Egypt’s Cairo Criminal Court has designated 35 European-based Muslim organizations and 36 individuals as terrorist entities and terrorists for five years. The ruling was issued by the court’s Second Criminal Circuit, sitting in Badr, on November 10, 2026, in Case No. 11108 of 2026 (Supreme State Security Prosecution). It was published the same day in Issue No. 250 (Supplement) of the official Egyptian Gazette, Al-Waqa’i al-Masriyya.

Key Organizations Named

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Timeline of the Ruling

Legal Effects

Under Egyptian counterterrorism law, the designation carries the following consequences. Tap each to expand.

Context

The decision follows Egypt’s permanent designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, building on the temporary designation that began after the 2013 ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. Egyptian authorities have long viewed many of the listed European organizations as linked to or supportive of the Brotherhood.

The groups generally present themselves in Europe as community, religious, educational or advocacy bodies.

Online discussion has highlighted the contrast between Egypt’s classification of these entities as terrorist-linked and their continued legal operation and public activities across Europe.

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