Muslim Brotherhood

Voices from the Arab press: Trump's Muslim Brotherhood designation

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

ALI AKBAR VELAYATI (2nd L), top Iranian adviser on international affairs, attends a World Federation of Resistance Scholars conference on ‘resistance to liberate, terrorism to destroy,’ in Beirut, 2016.
An illustration of armed terrorists above a backdrop of Hamas's flag.

Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood networks ties fractured as millions of dollars earmarked for Gaza missing

A woman wearing a traditional Keffiyeh takes part in a protest called for by Hamas and al-Jamaa al-Islamiya terrorists in support of the Palestinian people, following Friday Noon prayer in the southern port city of Sidon on November 17, 2023; illustrative.

Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya terrorists reveal links with Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran - KAN

Episode three of The Deep Dive discusses mass conspiracy on X, Trump desginating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, and whether Israel is going back to war in the North.

The Deep Dive: Assassination conspiracy, Muslim Brotherhood, and regional flare-ups - podcast


Diaspora Ministry to Defense Ministry: Weigh designating CAIR a terrorist organization - exclusive

Weigh designating the US-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a terrorist group over alleged ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

People take part in a protest sponsored by CAIR against Trump's new sweeping travel ban, which went into effect as his administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, June 9, 2025

Trump targets Muslim Brotherhood chapters: Can Qatar's influence be ignored? - analysis

A new Trump order to target Muslim Brotherhood chapters revives Washington’s designation fight and raises fresh questions about Qatar’s influence and US advocacy groups.

Protesters with Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to call for an immediate permanent ceasefire, in Washington, US, November 28, 2023.

As US moves against the Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East pays close attention - analysis

Regional governments are responding cautiously to Washington’s move against the Muslim Brotherhood, as concerns grow over its effect on regional balance and influence.

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 3, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, M

US's Muslim Brotherhood ban could cripple global Islamist networks, says expert - interview

"If you ban the ideology, it's like suffocating, it's like cutting oxygen from all the factions that are aligning with this ideology or working within the ecosystem," said Dalia Ziada

Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

Trump signs order to advance labeling Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists

"President Trump is confronting the Muslim Brotherhood’s transnational network, which fuels terrorism and destabilization campaigns against US interests and allies in the Middle East,"

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One en route to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a world leaders’ summit on ending the Israel-Hamas War, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 13.

Donald Trump to designate Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organization - report

According to Just the News, Trump had been planning the move since his first term as president.

US President Donald Trump looks on as he walks to board Marine One to depart for Joint Base Andrews, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 22, 2025

The conflicts in the Middle East were always inevitable - opinion

History teaches us that whenever a vacuum of power is left unfilled, extremist groups rush to occupy it.

NAMES OF VICTIMS are projected in Paris earlier this month, a decade since the attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed.

Texas governor designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood criminal, terrorist groups

Texas Governor Greg Abbott labeled the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR terrorist and criminal groups, citing alleged Hamas ties and national security concerns.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference to address the plan to deal with a New World screwworm problem, in Austin, Texas, US, August 15, 2025.

Muslim Brotherhood stole half a billion dollars from Gaza donations, Arab sources reveal

While Farghali noted that it is typical of the Muslim Brotherhood to “exploit Gaza and Palestine for money.”

A photograph shows a displacement camp in Gaza City on November 14, 2025.

America’s Middle East commitments must come with clear reciprocity - opinion

If Trump’s goal is lasting stability, he must address his longstanding blind spot toward the Islamist leaderships of Qatar and Turkey.

A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House after the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa last week. November is shaping up as a holiday season for Arab governments, says the writer.

UAE concerned over influence of Turkish, Qatari 'Hamas-enablers' in Gaza plan

'The UAE has not yet seen a clear framework for the stabilization force, and under such circumstances, it is unlikely to participate,' said Anwar Gargash, the UAE Presidential Advisor.

Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025