The United Arab Emirates has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhoodand local affiliates as terrorist groups, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday citing a cabinet decree The Gulf Arab state has also designated Nusra Front and the Islamic State, whose fighters are battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as terrorist organizations, along with other Shiite militant groups such as the Houthi movement in Yemen. united-arab-emirates-designate-muslim-brotherhood-as-terrorist-group-uae Saturdays move echoes a similar move by Saudi Arabia in March and could increase pressure on Qatar whose backing for the group has sparked a row with fellow Gulf monarchies. It also underscores concern in the U.S.-allied oil producer about political Islam and the influence of the Brotherhood, whose Sunni Islamist doctrines challenge the principle of dynastic rule. The UAE has designated al-Islah group, which is a local Islamist group banned in the UAE for its alleged link to Egypts Muslim Brotherhood, as a terrorist group. NTEB News Desk | November 15, 2014 at 11:58 am | Tags: Muslim Brotherhood, UAE, United Arab Emirates | Categories: Headline News, Islam, Middle East | URL: wp.me/p1kFP6-7le
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