AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS RELEASED BY EGYPT

Wed 14 September 2022:

On Wednesday, Egyptian authorities ordered the release of Al-Jazeera journalists detained in Cairo. The order came as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concluded a two-day visit to Qatar, his first since taking office in 2014.

“I welcome the decision of the Egyptian Public Prosecution to release the journalists of Al Jazeera who were placed in pre-trial custody,” Tarek al-Awady, a member of Egypt‘s Presidential Pardon Committee, said on his Facebook account.

He, however, did not provide any further details.

Local media earlier reported that Egyptian prosecutors have released Al Jazeera reporter Ahmed Al-Najdy from detention.

Al-Najdy was arrested by Egyptian authorities on accusations of spreading false news.

There was no confirmation yet from Egyptian authorities.

According to the Doha-based television, there are four Al Jazeera journalists held by Egyptian authorities.

Following the signing of a reconciliation agreement in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, which put an end to the Gulf crisis that started in the summer of 2017, Egypt and Qatar established diplomatic ties once again in January 2021.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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