CAIRO, March 4 (UPI) -- A court in Cairo banned all Hamas activity in Egypt and ordered the Hamas office in Cairo closed during the espionage trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
Several officials of Hamas, ideologically similar to the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, condemned the ruling, Ahram Online reported Tuesday. The relationship between Egyptian authorities and Hamas, which controls Gaza, has deteriorated since Brotherhood leader Morsi was ousted in July.