Egypt has extended the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist entity for another five years, according to a decision published in the country’s official gazette.
The decision was issued by a Cairo criminal court following a request from the Public Prosecution to renew the group’s existing designation. Egyptian media reported on September 15 that the extension will take effect once the previous five-year listing expires.
Under the ruling, the Muslim Brotherhood will remain on Egypt’s list of terrorist entities for a further five years, beginning after the expiry of an earlier decision issued on August 26, 2021 and published in the Egyptian Gazette on September 2 that year.
The latest measure is linked to listing decision No. 17 of 2021 and to State Security case No. 1233 of 2019, according to the published ruling.
The court also ordered the renewed designation to be published in the Egyptian Gazette, with the legal measures associated with the listing remaining in force throughout the five-year period.
Egypt has maintained extensive legal restrictions on the Muslim Brotherhood for years, including asset freezes and other measures applied under the country’s terrorism-listing framework.
The latest Egyptian move comes amid broader regional and international measures targeting branches of the Muslim Brotherhood. In January 2026, the United States designated the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity, linking it to Hamas.
