Hosni Mubarak

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

Roadside bomb injures at least 17 tourists on bus near Giza pyramids

Second bomb to target tourists near Giza in less than six months

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

Egyptian president controls message of TV drama ahead of Ramadan

Egypt’s parliament votes to allow Sisi rule until 2034

Approval of sweeping measures tees up referendum to entrench authoritarian regime

Macron pivots towards focus on human rights abuses in Egypt

French president on visit to Cairo tells Sisi he should restore civil rights and liberties

Tomb of royal Egyptian priest unearthed south of Cairo

Authorities hope discoveries will help brand country as tourist destination once again

Making sense of a changing Arab world

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

Woman sentenced to jail in Egypt over sexual harassment video

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

Sisi sworn in for second term as Egyptian president

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

Egypt intensifies crackdown on dissent as Sisi silences critics

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

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Why dictators like elections

Sham elections tell autocrats as much about their friends as their enemies

Egyptians go to polls with concern about voter apathy

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

Egyptians depressed and divided as uprising comes full circle

Seventh anniversary sees hopes of freedom crushed as al-Sisi in line for second term

Egypt arrests former army chief who made presidential bid

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

Retaliation exposes Egypt’s failing strategy in Sinai

Response to assault on mosque sharpens focus on Egypt’s tactics against Islamic insurgency

Halawa’s maltreatment in Egypt prison fits wider pattern of abuses

Divergence between those who emphasise human rights and those prioritise Egypt’s stability

Egypt’s parliament approves three-month state of emergency

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

Hosni Mubarak freed in Egypt after six years in custody

Former dictator (88) returns home from military hospital after court acquittal

Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial for bribing witnesses

Former Italian PM accused of paying ‘bunga bunga’ partygoers to commit perjury

Obama’s parting shot in Israel adds to poor Middle East record

Symbolic UN resolution over ‘flagrant violation’ of international law is unenforceable

Egypt unearths 7,000-year-old city and cemetery

Expert says the area likely housed high-ranking officials and gravebuilders

Egypt overturns life sentence against Mohamed Morsi

Court orders retrial for former president on charges of conspiring with foreign militants

Egyptian court rejects transfer of islands to Saudi Arabia

Surrendering islands to Saudis ‘gross violation’ of country’s constitution, court rules

EgyptAir black box repairs to be completed ‘within hours’

Investigators hoping recorders will reveal reason for plane crash which left 66 dead

EgyptAir crash: Forensics chief dismisses assumption of explosion

Small size of human remains found led official to conclude EgyptAir flight blew up

Egypt expects €12 bn from tourism sector despite air disaster

Minister says country will attract 10m tourists and will not cut prices

Row over cup of tea leaves one dead, sparks riot in Cairo

Policeman argued with vendor over price of drink and shot him dead, says ministry

Sending refugees to Turkey a misadventure – Robert Fisk

Journalist and author speaks at UCD Law and Philosophical Societies on ‘Life after Isis’

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

Italy is frustrated at slow investigation into Cairo killing

Egyptian police are implicated in the gruesome death of Italian student Giulio Regeni

Bridge connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia planned

King Salman announces link to built over Red Sea during state visit to Cairo

Italy warns Egypt on pace of inquiry into murder of student

Relations worsen between Rome and Cairo two months after Giulio Regeni’s death

Giulio Regeni murder: Egypt postpones Italy meeting

Cairo was due to hand over evidence relating to torture and killing of Italian researcher

Panama Papers: The secret offshore world of the elite

Millions of documents show heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens

Egypt links gang killed by police to Italian student’s death

Belongings of Giulio Regeni, whose torture and killing provoked outcry, found in raid

Independent UN chief who clashed with US

Boutros Boutros-Ghali: November 14th, 1922 - February 16th, 2016

Population and politics: a dangerous recipe that sparked Syria’s civil war

Class resentment and drought fuelled conflict, which grew in to a proxy war

Signs of torture found on body of Italian student who died in Egypt

Giulio Regeni (28) disappeared on anniversary of uprising that ended Mubarak’s rule

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