An administrative court in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, has banned all activities of the Muslim Brotherhood as a non-governmental organization, judicial sources say.

The court ruling includes seizure of Brotherhood funds, assets and headquarters.

"The court bans the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its non-governmental organization and all the activities that it participates in and any organization derived from it," media outlets quoted the presiding judge Mohammed al-Sayed as saying.


The court has recommended the Cabinet to form an independent committee to follow up on the implementation of the ruling.

Many believe the ruling paves the way for the army to arrest more pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters.

The Muslim Brotherhood Society was founded earlier this year as an NGO. Former Brotherhood leader, Mohammed Mahdi Akef, has been its chairman. The society's leaders are not all from the Muslim Brotherhood or its Freedom and Justice Party.

The Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party won parliamentary and presidential elections after the country's dictator, Hosni Mubarak, was overthrown in 2011 revolution.