The Irish Times view on Turkey’s problems: president is focused on re-election
Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to improve his chances of winning with a reset of foreign policy
War has Turkey caught between conflicting international and national interests
Turkish president Erdogan has urged Putin to cease fire and has offered to mediate with Ukrainian president Zelenskiy
Erdogan visit to Dubai Expo 2020 ends decade of estrangement
Turkish president signs 13 co-operation deals on issues including joint defence industries
Cairo public prosecutor orders release of activist Ramy Shaath
Amnesty and other human rights bodies had called for release of Egyptian-Palestinian rights campaigner
France frees Saudi man mistakenly held over Khashoggi killing
Detained man had been visiting Paris with a friend and held a valid visa for France
Islamists in Morocco suffer big losses in parliamentary elections
Moroccan street unimpressed by political class – almost 50% of people opt not to vote
How Israel used NSO spyware as diplomatic calling card
Gulf countries such as UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia offered clandestine security co-operation
Emirati and Saudi disagreements over oil production see them move further apart
The Emirati broke with the Saudis by establishing relations with Israel, while Riyadh has challenged the Emirates as a commercial hub
Biden opens Sisi dialogue as Egypt cements role as Middle East power broker
US president forced to deal with leader he once dubbed ‘Trump’s favourite dictator’
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Dial MBS for murder
Bryan Fogel discusses his ‘true-crime documentary’ The Dissident about the journalist
Qatar returns to Gulf council in major diplomatic victory
Qatari emir refused to capitulate to Saudi, Emirati demands and ostracism campaign
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
Macron refuses to link human rights to arms sales as Egypt’s leader visits
French president takes conciliatory, pro-regime line at briefing with Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi
Egypt frees three rights activists after widespread international condemnation
Amnesty International says Egypt executed 57 men and women in October and November, compared with 32 during all of 2019
France recalls ambassador to Turkey as tensions flare over beheading
Turkish president tells Macron to ‘go have your mental health examined’
Inside Joe Biden’s race of a lifetime to be US president
Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team
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
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