Peter Greste

Many western countries voiced swift disapproval after an Egyptian court Saturday handed down three-year prison sentences to three Al-Jazeera reporters whom they have long demanded be released.

The United States said it was "deeply disappointed and concerned" after an Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison Saturday, calling for the ruling to be overturned.

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.

An Egyptian court is set to rule Saturday in the retrial of three journalists with Al-Jazeera television's English-language news channel whose two-year ordeal sparked a global campaign for their release.

An Egyptian court is due to deliver its verdict on Sunday in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera journalists accused of supporting banned Islamists, after the judge missed a previous hearing.

A high-profile Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Germany at the weekend at the request of Egypt has said he was surprised by the move and expects to face a judge soon, in a case likely to raise fresh questions about Cairo's crackdown on dissent.

Freed Australian Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste today called for the international community to continue supporting his colleagues in Egypt, stressing that they were still on trial.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste said today he was due to leave Cyprus shortly and fly home to Australia following his release from an Egyptian jail.

Canada's foreign minister said Monday the release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy from a prison in Egypt is "imminent."

An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, part of a sustained crackdown by authorities on Islamists.

Many western countries voiced swift disapproval after an Egyptian court Saturday handed down three-year prison sentences to three Al-Jazeera reporters whom they have long demanded be released.

The United States said it was "deeply disappointed and concerned" after an Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison Saturday, calling for the ruling to be overturned.

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.

An Egyptian court is set to rule Saturday in the retrial of three journalists with Al-Jazeera television's English-language news channel whose two-year ordeal sparked a global campaign for their release.

An Egyptian court is due to deliver its verdict on Sunday in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera journalists accused of supporting banned Islamists, after the judge missed a previous hearing.

A high-profile Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Germany at the weekend at the request of Egypt has said he was surprised by the move and expects to face a judge soon, in a case likely to raise fresh questions about Cairo's crackdown on dissent.

Freed Australian Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste today called for the international community to continue supporting his colleagues in Egypt, stressing that they were still on trial.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste said today he was due to leave Cyprus shortly and fly home to Australia following his release from an Egyptian jail.

Canada's foreign minister said Monday the release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy from a prison in Egypt is "imminent."

An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, part of a sustained crackdown by authorities on Islamists.