Former president (91) was jailed following 2011 popular uprising but freed in 2017

Summit leaders call on all parties involved to accept ceasefire and resume political process

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

Stolen car packed with explosives detonates after crashing with three vehicles

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

Former president reportedly deprived of medication and treatment for medical conditions

Grassroots protest has avoided being taken over by Islamist groups

Changes that could keep hardline leader in power until 2030 approved in referendum

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

Religious leader brands polygamy a distortion of the Koran and an injustice to women

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

By accepting a dubious outcome, DRC’s neighbours and the West are storing up problems for the future

Mohammed bin Salman will soon travel to Argentina for G20 summit

Amal Fathy faces two years in prison for footage authorities claim is ‘fake news’

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

Human rights defenders more and more in crosswires since president’s re-election

With opponents of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi forced to stand down, presidential election is no contest

London’s weapons deals worth £4.6bn since the war on Yemen launched three years ago

Sami Anan accused of ‘incitement against armed forces’ is third Sisi opponent to face sanctions

US retreat has allowed Russia to spread its influence on a scale not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union

US vice-president told he will be pelted with shoes if he visits West Bank or East Jerusalem

Middle East tour underlines decline in US influence and Russia’s increasing clout

Vladimir Putin satisfied Islamic State has been beaten on both banks of Euphrates

US president reportedly told Palestinian leader of shift of US facility from Tel Aviv

Ahmed Shafik deported to Cairo after saying he would run for president, claim relatives

Resignation postponed: Mystery still shrouds PM’s two-week sojourn in Saudi Arabia

Hariri to engage in ‘dialogue’, potentially easing crisis after surprise resignation

Sudden resignation thrust Lebanon to fore of regional tussle between Saudi Arabia and Iran

‘Worst humanitarian crisis in the world’ deteriorating over closure of ports and airports

Rival Palestinian movements attempt to reconcile after 10 years of open hostility

Taoiseach says family want to keep arrangements for Irishman’s return private

Charter aims to mend rifts in Palestinian movement and aid reconstruction in Gaza

Pontiff wraps ups two-day trip to Egypt with a call for unity against religious violence

Verdict comes two weeks after Egyptian president met Donald Trump in Washington

Powers increased to pursue ‘enemies of the state’ following blasts that killed at least 45

Egypt’s failure to stabilise economy has created alienation and radicalisation of people

Leaders stress need to find ‘peaceful solution’ to Syria and terminate activities of terrorists

Detention of Ibrahim Halawa cannot hide behind the line that insists ‘Egypt is a country in which the rule of law is paramount’

Two-thirds of those polled in nine Arab countries said they viewed US negatively

Italian student ‘was reported to police’ for his activities weeks before he was murdered