CAIRO
An Egyptian court on Tuesday outlawed the activities of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and ordered the confiscation of its offices in Egypt, a judicial source said.
The ruling, which was delivered by the Cairo court of urgent matters, is not final and can be appealed, the source explained.
The court was originally hearing a case to designate Hamas as a "terrorist" group over links with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, which the Egyptian authorities had recently labeled as a terrorist organization.
In its ruling, the court said the ban on Hamas activities and confiscation of its offices would be temporary until another court trying ousted president Mohamed Morsi on charges of alleged collaboration with the Palestinian group to carry out "hostile" acts in Egypt delivers its final verdict.
A number of Hamas members have been included among the list of defendants in two trials that Morsi – a Brotherhood leader – currently faces for alleged espionage and jailbreak.
Hamas, an ideological offshoot of the Brotherhood, has repeatedly denied Egyptian accusations.
By Islam Mosaad
englishnews@aa.com.tr
