey's Erdogan rules out Egypt thaw

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