Egypt has welcomed a US designation of two militant groups targeting Egyptian security and public figures as "terrorist" group. <br/><br/>The US State Department labelled the Hasm movement and Liwaa el-Thawra as "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" groups on Wednesday, which blocks any assets they may have in US jurisdictions and bars Americans from making financial transactions with them. <br/><br/>Egypt's Foreign Ministry said the move is a positive development and a practical display of solidarity with Egypt against terrorism. Egyptian authorities believe they are splinter factions of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist organisation that Egypt has outlawed since 2013.<br/><br/>