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White House to designate Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organisation
![The designation of the influential Islamist political movement, which has members in political parties across the region, would see companies and individuals connected to it slapped with economic and travel sanctions.]()
Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, confirmed the plans saying: "The president has consulted with his national security team and leaders in the region who share his concern, and this designation is working its way through the internal process". The designation of the influential Islamist political movement, which has members in political parties across the region, would see companies and individuals connected to it slapped with economic and travel sanctions.
The Trump administration is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organisation
The designation will bring economic and travel sanctions against Egypt's oldest Islamist movement, with more than a million members across the Middle East.
The decision follows a White House visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in April.
Mr Sisi asked US President Donald Trump to make the move, US media said.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the administration is pushing for the designation.
"The President has consulted with his national security team and leaders in the region who share his concern, and this designation is working its way through the internal process," Ms Sanders said in a statement.
The Trump administration first directed security and diplomatic officials to find a way to impose sanctions on the Brotherhood after a meeting between Mr Trump and Mr Sisi on 9 April, US media report.
