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Egypt Frees Journalist After 4 Years In Prison
Mahmoud Hussein, a journalist for Qatar's Al Jazeera, arrived at his home in greater Cairo Saturday after four years in an Egyptian jail, an AFP journalist reported, amid thawing relations between the countries.
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Freed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Leaves Egypt for Canada
Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist with Al Jazeera television freed from an Egyptian jail last month after a presidential pardon for broadcasting "false" news, announced Tuesday he was flying home.
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Egypt's Fattah al-Sisi Pardons Jailed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Egypt's president today pardoned Al-Jazeera's jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and his colleague Baher Mohamed, who were sentenced last month to three years in prison, the presidency said.
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Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail by Egypt Court
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison on Saturday, in a shock ruling following global demands for their acquittal.
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At Least 9 More Journalists in Egyptian Jails: Rights Groups
While two jailed Al-Jazeera reporters were freed today pending a retrial, rights groups say at least nine more journalists still languish in Egyptian prisons.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Freed on First Day of Egypt Retrial
An Egyptian court ordered the release of two jailed Al-Jazeera journalists today pending retrial, after they spent more than 400 days in prison in a case that sparked worldwide outrage.
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Jailed Al-Jazeera Reporters' Trial Starts in Egypt
The retrial of two imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists opened today in Egypt with the defence of a Canadian reporter demanding he be freed like his Australian colleague.
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Egypt Sets Retrial Date for Jailed Journalists, Says Lawyer
Egyptian authorities have set Feb. 12 as the start date of a retrial for two jailed Al Jazeera journalists, the lawyer for one of the defendants said today.
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Al Jazeera Journalist Peter Greste Arrives Home in Australia
Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his Australian homeland on Thursday and called for the release of two colleagues still in custody.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Face More Jail Time, Seek Deportation
Three Al-Jazeera journalists faced today the prospect of at least several more weeks in Egyptian prison, with two of them awaiting a decision on whether they can be deported, lawyers and relatives said.
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2 Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists Seek Presidential Deportation From Egypt
Two of three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt have applied to be deported under a new law after the country's highest court ordered their retrial but did not free them as their families had hoped.
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Australian Al Jazeera Journalist Jailed in Egypt Unlikely to be Released Soon
Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year, after Cairo sent mixed signals about his case, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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Australian Foreign Minister Hopeful Egypt Will Release Al Jazeera Journalist
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Wednesday the case of jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste is "under consideration" by high levels of the Egyptian government and she is hopeful of his release by the end of the year.
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Al Jazeera Journalist Jailed in Egypt to Appeal: Family
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi quickly dispelled hopes that he might issue a pardon following the trial, leaving the journalists with no choice but to try to win their freedom through the country's criminal justice system.
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Egypt President 'Wishes' Jailed Al-Jazeera Reporters Not Tried
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Sunday he "wished" three jailed Al-Jazeera journalists including an Australian had not been put on trial, conceding the case had been damaging, a newspaper reported.
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Egypt Frees Journalist After 4 Years In Prison
Mahmoud Hussein, a journalist for Qatar's Al Jazeera, arrived at his home in greater Cairo Saturday after four years in an Egyptian jail, an AFP journalist reported, amid thawing relations between the countries.
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Freed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Leaves Egypt for Canada
Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist with Al Jazeera television freed from an Egyptian jail last month after a presidential pardon for broadcasting "false" news, announced Tuesday he was flying home.
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Egypt's Fattah al-Sisi Pardons Jailed Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Egypt's president today pardoned Al-Jazeera's jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and his colleague Baher Mohamed, who were sentenced last month to three years in prison, the presidency said.
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Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail by Egypt Court
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison on Saturday, in a shock ruling following global demands for their acquittal.
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At Least 9 More Journalists in Egyptian Jails: Rights Groups
While two jailed Al-Jazeera reporters were freed today pending a retrial, rights groups say at least nine more journalists still languish in Egyptian prisons.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Freed on First Day of Egypt Retrial
An Egyptian court ordered the release of two jailed Al-Jazeera journalists today pending retrial, after they spent more than 400 days in prison in a case that sparked worldwide outrage.
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Jailed Al-Jazeera Reporters' Trial Starts in Egypt
The retrial of two imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists opened today in Egypt with the defence of a Canadian reporter demanding he be freed like his Australian colleague.
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Egypt Sets Retrial Date for Jailed Journalists, Says Lawyer
Egyptian authorities have set Feb. 12 as the start date of a retrial for two jailed Al Jazeera journalists, the lawyer for one of the defendants said today.
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Al Jazeera Journalist Peter Greste Arrives Home in Australia
Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his Australian homeland on Thursday and called for the release of two colleagues still in custody.
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Face More Jail Time, Seek Deportation
Three Al-Jazeera journalists faced today the prospect of at least several more weeks in Egyptian prison, with two of them awaiting a decision on whether they can be deported, lawyers and relatives said.
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2 Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists Seek Presidential Deportation From Egypt
Two of three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt have applied to be deported under a new law after the country's highest court ordered their retrial but did not free them as their families had hoped.
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Australian Al Jazeera Journalist Jailed in Egypt Unlikely to be Released Soon
Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year, after Cairo sent mixed signals about his case, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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Australian Foreign Minister Hopeful Egypt Will Release Al Jazeera Journalist
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Wednesday the case of jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste is "under consideration" by high levels of the Egyptian government and she is hopeful of his release by the end of the year.
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Al Jazeera Journalist Jailed in Egypt to Appeal: Family
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi quickly dispelled hopes that he might issue a pardon following the trial, leaving the journalists with no choice but to try to win their freedom through the country's criminal justice system.
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Egypt President 'Wishes' Jailed Al-Jazeera Reporters Not Tried
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Sunday he "wished" three jailed Al-Jazeera journalists including an Australian had not been put on trial, conceding the case had been damaging, a newspaper reported.
