With Egypt's proposed national dialogue set to open in the coming days, opposition figures are stepping up demands for the release of political detainees.
The Muslim Brotherhood Denounces Egypt Court Decision to Confiscate Its Assets Published January 19th, 2021 - 07:21 GMT
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. (AFP)
Court in Cairo orders assets of 89 members of group to be seized.
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood said Monday that the decision of authorities to confiscate the assets of 89 of the group s leaders and figures is a politically-motivated revenge against it.
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In a televised statement, the group s spokesperson, Talaat Fahmi, said the Egyptian court’s verdict represents an oppression and revenge against the biggest group that engaged in the [Egyptian] January revolution of 2011.
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The United States has designated the Egyptian group Harakat Sawa d Misr, also known as Hasm, a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) following a series of attacks against government officials and security personnel.
In a statement on Friday, the State Department said it was elevating Hasm s listing from a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) to FTO to seek to deny [Hasm] and its leadership the resources to plan and carry out terrorist attacks .
Hasm has claimed responsibility for more than a dozen attacks on Egyptian security forces in recent years, including the killing of National Security Agency officer Ibrahim Azzazy.
Muslim Brotherhood welcomes end of Gulf crisis
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The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) yesterday welcomed measures announced on Monday to finalise reconciliation among member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), group spokesman, Talaat Fahmi, said in a statement.
Fahmi added: We reiterate the support of the group for all measures that end the differences and erase all their reasons among the nations of the GCC members, stressing that the movement supports all measures that unite the Arab and Muslim nations.
Yesterday, Saudi s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomed Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to the GCC Summit in the north-western Saudi region of Al-Ula.