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The long-ignored file on Trump’s desk: the Muslim Brotherhood

The wide presence of political Islamists, especially members of the Muslim Brotherhood, all over media and decision-making bureaus in the United States, has become a disturbing issue. During his electoral campaign, four years ago, President Trump vowed to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as an international terrorist organization. This promise was highly applauded not only by American voters, but also by major Arab states that suffered hell on the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Here we are, four years later, approaching the end of Trump’s first term, while the Muslim Brotherhood has not been designated as a terrorist organization, yet. Rather, the radical Islamist group and its figures are gaining more power over decision-makers, being elected as lawmakers, leading American public opinion through media, bullying American jewish students at university campuses with a ridiculous BDS campaign, and leading women marches against Trump, nation-wide.
One can hardly blame the Trump administration for not fulfilling the promise of controlling the evil spelled by political Islamists on the world through the power of State Department's designation. Sadly, the main guilty party, in this messy situation, is the liberal democrats, who are unconditionally and widely opening their reputable media institutions, civil society organizations, think tanks, and even government and congress offices to the Muslim Brotherhood. The Islamists rising influence over Washington, DC is mostly correlated to the blind war waged by liberal democrats against President Trump, more than it has to do with the unexplainable American leftists’ tolerance with political Islamists’ ideology, which dictates “jihad against non-Muslims” and “sabotaging the West from within” to build their own Islamic Caliphate system.
Understandably, Trump’s victory in 2016 elections, threatened the democrats to the core. It was not only threatening to the liberal values they believe in, but also to their supremacy in the American political system. It seemed like surrendering their long-held seats to the “obnoxious” tide of populism. In an attempt to handle the new reality, the American leftists, who control most of media and civil society in the United States, started to act in a completely illogical manner.
For example, big part of why the American leftists hate the Egyptian President El-Sisi and tend to neglect or lower-tone his positive achievements in Egypt and the Middle East, is that President Trump likes him and calls him “a friend!” That, perhaps, explains why the American leftists are opening their large and prestigious media stations for members of the Muslim Brotherhood to falsely represent themselves as Egyptian or Arab political opposition groups, and thus speaking against, not only Arab leaders that the leftists dislike because they are friends with President Trump, but also against the Trump administration, too!
This illogical behavior by liberal democrats, coupled with generous donations from Qatar to their media outlets and think tanks, created a deep system of polarization in Washington, DC, over years. That disturbing state deeply threatens the well-being of the exemplary American domestic political system and the effectiveness of American foreign policy.
Nevertheless, the biggest harm the democrats, mostly blinded by hate towards Trump, are causing to their country and the entire world is their insistence to stand in the way of Trump’s administration’s attempts to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as an international terrorist organization. Every time a step is taken by the administration in that direction, the democrats rise against Trump accusing him of being “Islam-phobic” or “recklessly destroying” US affairs with other countries, like Qatar and Turkey.
Despite that opposing force by the democrats in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood, the US State Department managed to designate a number of armed factions of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations; e.g. Hamas in Gaza, and Hasm and Liwa Al-Thawra in Egypt. However, one can merely consider these designations as soothing pills given by the tied hands of the Trump administration to its Arab allies interested in fighting political Islamism, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.
As the end of Trump’s first term is approaching, amidst an endless congressional debate on impeachment, followed by brutal battle over the presidential elections in 2020, it has become unclear whether the Trump administration is willing or is still capable of taking a stride towards fulfilling the electoral promise of designating the Muslim Brotherhood as an international terrorist organization. One can only hope this may happen, although “hope is the privilege of the weak!”
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- March 27, 2025
BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the company’s headquarters in the Seef District.
During the meeting, shareholders approved all items listed on the agenda, including the ratification of the minutes of the previous AGM held on 26 March 2024. The session reviewed and approved the Board’s Annual Report on the company’s activities and financial performance for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, and the shareholders expressed their satisfaction with the company’s operational and financial results during the reporting period.
The meeting also reviewed the Independent External Auditor’s Report on the company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. Subsequently, the shareholders approved the audited financial statements for the fiscal year. Based on the Board’s recommendation, the shareholders approved the distribution of a cash dividend equivalent to 10% of the paid-up share capital.
Furthermore, the shareholders endorsed the allocation of a total amount of BD 172,500 as remuneration to the members of the Board for the year ended 31 December 2024, subject to prior clearance by related authorities.
The extension of the current composition of the Board was approved, which includes ten members and one CBB observer, for a further six-month term, expiring in September 2025, pending no objection from the CBB.
The meeting reviewed and approved the Corporate Governance Report for 2024, which affirmed the company’s full compliance with the corporate governance directives issued by the CBB and other applicable regulatory frameworks. The AGM absolved the Board Members of liability for any of their actions during the year ending on 31st December 2024, in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law.
In alignment with regulatory requirements, the session approved the reappointment of Ernst & Young (EY) as the company’s External Auditors for the fiscal year 2025, covering both the parent company and its subsidiaries—Sinnad and Bahrain FinTech Bay. The Board was authorised to determine the external auditors’ professional fees, subject to approval from the CBB, and the meeting concluded with a discussion of any additional issues as per Article (207) of the Commercial Companies Law.
Speaking on the company’s performance, Mr. Mohamed Al Bastaki, Chairman BENEFIT , stated: “In terms of the financial results for 2024, I am pleased to say that the year gone by has also been proved to be a success in delivering tangible results. Growth rate for 2024 was 19 per cent. Revenue for the year was BD 17 M (US$ 45.3 Million) and net profit was 2 Million ($ 5.3 Million).
Mr. Al Bastaki also announced that the Board had formally adopted a new three-year strategic roadmap to commence in 2025. The strategy encompasses a phased international expansion, optimisation of internal operations, enhanced revenue diversification, long-term sustainability initiatives, and the advancement of innovation and digital transformation initiatives across all service lines.
“I extend my sincere appreciation to the CBB for its continued support of BENEFIT and its pivotal role in fostering a stable and progressive regulatory environment for the Kingdom’s banking and financial sector—an environment that has significantly reinforced Bahrain’s standing as a leading financial hub in the region,” said Mr. Al Bastaki. “I would also like to thank our partner banks and valued customers for their trust, and our shareholders for their ongoing encouragement. The achievements of 2024 set a strong precedent, and I am confident they will serve as a foundation for yet another successful and impactful year ahead.”
Chief Executive of BENEFIT; Mr. Abdulwahed AlJanahi commented, “The year 2024 represented another pivotal chapter in BENEFIT ’s evolution. We achieved substantial progress in advancing our digital strategy across multiple sectors, while reinforcing our long-term commitment to the development of Bahrain’s financial services and payments landscape. Throughout the year, we remained firmly aligned with our objective of delivering measurable value to our shareholders, strategic partners, and customers. At the same time, we continued to play an active role in enabling Bahrain’s digital economy by introducing innovative solutions and service enhancements that directly address market needs and future opportunities.”
Mr. AlJanahi affirmed that BENEFIT has successfully developed a robust and well-integrated payment network that connects individuals and businesses across Bahrain, accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies in the banking and financial services sector and reinforcing Bahrain’s position as a growing fintech hub, and added, “Our achievements of the past year reflect a long-term vision to establish a resilient electronic payment infrastructure that supports the Kingdom’s digital economy. Key developments in 2024 included the implementation of central authentication for open banking via BENEFIT Pay”
Mr. AlJanahi concluded by thanking the Board for its strategic direction, the company’s staff for their continued dedication, and the Central Bank of Bahrain, member banks, and shareholders for their valuable partnership and confidence in the company’s long-term vision.
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