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Turkish president tells Macron to ‘go have your mental health examined’

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Tripoli government to boycott Arab League talks on Libya

UN-backed administration condemns Egyptian president’s remarks as ‘declaration of war’

Arrested for waving a rainbow flag, a gay Egyptian woman’s life ends in tragedy

Sarah Hegazi’s simple gesture at a concert led to outrage, persecution and heartbreak

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

‘It’s a Game of Thrones’: foreign rivals fight for seat of power in Libya

Regional rivalries are fuelling 10-month-old civil war in oil-rich north African nation

The Irish Times view on Libya’s conflicts: A test for the EU as peace-broker

It is to be hoped more active EU role to consolidate this ceasefire will bear fruit

Turkish military drone begins patrols off Cyprus

Armed drones deployed in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus to escort drilling vessels

Turkish invasion of Syria draws ire of Arab states

Disapproval of incursion echoes across Arab nations over ‘violation’ of international law

Sisi government moves to quash further protests

Demonstrations against army corruption in Egypt result in claims of 2,000 arrests

Heavy police presence in Egyptian capital Cairo after protests

Tear gas used to disperse demonstrators who called for the president to step down

Tehran shifts approach to Yemen war

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in talks with Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam

UAE allies deal decisive blow to Saudi war aims in Yemen

Seizure of Aden by separatists deepens divisions between chief regional partners

Iran meeting may indicate UAE’s intention to distance itself from Saudis

Analysis: UAE has maintained relations with Iran despite Saudi hostility to Tehran

At least 20 killed, 47 wounded in car bomb explosion outside Cairo hospital

Stolen car packed with explosives detonates after crashing with three vehicles

Libya’s intertwined crises of migrants and civil war rage on

Analysis: There was a dreadful inevitability to the bombing of the Tajoura migrant detention centre that killed more than 55 this week

World View: Turkey’s hopes hang on Ekrem Imamoglu

Rerun of Istanbul’s mayoral election poses threat to Erdogan authority

Mohamed Morsi obituary: Egypt’s first democratically elected president

Once in power, his stubborn Islamist policies brought protesters on to the streets

Egypt’s Morsi buried one day after collapsing in courtroom

Death of ousted former president likely to increase pressure on Cairo over human rights record

Mohamed Morsi’s harsh incarceration and death could increase pressure on Egypt to end repression

Former president reportedly deprived of medication and treatment for medical conditions

Saudi Arabia to host Mecca summits following Gulf attacks

Riyadh extends invitation to Qatar after two years of tension for talks on oil tanker assault

Saudi and Emirates intervention to be fuelled by Trump’s veto

US decision will aid Khalifa Haftar’s attack on UN-recognised government in Tripoli

Sisi extends his iron grip on culture to Egypt’s soap operas

Egyptian president controls message of TV drama ahead of Ramadan

Egypt executes nine over public prosecutor’s killing

Men were among a group of 28 sentenced to death for car bomb killing in 2017

The Irish Times view on Trump and Saudi Arabia: Autocracy first!

The US president’s support for Riyadh underlines his tragically wrong-headed view of foreign relations

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

US president repeats Saudi claim that murdered journalist was ‘enemy of the state’

Making sense of a changing Arab world

Book author notes how much jihadism evolved between 9/11 and the 2015 Bataclan attacks

Erdogan tries to turn Khashoggi case to his advantage

Turkey’s president has chance to get an unexpected boost in regional power struggle

Lara Marlowe: The Jamal Khashoggi I knew was a chameleon

It is a strange feeling to learn that a colleague you knew and liked died atrociously

Arab governments rally over disappearance of Saudi journalist

Saudi Arabia denies leaks that Khashoggi was killed at the consulate

Jamal Khashoggi would have known risks of entering Saudi consulate

Not even royals are exempt from being ‘disappeared’ by despotic Wahhabist regime

Egypt confirms 75 death sentences over 2013 sit-in protest

Muslim Brotherhood leader gets life sentence for part in pro-Morsi demonstration

Egyptian court sentences 75 to death over 2013 protest

Senior Muslim Brotherhood figures among those whose cases referred to Grand Mufti

‘Roseanne’ spinoff show created – without Roseanne Barr

‘The Conners’ created after ‘Roseanne’ revival axed following Roseanne Barr racist slur

Sisi sworn in for second term as Egyptian president

Egypt’s leader takes oath of office amid crackdown on his opponents

‘Roseanne’ controversy shines a light on race in Trump’s America

American Letter: Sitcom star’s tweets point to the lingering racism in US society

Donald Trump wades into Roseanne Barr tweet controversy

US president complains that no-one from ABC network has apologised for ‘horrible’ statements about him

How the right rushed to defend Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets

Shortly after the Roseanne show was cancelled, right-wing commentators were engaged in ‘mental gymnastics’

Roseanne Barr show axed over racist slur

Roseanne Barr compared a former Obama official to an ape in remarks on Twitter

Migrant surge deepens Bosnia's rifts as elections loom

Ethnic Serb leader claims Bosniaks want to boost Muslim population

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