Members of the Halawa family say they are hopeful a decision will be announced today as to whether their 17-year-old brother Ibrahim will be released from prison in Egypt.

Four Irish siblings being held in Egypt are expected to find out whether they will be charged or released today.

The sister of the four Halawa siblings being held in custody in Egypt has described the charges facing them as "ludicrous".

The Department of Foreign Affairs says it has not been able to confirm whether the four Irish citizens being held in Egypt have appeared in court.

The family of four Irish siblings caught up in the violence in Cairo believe at least one of them is now in jail.