Irish man’s return ‘a matter of time’ but process must be gone through, says Minister

Palestinian reconciliation would weaken Israel’s claim that it has no partner for peace

Family and Government differed on strategy at times during four-year legal saga

Cairo trial’s 24th adjournment a ‘shocking undermining’ of Dubliner’s human rights

Angela Merkel was pointing to the obvious – faced with an erratic US, the EU can only achieve its goals by pulling closer together

He received a warm welcome in Saudi Arabia but a trickier assignment to Israel beckons

Paddywagon-detained suspects bake in heat, uncertainly and fear in Mohamed Diab’s high-concept political thriller

Enda Kenny wrote to Egyptian president appealing for Dubliner’s immediate release

President set to ‘exercise his legal authority for clemency as soon as sentence passed’

21-year-old tells cross-party group at jail near Cairo he was placed in solitary confinement

Irish man’s case in Egypt postponed for 17th time but request for medical exam granted

Group will visit Irishman held in prison without trial since arrest in August 2013

Green Party leader urges consideration of cutting official relations with Egypt

Government has intensified lobbying on case but faced backlash for not criticising Egypt

Hopes for a free and democratic Arab world have drowned in the blood of 470,000 dead Syrians

Analysis: No quick solution for Government in what Egypt sees as a terrorism case

Charlie Flanagan acknowledges opposition to approach to seeking Irish citizen’s release

Regionally run court with mandate similar to ICC’s is ultimately desirable

‘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’

The need to defeat Isis should not blind western governments to their obligation to confront Egypt on its human rights abuses

Profile: General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi