Cairo, Oct 9 (IANS): Egypt's social solidarity ministry decided Wednesday to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Xinhua reported citing official news agency MENA.
The ministry, which is in charge of granting licences to NGOs, will hold a press conference later to disclose further details.
A cabinet committee had Tuesday ordered the removal of the Brotherhood group from a government list of accredited NGOs.
Earlier, a Cairo court had ordered a ban on the group's activities, seizure of its funds and formation of a panel to administer its assets.