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Ireland\u2019s President Michael D Higgins has said the four-year trial in Egypt of <\/strong>Ibrahim Halawa needs an urgent resolution<\/strong>, according to The Irish Independent<\/a>. Higgins raised the concerns in a meeting with Pope Tawadros in Dublin in a meeting attended by Egypt\u2019s ambassador to Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ireland\u2019s President Michael D Higgins has said the four-year trial in Egypt of Ibrahim Halawa needs an urgent resolution, according to The Irish Independent. 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