Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood as king visits Saudi Arabia

The Jordanian government banned the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, just over a week after alleging affiliates of the organization were planning a plot against the kingdom.

Interior Minister Mazin Al-Farrayeh said that the group’s activities are banned and that membership in the organization as well as promoting its ideas are prohibited. He added that their offices would be closed and belongings confiscated, state media outlet Al-Mamlaka reported.

The move follows Jordan announcing the arrest…