The prosecution’s evidence in a trial this month of 51 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Egypt relied on the testimony of one police officer, says Human Rights Watch.

EU Foreign Ministers will meet in Brussels today to discuss the ongoing crisis in Egypt.

Egypt’s army-backed authorities detained the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader yesterday, signalling their determination to crush the group and silence protests against the ousting of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Several dozen protestors have gathered outside the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin calling for the release of four Irish citizens.

Egypt’s prosecutor ordered the arrest yesterday of the leaders of ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, charging them with inciting violence in a clash that saw troops shoot 55 Mursi supporters dead.