The United Arab Emirates designated the Muslim Brotherhood and dozens of other Islamist groups as terrorist organizations on Saturday, ratcheting up the pressure on the group by lumping it together with extremists such as the Islamic State group and the Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. The federation’s Cabinet adopted the designations against the 83 groups, the official state news agency WAM said. The move follows a decision by Saudi Arabia in March to designate the Brotherhood a terrorist group along with Al-Qaeda and others. Egypt labeled the 86-year-old Brotherhood a terrorist organization in December. The Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the kingdom of Bahrain earlier this year recalled their ambassadors from fellow Gulf state Qatar to protest what they say as its failure to stop meddling in other nation’s affairs and for backing groups that threaten the regional stability. Analysts widely saw that as a swipe at Qatar’s perceived support for the Brotherhood and other Islamist groups.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:33:27 +0000
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