Stranded vessel leaves nearly 400 ships waiting to transit Suez Canal
Tugs and dredgers struggle to free Ever Given as it continues to block busy waterway
The Irish Times view on the Arab Spring 10 years on: lessons from a righteous revolt
Successful political change without economic prosperity is a poor and incomplete recipe for real change
US urges Arab and Muslim states to follow UAE deal with Israel
Agreement between the two countries described as ‘a complete sellout’ of Palestinians
The Irish Times view on Hosni Mubarak’s legacy: a tyrant whose regime lives on
The late dictator’s rehabilitation symbolised the dashed hopes of the Arab Spring rebellion
The Irish Times view on the UN general assembly: a challenge to the liberal consensus
On the most pressing issues, world powers are increasingly forced to act not in tandem with the US but in defiance of it
Heavy police presence in Egyptian capital Cairo after protests
Tear gas used to disperse demonstrators who called for the president to step down
Former Egypt president Mohamed Morsi dies in court
Ousted president collapsed during court session, state TV said
The world in 2019: Populist problems, abdication and Brexit
Authoritarian populism is coming to define the politics of this era – and it could have staying power
Israel will not co-operate with UN human rights inquiry
Twenty-nine countries approved probe, 14 abstained, and US and Australia voted against
Egyptian election: Sisi wins second term with 97% of vote
President faced no serious challenger after potential candidates withdrew under pressure
Trump undermines journalists but he does not kill them
The focus on the US president’s threats to the media distracts from deadly challenges elsewhere
Ireland’s Copts all set to celebrate Christmas
Drumcondra church ready to mark nativity this Sunday in line with Julian calendar
Halawa’s maltreatment in Egypt prison fits wider pattern of abuses
Divergence between those who emphasise human rights and those prioritise Egypt’s stability
Ibrahim Halawa: an unacceptable delay
The Egyptian government has the power to expedite Halawa’s release and should do so immediately
Coveney ‘frustrated’ by delays to Halawa release
Irish man’s return ‘a matter of time’ but process must be gone through, says Minister
Gaza: unity, for now
Palestinian reconciliation would weaken Israel’s claim that it has no partner for peace
Halawa acquittal preceded by sustained Irish diplomatic campaign
Family and Government differed on strategy at times during four-year legal saga
Ibrahim Halawa’s continued detention unfair and unjust, says Charlie Flanagan
Cairo trial’s 24th adjournment a ‘shocking undermining’ of Dubliner’s human rights
Donald Trump in Europe: alliances under strain
Angela Merkel was pointing to the obvious – faced with an erratic US, the EU can only achieve its goals by pulling closer together
Trump’s Middle Eastern challenge moves into dangerous territory
He received a warm welcome in Saudi Arabia but a trickier assignment to Israel beckons
Clash review: an Arab Spring thriller that all takes place in a van
Paddywagon-detained suspects bake in heat, uncertainly and fear in Mohamed Diab’s high-concept political thriller
Government sent Irish doctor to Cairo to assess Ibraham Halawa’s condition
Enda Kenny wrote to Egyptian president appealing for Dubliner’s immediate release
Egypt will return Ibrahim Halawa after trial, TDs told
President set to ‘exercise his legal authority for clemency as soon as sentence passed’
Ibrahim Halawa tells TDs of being beaten by prison authorities
21-year-old tells cross-party group at jail near Cairo he was placed in solitary confinement
Ibrahim Halawa addresses judges at trial in Cairo court
Irish man’s case in Egypt postponed for 17th time but request for medical exam granted
Ibrahim Halawa: TDs will travel to Egypt and lobby for release
Group will visit Irishman held in prison without trial since arrest in August 2013
Call to suspend diplomatic links with Egypt until Halawa set free
Green Party leader urges consideration of cutting official relations with Egypt
Ibrahim Halawa: Case will shift to political domain if outcome bad
Government has intensified lobbying on case but faced backlash for not criticising Egypt
Lara Marlowe: Obama stands over Middle East policy that unleashed horrors
Hopes for a free and democratic Arab world have drowned in the blood of 470,000 dead Syrians
Ibrahim Halawa’s future hinges on political deal
Analysis: No quick solution for Government in what Egypt sees as a terrorism case
Minister appeals to campaigners over stance on Halawa case
Charlie Flanagan acknowledges opposition to approach to seeking Irish citizen’s release
Test case for African justice as leaders seek alternative
Regionally run court with mandate similar to ICC’s is ultimately desirable
Western governments should demand Egypt stop its ‘murderous repression’
‘The guests at the “investment summit” should realise they aren’t just there to watch powerpoints and pony up cash. Their presence is complicity; they’re lending their credibility to a criminal regime’
Sisi turns the screw in Egypt
The need to defeat Isis should not blind western governments to their obligation to confront Egypt on its human rights abuses
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