An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the dissolution of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the already banned Muslim Brotherhood movement, in yet another crushing blow to Islamists after the ouster of president Mohammed Morsi last year.
Islamist parties -- the liberal Freedom and Justice Party linked to Muslim Brotherhood and radical Salafists were cruising ahead with 65 per cent votes in the first round of Egyptian parliamentary polls, as the secular parties were trounced in regions in the first post-revolution elections.
Egypt on Wednesday ordered the arrest of top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, including its chief, for inciting violence that killed 55 people, even as the authorities said ousted President Mohammed Morsi is at a "safe place".
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