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

Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team

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

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

The late dictator’s rehabilitation symbolised the dashed hopes of the Arab Spring rebellion

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in talks with Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam

Seizure of Aden by separatists deepens divisions between chief regional partners

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

Stolen car packed with explosives detonates after crashing with three vehicles

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

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

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

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

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

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

Egyptian president controls message of TV drama ahead of Ramadan

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia denies leaks that Khashoggi was killed at the consulate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ethnic Serb leader claims Bosniaks want to boost Muslim population