Journalist Jailed In Egypt

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.

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences against 75 people, in one of the largest mass trials since the 2011 uprising, and gave a five-year jail term to an award-winning photojournalist.

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.

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.

Journalists still detained in Egypt should not be forgotten, freed Australian Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste said in an address in London on Thursday.

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.

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.

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.

Australian journalist Peter Greste will keep fighting to free his colleagues still jailed in Egypt, his family said today, after he was released following more than 400 days in prison on charges of backing the Muslim Brotherhood.

The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste expressed their joy on Monday at his release from an Egyptian jail, but said his two colleagues still in prison would not be forgotten.

Canada's Foreign Minister said on Thursday that he had held "constructive and fruitful" talks with his Egyptian counterpart over three Al-Jazeera journalists, including one with dual citizenship, who have been detained in Egypt on terror charges for more than a year.

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.

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.

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.

The father of an Australian al-Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt says he respects the integrity of Egypt's courts but knows his son is the victim of injustice.

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.

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences against 75 people, in one of the largest mass trials since the 2011 uprising, and gave a five-year jail term to an award-winning photojournalist.

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.

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.

Journalists still detained in Egypt should not be forgotten, freed Australian Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste said in an address in London on Thursday.

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.

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.

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.

Australian journalist Peter Greste will keep fighting to free his colleagues still jailed in Egypt, his family said today, after he was released following more than 400 days in prison on charges of backing the Muslim Brotherhood.

The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste expressed their joy on Monday at his release from an Egyptian jail, but said his two colleagues still in prison would not be forgotten.

Canada's Foreign Minister said on Thursday that he had held "constructive and fruitful" talks with his Egyptian counterpart over three Al-Jazeera journalists, including one with dual citizenship, who have been detained in Egypt on terror charges for more than a year.

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.

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.

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.

The father of an Australian al-Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt says he respects the integrity of Egypt's courts but knows his son is the victim of injustice.