Egypt strips Muslim Brotherhood of NGO status

Egypt's cabinet on Tuesday ordered authorities to remove the Muslim Brotherhood from the list of approved non-governmental organisations following a judicial order, state media reported.

The move comes after an Egyptian court last month banned the Muslim Brotherhood from operating and ordered its assets seized, amid a massive crackdown on the group following the military ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.

In its September 23 ruling, the court had also banned "any institution branching out from or belonging to the Brotherhood".