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Egypt makes Muslim Brotherhood’s terrorist listing permanent
Egypt has permanently listed the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation, replacing a temporary listing from 2022.
Egypt first designated the group in 2013, months after the military removed President Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Brotherhood.
The new decision changes the legal basis and duration of the listing, rather than creating a new ban.
Under Egypt’s 2015 law, the listing bans the group’s activities and fund-raising, closes its premises and freezes its assets.
Separately, three men affiliated with the group were listed as individual terrorists after convictions, facing measures including travel bans and asset freezes.
The group’s listing does not automatically put everyone associated with it on the individual list, and the decision took effect when published in the government’s legal gazette on November 8.
Egypt has made the Muslim Brotherhood’s listing as a terrorist organisation permanent.
The prosecutors’ decision replaces a temporary listing issued in December 2022 and changes the legal basis and duration of the designation.
The listing bans the organisation’s activities, meetings and fundraising, and provides for its premises to be closed and assets frozen.
Three men affiliated with the group were also permanently listed as individual terrorists after convictions.
The decision took effect when it was published in the November 8 edition of Egypt’s government legal gazette.
- Who
- Egypt’s prosecutors’ office made the decision. The Muslim Brotherhood and three affiliated men are affected.
- What
- The Brotherhood’s terrorist listing was made permanent, replacing a temporary listing.
- When
- The decision was published on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Egypt.
- Why
- The decision replaces the temporary listing and places the group permanently under Egypt’s 2015 law on terrorist entities and individuals.
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Egypt declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, months after the military removed President Mohamed Morsi.
A temporary listing of the Brotherhood was ordered.
A Cairo Criminal Court issued a judgment cited in the later notice.
The Court of Cassation issued a ruling cited in the notice.
The permanent listing took effect upon publication in the government’s legal gazette.
- Designation
- Permanent listing as a terrorist organisation
- Previous listing
- Temporary listing ordered in December 2022
- Legal framework
- Egypt’s 2015 law governing terrorist entities and individuals
- Individual listings
- Three affiliated men permanently listed after convictions
- Effective date
- November 8, 2026